My hammer is having problems

[KennyG]

Hey guys my hammer coral which I have had for about 3 months has not fully opend in about 3 weeks. Should I be worried? Is there anything I should do to help it? My frogspawn and torches open fine. Only thing I can see wrong with my tank is my calcium is about 350 which I am dosing to go up to 410ppm

 

[Mattyice008]

How about your magnesium and alkalinity?
Yea, 350 is pretty low. You're probably experiencing some problems with your hard corals as well..if you're alk is low.

 

[KennyG]

Alk and mgn are fine ill dose more calcium

 

[LOVETHISHOBBY]

If it's getting hit with direct flow, that could be another reason.

 

[KennyG]

If it's getting hit with direct flow, that could be another reason.

No direct flow from any pumps or filters.

 

[REEFKEEPER10]

What is the salinity?
What live stock do you have?
Do you see any brown slime around the base of the coral head.

 

[REEFKEEPER10]

Forgot one major question. What is your ph.

 

[Duffam3434]

In my first tank I had a Hammer.. it Started acting weird like that, so I bought a Refractometor and Salinity was the problem. Do you have one? Hopefully you find what the problem is. Good Luck!!

 

[backpack]

What corals are near it?

 

[FaviaFreak]

wall hammers can be finicky