New Problem with Hammer

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I have this hammer colony in my 65 gal redsea reefer 300xl. There is a small hammer head here that has withdrawn and what looks like polyp bailout. Not sure exactly why this one head has always been smaller within the colony. It normally opens but is less robust. Today it looks horrible. No other changes in the tank and everything seems fine.

This sick head is connected to a very healthy robust head to the top right, "gold with rose colored stem"

I have noticed there is a strange red thing hiding below the beighboring hammer. Please help id.

What should I do?
Dip?
Frag off the sickly piece?
Relocate?
Nothing?

Thanks in advance!

Salinity 34ppm
Temp 79
pH 7.98
Orp 299

Not sure about other water chemistry... shame!

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You can start by dipping it in something like coral rx then give it an iodine dip if possible. The red thing is probably the issue. It might be a nudibranch but im not sure. Also, you might as well dip the neighboring hammers too.
 
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You can start by dipping it in something like coral rx then give it an iodine dip if possible. The red thing is probably the issue. It might be a nudibranch but im not sure. Also, you might as well dip the neighboring hammers too.

I'll dip the whole colony in iodine. I moved it around to the backside of the rock just in case it's just getting crowded out. Thanks for the response :D
 

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This is recession of polyps and may be due to too much flow, low calcium levels or lighting (too dim or bright).
 
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This is recession of polyps and may be due to too much flow, low calcium levels or lighting (too dim or bright).


So if this colony was being blocked by the others then that makes sense. What about a microclimate of low calcium? Can that happen?
 
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So if this colony was being blocked by the others then that makes sense. What about a microclimate of low calcium? Can that happen?
Yes
 
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The Hammer started tanking again! We followed Justin Credibles method for hydrogen peroxide dip. 1:20 solution for 4 mins, followed by an iodine dip. We went hard on it, but felt it was necessary. Worried we night lose it so hit it with everything we had.
 
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