What's up with my branching hammer

[KMench]

I've had this coral for several months now and it's been fine and dandy until yesterday. This one head has been all shriveled up and not looking so hot. The rest of the coral and everything else in the tank seems fine. I try to spot feed the hammer occasionally.

Thanks!

Tank Params are:
1.025 SG
~0 Nitrates
~0 Phosphates
Calcium 450
Alk 8
Temp 78

 

[Mal11224]

Doesn't look bad to me. Maybe slightly deflated but looks okay. Would give it time to bounce back. Make sure nothing is nipping at it just to be sure.

 

[KMench]

Ok thanks! Only fish in the tank currently are a mandarin, goby, and leopard wrasse so I doubt anyone is nipping. I’ve never seen it so deflated so I was just a bit concerned. :D

 

[samnaz]

On an unrelated note... I’ve never seen so many feather dusters! Cool.

I wouldn’t worry about the hammer at this point since its only been a day.

 

[Kremis]

throughout the day, heads will randomly deflate then inflate on my green torch coral (about 6 heads) unless it actually starts dying I wouldnt worry about it. if it does start dying just cut it off from the rest so that nothing spreads.

 

[KMench]

@samnaz the population of feather dusters exploded after I started dosing phyto actually! I guess they must like filtering it all from the water column :eek: thanks for the advice about the hammer. Other then that one head the rest seems happy still, I’ll just be sure to keep an eye on it.

 

[Zack K]

I am concerned with your nutrients being 0 and 0. But that doesn’t seem to be effecting anything right now. But if this continues I would raise those a little.

 

[KMench]

I’ve been trying to bring them up. Feeding heavy and introducing two more fish next week.

 

[HB AL]

Maybe a parasite is bothering it, I would dip it in a coral dip, can't hurt.