Why does my hammer look like this?

[gekkenurt]

Why does my hammer coral look like this? When i see other people's hammers they look full and bushy. I have good perameters aswell: ph 8.2 alk 6 salinity 1025 nitrate 5 phosphate 0.004

hammer look like this?

 

[EgotisticObeseChihuahua]

It looks like a frammer, imo.

 

[gekkenurt]

Frammer? Is that like a mix between a hammer and a frogspawn?

 

[jhadaway]

Why does my hammer coral look like this? When i see other people's hammers they look full and bushy. I have good perameters aswell: ph 8.2 alk 6 salinity 1025 nitrate 5 phosphate 0.004

hammer look like this?

Yor alkalinity is Six? Phosphate .004? Are you sure about that? If so your Alk is way low. Push it up to 7 minimum or better yet 8 (slowly). The phosphate is non existent. You should be .05 to .1. You may be starving it. I lost 2 torches to low phosphates.

 

[gekkenurt]

Yor alkalinity is Six? Phosphate .004? Are you sure about that? If so your Alk is way low. Push it up to 7 minimum or better yet 8 (slowly). The phosphate is non existent. You should be .05 to .1. You may be starving it. I lost 2 torches to low phosphates.

I think i had phosphates wrong it is 0.04. I will try and get my alk up with all for feef

 

[Jekyl]

I'm no expert, but is that dinos in the background?

 

[Evil1]

Frammer? Is that like a mix between a hammer and a frogspawn?

Yes! You win the $64 question! Lol

 

[gekkenurt]

I'm no expert, but is that dinos in the background?

No it is more like hair algae it comes off very easy

 

[Bribo12]

Looks like a combo of a bunch of different uglies? Is the tank newer? You definitely have a nutrient problem from the looks of your tank. I agree alk is low and would bump it to 7 but I don’t think that’s the issue.

 

[gekkenurt]

Looks like a combo of a bunch of different uglies? Is the tank newer? You definitely have a nutrient problem from the looks of your tank. I agree alk is low and would bump it to 7 but I don’t think that’s the issue.

Yea tank is like 4 months old, got the hammer on month 2 has grown quite a bit, it looks like it may split after a few weeks

 

[Jekyl]

Start by getting alk in the 7.5-8 range. Do this over 2 days of dosing and then maintain. Keep it in range for 2 weeks before trying anything different. Next step will be verifying calcium and magnesium.