Will a hammer coral eventually cover its frag plug?

[The_Skrimp]

Hey guys.
So I’m the kind of person that doesn’t like the unnatural look of a frag plug but I’m also really worried about removing my hammer from the tile that it’s glued to. I was wondering if i leave it will the base of the coral eventually grow to cover the plug? This is my first stony coral and I have no idea how they grow.

 

[Murice]

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[Jason Truong]

Nah. The tissue grows upward and leaves the skeleton behind as it grows. It can't grow more skeleton if there's no tissue on top of it.

 

[TheHarold]

Hey guys.
So I’m the kind of person that doesn’t like the unnatural look of a frag plug but I’m also really worried about removing my hammer from the tile that it’s glued to. I was wondering if i leave it will the base of the coral eventually grow to cover the plug? This is my first stony coral and I have no idea how they grow.

Only the areas with flesh grow new skeleton- so no. It will pretty much branch out from the live areas without ever growing over the plug/base.

 

[The_Skrimp]

Thanks guys.

 

[Overfloater]

If you decide to frag it, I would leave an inch or so of skeleton below the flesh. I have several frags with multiple heads growing out of the skeleton.

 

[mtfish]

The base won't grow, but as new heads grow it will expland out and cover everything. I have a couple of spots in my tank that are soccer ball size that began with a couple of heads. Takes time though. Seems all the new reefers have little patience and want instant reefs.

 

[BighohoReef]

Hey guys.
So I’m the kind of person that doesn’t like the unnatural look of a frag plug but I’m also really worried about removing my hammer from the tile that it’s glued to. I was wondering if i leave it will the base of the coral eventually grow to cover the plug? This is my first stony coral and I have no idea how they grow.

Picture? To answer your question, No, euphyllia doesn't encrust over things. Do you know what type of hammer you have? I'm assuming branching since it's glued down to something. If it's branching it'll continue to grow up towards your lights and out, similar to tree branches. If it's a wall hammer it'll grow wider (like a bush) but won't encrust.

Hope that helps! Share a picture, here are a few from my tank

Wall hammer:

Euphyllia garden:

Branching hammers:

 

[mtfish]

Here is a picture of one of mine. At least as big as a soccer ball. Notice the gorg growing through it. This is just your run of the mill purple tip hammer.

 

[BighohoReef]

Here is a picture of one of mine. At least as big as a soccer ball. Notice the gorg growing through it. This is just your run of the mill purple tip hammer.

You got any rock to go with that hammer!!! How long have you been growing that?

 

[Alex808]

When they grow, they usually get round and make a huge ball of tentacles. These started as one sad polyps and now they reach over and touch the sand.