What's up with this hammer?

[mumra]

So basically since moving to the new tank I have one hammer that is pissed and another thst is super happy. When open the mad one is a little smaller than a baseball while the other while smaller is much happier and looking like it is growing well. I've had them in similar locations but since retracting I moved it down to less flow because it was looking even more stressed and even though it doesn't look good it is slightly better where it is now.

While it didn't look happy it wasn't until I gave it some reef roids that it retracted and hasn't opened back up since. Parasite maybe? Do a dip? I have some Coral rx and Revive.

My parameters and pics below.
Magnesium 1050
Calcium 415
Alkalinity 12.8
pH 7.4
Nitrate 20

 

[NAS]

I hate target feeding reef roids. I’ve had torches develop brown jelly as a result of it. Your alk is a bit high and mag is low. I would do a kfc dip on this and not target feed reef roids anymore.

The KFC Dip - A game changer in keeping healthy Euphyllia

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[mumra]

I hate target feeding reef roids. I’ve had torches develop brown jelly as a result of it. Your alk is a bit high and mag is low. I would do a kfc dip on this and not target feed reef roids anymore.

The KFC Dip - A game changer in keeping healthy Euphyllia

Version: 1.1 (Updated 8/20/22) Please check this link for the latest version as the version included in the med kit but be outdated: https://kungfucorals.com/blogs/news/the-kfc-dip-a-game-changer-in-keeping-healthy-euphyllia PRE-WASH and POST WASH:!! Make sure to pre-wash corals before going...

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Yeah, 100% never target feeding it if it survives. No idea why my Alkalinity is so high. I don't even buffer my water anymore. That's helped a little.

P.S. where do I even get antibiotics for this?

 

[NAS]

Yeah, 100% never target feeding it if it survives. No idea why my Alkalinity is so high. I don't even buffer my water anymore. That's helped a little.

P.S. where do I even get antibiotics for this?

Ciprofloxacin Antibacterial Extra Strength 500mg - 10 Tablets

Ciprofloxacin is a synthetic broad spectrum antibiotic medication used to treat different strains of bacteria that can afflict your fish & corals. Ciprofloxacin is also effective against gram-negative and some gram-positive bacterial pathogens of fish. Expiration Date: 01/18/2028 Important Note...

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Amoxicillin Antibacterial Extra Strength 500mg - 10 Capsules

Amoxicillin is a synthetic broad spectrum antibiotic medication used to treat different strains of bacteria that can afflict your fish & corals. Amoxicillin is also effective against gram-positive and some gram-negative bacterial pathogens of fish. Expiration Date: 02/13/2028 Important Note...

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I know the owner of reefgoods and he’s a really good dude. He has them in stock.

 

[skrappy]

Alk going up but you aren't dosing anything that would raise alk... sounds to me like your PH swings too low and is melting your rock/coral/sand. Your parameters above say 7.4, I'm assuming you didn't test in the morning before the tank lights came on, so I wouldn't be surprised if your ph is dropping down to a flat 7 or even lower, open a window in the evenings now since its cooling down at night, or run an air line from your skimmer to outside.

 

[mumra]

Alk going up but you aren't dosing anything that would raise alk... sounds to me like your PH swings too low and is melting your rock/coral/sand. Your parameters above say 7.4, I'm assuming you didn't test in the morning before the tank lights came on, so I wouldn't be surprised if your ph is dropping down to a flat 7 or even lower, open a window in the evenings now since its cooling down at night, or run an air line from your skimmer to outside.

I'll test tomorrow am before the lights come on.

 

[mumra]

Just tested pH 7.8. I also just opened the door down there to get some fresh air. I normally Crack a window or have the door open but it's just been to hot.

 

[chuck]

So are you saying your feeding reefroids to hammers

 

[mumra]

So are you saying your feeding reefroids to hammers

I suppose you are asking this because I shouldn't. My other hammer looks great. When I'm feeding I give everything a little squrit

 

[chuck]

I don't think so torches or hammers

 

[mumra]

I don't think so torches or hammers

I won't be doing it again after this that's for sure. Do you feed them anything?

 

[chuck]

No they are photosynthetic

 

[chuck]

It's not gonna do anything to them. But they don't eat coral food

 

[chuck]

Hammer and torches die. It don't make any sense. I head will die on colony the rest fine. I just lost a couple hammers and a torch. But it happens

 

[mumra]

Hammer and torches die. It don't make any sense. I head will die on colony the rest fine. I just lost a couple hammers and a torch. But it happens

It's frustrating. I see all these people with big hammer colonies and I'm like, "can mine just not die"? lol

 

[chuck]

Like @scrappy said get the ph up that might be the issue

 

[chuck]

And the alk is very high