dude, I wouldn't break it off yet. I got a good deal on an anchor coral a while back (similar to the hammer). It was cheap b/c one arm was just a skeleton. After about 2-3 months, all of a sudden a few buds started popping out of the dead arm! AND this thing had absolutely NO tissue in it prior to me getting it. Now the previous dead skeleton is full and almost as big as the other arm...