Are hammer corals hard to keep?
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What type of lights? Mine are doing very well under DE MH.
alyssia
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Originally Posted by IIINADAV
I'm keeping a frogspawn under 384 watts of PC's. They are a 10 inches below the light and are doing well. Frogspawns and hammers are similar, so I would say yes. Just keep it in the top half of your tank.
That may be the problem then...I had the hammer in the sand. I have had good luck with my frogspawn, but it's up higher. Would a hammer melt that fast though do to improper lighting?
I'm keeping a frogspawn under 384 watts of PC's. They are a 10 inches below the light and are doing well. Frogspawns and hammers are similar, so I would say yes. Just keep it in the top half of your tank.
That may be the problem then...I had the hammer in the sand. I have had good luck with my frogspawn, but it's up higher. Would a hammer melt that fast though do to improper lighting?
pyro
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Sure it wasn't contaminated from the start? Mighta been carrying something like a time bomb for when it hit your tank...
Never know; just an idea.
FWIW: I have had a branching hammer for over a month in my sandbed in my 30g with 192W PC over it. It seems to be splitting already and it's colors are comming out very nicely. One head got damaged during shipping it seems and melted away the first couple days in my tank - the other 6 or so are great though =).
Good Luck!
Never know; just an idea.
FWIW: I have had a branching hammer for over a month in my sandbed in my 30g with 192W PC over it. It seems to be splitting already and it's colors are comming out very nicely. One head got damaged during shipping it seems and melted away the first couple days in my tank - the other 6 or so are great though =).
Good Luck!
fishieness
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Originally Posted by Dogstar
I think hammers are one of the easiest and hardiest LPS to keep. They can do fine under medium to strong lighting. However they do like most corals need to be acclimated to new lighting if being placed under something different than where they were.
i agree.....hammers, although in the same family as frogspawns, dont need as much light. and they probably wount melt for lack of lighting in two weeks with the lighting you had. I kept mine for months on the bottom a little off center under 192 watts of PC for months before i upgraded to MH. were they under less lighting before? it is possible that you are burning them.
I think hammers are one of the easiest and hardiest LPS to keep. They can do fine under medium to strong lighting. However they do like most corals need to be acclimated to new lighting if being placed under something different than where they were.
i agree.....hammers, although in the same family as frogspawns, dont need as much light. and they probably wount melt for lack of lighting in two weeks with the lighting you had. I kept mine for months on the bottom a little off center under 192 watts of PC for months before i upgraded to MH. were they under less lighting before? it is possible that you are burning them.
alyssia
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Originally Posted by GtiGuy
I have about 250+ watts of PC's and my hammer is doing great, I also agree it needs less light than frogspawn bc i also have one of those....Here is a pic of my 2 hammers (one on the back wall is a branching green and the other is a small rainbow hammer)!!!
Very nice hammers!
I have about 250+ watts of PC's and my hammer is doing great, I also agree it needs less light than frogspawn bc i also have one of those....Here is a pic of my 2 hammers (one on the back wall is a branching green and the other is a small rainbow hammer)!!!
Very nice hammers!
alyssia
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Originally Posted by steve24
Alyssia,
i had my hammer towards the top of my 55g tank under 260w of PC lighting. mine only lived for maybe a month, while everything else is doing great. if anything i might have had too much flow on him ???... so, i`m confused as well...
steve
My frogspawn, bubble coral, zoos and shrooms all do okay. :thinking:
Alyssia,
i had my hammer towards the top of my 55g tank under 260w of PC lighting. mine only lived for maybe a month, while everything else is doing great. if anything i might have had too much flow on him ???... so, i`m confused as well...
steve
My frogspawn, bubble coral, zoos and shrooms all do okay. :thinking:
