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Unread 03/05/2018, 07:46 PM   #1
MillerDog1
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Concerned about Hammer

Noticed a little while after feeding a loooooong brown strand coming out of my Hammer coral. It broke off before I could snap a pic but this thing was like 8 inches no exaggeration. Any ideas what this could be? Color is still good but it did shrink down to about 40% if it’s normal size while this was going on.


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Unread 03/05/2018, 07:50 PM   #2
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How long have you had it in the tank?


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Unread 03/05/2018, 07:51 PM   #3
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How long have you had it in the tank?

A little over a month




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Unread 03/05/2018, 07:55 PM   #4
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Did you acclimate it to the new light source slowly? If Params are good it could just be expelling waste. Worst case scenario it’s expelling zooxanthellae. I would try moving it to a lower light lower flow area for a bit.


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Unread 03/05/2018, 07:58 PM   #5
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Did you acclimate it to the new light source slowly? If Params are good it could just be expelling waste. Worst case scenario it’s expelling zooxanthellae. I would try moving it to a lower light lower flow area for a bit.

Yes I increased lighting slowly. Parameters are good, this is just now the first time that I’ve noticed it doing this but I can see on the powerhead where it has happened before and the strings of whatever it is are on the back side of the head. I was hoping for waste but it seems like a bit much to just be waste.



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Unread 03/06/2018, 01:36 PM   #6
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Just pooping 🤣

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Unread 03/06/2018, 03:13 PM   #7
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whats that blacked out!?


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Unread 03/06/2018, 03:17 PM   #8
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whats that blacked out!?


Banners hanging in my office that may or may not be child friendly lol


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Unread 03/06/2018, 03:20 PM   #9
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Banners hanging in my office that may or may not be child friendly lol


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sometimes my hammer shrivels after seeing a dirty banner


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Unread 03/06/2018, 03:22 PM   #10
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sometimes my hammer shrivels after seeing a dirty banner


I didn’t say dirty. Just covering my tracks and not trying to offend anyone. Can’t be too careful nowadays


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Unread 03/06/2018, 03:23 PM   #11
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I didn’t say dirty. Just covering my tracks and not trying to offend anyone. Can’t be too careful nowadays


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ohh ok, if its not dirty then I dont know whats the cause!


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Unread 03/07/2018, 07:09 AM   #12
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Dangit now I wanna know what the “dirty banner” is

Anywho, that brown stuff is poop


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Unread 03/09/2018, 01:35 PM   #13
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Expelling waste, I have had that from mine as well.


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Unread 03/16/2018, 08:10 AM   #14
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Mine has done this, have even seen fish eat it.


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