3 heads dead but growing 1 new

Rtdrumz · 03/23/2017, 10:50 AM

I bought this hammer three months ago. It was doing well. Within one month three heads died. But sprouted a new one. The last established head fell off within the last week. The newly growing one seems to be in good condition. How can I be losing four established heads, but be growing a new?

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Sk8r · 03/23/2017, 11:53 AM

Possibly balance of the piece, or lighting, or flow/food supply. A colony will take a shape it 'likes' and overgrow the old configuration. Don't touch it. Let it do its thing. When it grows it will reshape itself into a ball.

Rtdrumz · 03/23/2017, 12:09 PM

When you say "balance", do you mean that in a physical sense? Or the sense of balance with the traits of the new ecosystem?

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Possibly balance of the piece, or lighting, or flow/food supply. A colony will take a shape it 'likes' and overgrow the old configuration. Don't touch it. Let it do its thing. When it grows it will reshape itself into a ball.

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I bought this hammer three months ago. It was doing well. Within one month three heads died. But sprouted a new one. The last established head fell off within the last week. The newly growing one seems to be in good condition. How can I be losing four established heads, but be growing a new?

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Rtdrumz · 06/12/2017, 02:41 PM

Happy to say that the Hammer has 5 new heads starting! I left it alone and now is doing great!

03/23/2017, 10:50 AM	#1
Rtdrumz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 68	3 heads dead but growing 1 new I bought this hammer three months ago. It was doing well. Within one month three heads died. But sprouted a new one. The last established head fell off within the last week. The newly growing one seems to be in good condition. How can I be losing four established heads, but be growing a new? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

03/23/2017, 11:53 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Possibly balance of the piece, or lighting, or flow/food supply. A colony will take a shape it 'likes' and overgrow the old configuration. Don't touch it. Let it do its thing. When it grows it will reshape itself into a ball. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

06/12/2017, 02:41 PM	#4
Rtdrumz Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 68	Happy to say that the Hammer has 5 new heads starting! I left it alone and now is doing great!