HELP!!!! I have an injured Hammer!!!

[Misslittlefoot]

I am fairly new at the saltwater aquarium hobby and I have recently been able to add some corals to my nano tank.

I was doing a water change and I have a black false percula fish in a 12 gallon nano tank and he is very territorial about the 3 corals I have in the tank...I was doing a large water change and placed the hammer coral at the bottom of the tank and began siphoning out the water.

I wasnt paying attention to my clownfish and he came up and knicked my hand startlng me...well it moved the siphon hose down just enough to knick my hammer coral and suck off some of the heads (although the entire thing still looks green and nothing is oozing)

needless to say my hammer is starting to open back up...but I dont want to be devestated and find him dead tomorrow...if part of it has died how do I save the rest of it or is a lost cause??

I have already lost one bubble anemone who committed suicide in my nano wave maker and I wouldnt want it to happen again. does any one know what I should do??

helplessly unknowledgeable about hammer corals.....

[charlie]

Hey there,





I would just leave it be for the time being, it will probably be fine, although it may be hurting for a while. Just keep an eye on it.

[charlie]

try this link for more info;

www.asira.org - Coral Care

[smpolyp]

Yes give it time. While you are waiting you can make sure it has the best environment by testing the water and checking the whole tank for stability.
Water chemistry as a general will be
375ppm-475ppm calcium
alkalinity 3 meg/L-4.5meg/L
magnesium 1250ppm-1500ppm
temp less than a 2 deg in 24 hr. 76-82 (most coral)
If you have not had the chance to all of test these you may want to. These tend to be the most basic for us reef keepers.

[Misslittlefoot]

thanks for the advice...its opened back up for the time being, but the injured part is receded back into the crevice it lives in. I will watch it for the next few days... hopefully it will pull through I would HATE to lose another coral already

[charlie]

How long has this tank been set up

[Misslittlefoot]

I also have another coral that is yellow and at the LFS they called it a daisy coral...does anyone know the classification name for this coral?

[charlie]

You wouldn't happen to be able to take a pic, would you. If it is what I am thinking, your LFS should be shot, but I may be wrong.
How long has your tank been running?????