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kingfisher62
11/20/2009, 08:53 PM
I just purchased a first hammer fom my LFS and would love to see some of your pics. I want to see what a healthy specimen lools like.
Some of the tissue has receeded on mine but i was hoping with some TLC I could bring it back to good condition.
Any recommendations? What type of lighting and water flow do you have on yours?
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r174/Kingfish62/DSCF9217.jpg
kingfisher62
11/21/2009, 05:17 PM
bump!

Cmon, know one has a hammer coral to show off!
Twistedteq
11/21/2009, 06:40 PM
Here's my pink wall hammer
Twistedteq
11/21/2009, 06:41 PM
why are my pictures only coming out as thumbs?
kingfisher62
11/21/2009, 06:50 PM
I dunno . How do you post them? I link mine thru photobucket.A real pain in the butt though.
Your hammer looks great,nice and healthy!
taichimaster
11/21/2009, 07:50 PM
The pink is awesome. I like the neon green ones though
Big E
11/22/2009, 02:02 AM
kingfisher62,

I learned long ago to never buy a wall hammer with any recent receding. I always check underneath where the skin starts too. They always end up dying. If the skin has already healed around that area then your'e okay.

If it keeps slowing receding in that area I'd cut that whole section off. That's the only way it's going to make it.

What makes it bad with walls is that they are like one big polyp, whereas the branching hammers you only lose that one branch.

Good luck with it.
rollei
11/22/2009, 03:10 AM
Is that blue coralline algae to the right of your coral? It's amazing.
CA2OR
11/22/2009, 03:11 AM
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/ca2or/72%20Bowfront/Hammer1.jpg

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww21/ca2or/Mobile%20Uploads/1121091405a.jpg
gawf4fun
11/22/2009, 04:06 AM
Here's mine.
http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq255/gawf4fun/lpsbaywithpurpletangandflameangel.jpg
CA2OR
11/22/2009, 04:14 AM
What lights are you running again Gaw4fun? Bulbs and such.
kingfisher62
11/22/2009, 07:11 AM
Big E, I will keep an eye on it. How would you cut it? Dremel or bandsaw perhaps?

Rollei, that blue you see is just a decorative painted or dyed coral skeleton that I bought years ago when my tank was a FO.

CA2OR & gawf4fun, Those are beautiful specimens.

Can everyone tell me if they think my T-5's 216 W will give this coral adequate light?
Also, what kind of water flow do they like?
commonstranger
11/22/2009, 07:17 AM
I would say low to mid on placement with low to med flow.