The hammer coral gets its name from the hammer or anchor shape of its tentacles.
Wall hammer coral lighting.
Hammer coral care hammer corals are an iconic large polyp stony coral lps that has been a staple in the hobby for generations.
They are found all throughout the pacific reefs and come in a variety of colors and growth forms.
Again with our emphasis being on growth i suggest you pick out a branching hammer coral.
Some varieties may be branched which makes them look similar to a torch coral e.
The hammer coral polyps are visible throughout the day and night and hide its skeletal base.
To see if your hammer is still alive run just blue light.
My experience with harming corals and unfortunately i have a lot is that damage is done quickly but shows up slowly.
Lots of beginner corals for sale.
Buy lps coral online.
Hammer coral lighting hammer corals are photosynthetic animals and need light to survive.
Wall hammer corals are more suited to those looking for slow controlled growth.
These grow by producing new heads.
Hammers torches and frogspawn euphyllia sp do not require as much light as some other corals.
Lps coral care in saltwater and reef aquariums.
As each new head grows your coral will be able to grow even faster making the coral growth exponential.
Hammer corals sometimes grow in a wall formation while other hammers grow in a branching formation.
Invest in a quality lighting system now and you won t have problems soon.
If you see some color then there is still tissue and it may come back when conditions are favorable.
In some cases hammers may extend more readily under subdued lighting however it may display more attractive colors when placed under stronger lighting.
On top of the nice movement the tentacles fluoresce under actinic lighting adding vibrant color to the reef.
During the day the tentacles are extended and provide nice movement to the reef which is much like the movement you would normally find only in soft corals.
The polyps may be green tan or brown in color with lime yellow or green tips on the ends of its tentacles that glow under actinic lighting.
It can be kept under normal output fluorescents without much difficulty.