Hammer and flowerpot

[Mrmole]

Guys has anyone has success with goniopora and hammer corals?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Here is my wall hammer, what would you like to know?

 

[Scorpius]

I find my branching hammer likes indirect light currently as it bleached slightly under my Kessil A360we.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Those are too much for Euphyllia's they need to be toned down to make them happy. The Kessils are amazing IMO just have to work with it to get the Euphyllias happy

 

[rt67ghy]

I have a wall and a branching hammer and both are doing well and feeding. I also have 2 goniopora stokesi- one is doing well and another I'm trying to save from slow tissue recession. I have a daisy/ flowerpot coral which is growing nicely and seems easy to care for (not requiring direct feeding) unlike G. stokesi which are the hardest goniopora species to keep successfully.
Once a hammer settles in it's very easy to care for and will grow fast if fed regularly.

 

[Scorpius]

Those are too much for Euphyllia's they need to be toned down to make them happy. The Kessils are amazing IMO just have to work with it to get the Euphyllias happy

It's odd because my torch coral loves the light and my hammer coral not so much. Seems like the flesh on the hammer coral is more translucent than the torch coral so I'm assuming the hammer needs less light to get the same amount of energy as the torch.

 

[Mark9]

I have a healthy hammer and an octospawn.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Those are sweet Mark :thumbsup:

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Mark, would you give us a fts? PLEASE?

 

[Xxero]

Those are sweet Mark :thumbsup:

+1! :bigeyes:

 

[rt67ghy]

I have a healthy hammer and an octospawn.

Those two look so sweet side by side.

 

[Mrmole]

Do you notice any growth?

 

[kraftyforu]

IMO hammers are pretty easy to care for. mid to low light and just enough flow to make them sway. they are also very easy to frag(branching variety)

 

[Reef Frog]

I forget - which are reported to be easier to keep...the branching or the wall hammer?

Also, I've finally seen some "Orange"'hammers recently offered for sale in person. I wasn't impressed. Either my color perception is failing or these things were really a tan color. Does true orange exist?

 

[Mark9]

I forget - which are reported to be easier to keep...the branching or the wall hammer?

Also, I've finally seen some "Orange"'hammers recently offered for sale in person. I wasn't impressed. Either my color perception is failing or these things were really a tan color. Does true orange exist?

Branching is easier.
I've seen some real nice orange ones, they do exist.

 

[Webmanny]

I agree. Branching is much easier than Wall hammers. As far as care. I have three colors of Hammers and two of them like a bunch of light, but the pink one prefers to be lower or in the sand. When it comes to Goniopora/Flower pot corals, those are a coin toss. Some people have them die after just a few months and others have very good luck keeping them for years.

I'll share a few shots of my corals so you can get an idea of light and placement.

Alveopora and Goniopora on the sand.

My second Goniopora

Hammer and Frogspawn rock