Help Identifying Hammer Coral Issues

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I need help diagnosing issues with two of my hammer corals. I believe both are Euphyllia ancora. For the purpose of this post, I'll reference to the full green hammer as SpecA and green/grey as SpecB (see attached images). I introduced SpecA 6 weeks ago and SpecB two week ago. Both were dipped in CoralRX and SpecA spent a week in quarantine and SpecB two weeks.

I started to lose heads on SpecA about two weeks ago and just yesterday, it looks as if SpecB is starting to lose some as well. (It's hard to see in the picture on SpecB, but if you focus on the back you can see the white of the skeleton)

I cannot see any indications of brown jelly on either, but suspect that's the issue?? Can anyone help me confirm if you always see brown discharge/jelly if that's the cause? Also, can water velocity cause loss like in pictures below? I understand both corals need med light and flow and have them situated in the tank accordingly. That said, I'm new to this and don't have flow meter or benchmark to compare against. I've listed my tank parameters below:

Salinity: 1.025
Temp: 78
PH: 8.22
Calc: 460
Mag: 1560
Alk: 8.2
PO4: .04
NO3: 2

Lights: 2x Hydra 26 running at 50%
Flow: 9.5 Mag Return
PH: 2 Tunze 6055 running at 65%-20% depending upon time of day.

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Anyone????

 

[Tweaked]

Yes, wall hammers have an amazingly high mortality rate due to the methods of collecting and shipping. I have said many times on here the best thing to do is to observe for at least six weeks prior to purchase. Apologies for what you are dealing with as many of have before you. Good specimens can be found, it's just a tough find.

 

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Hammer Coral Dying

Hammer Coral Dying

Thank you, Tweaked....you are the only one to respond. Thought I was doing something wrong in how I posted and expected some more advice/help. Again, new to this and appreciate the help.

I have the green hammer in QT tank and have dipped once per day using CoralRX. Spoke to my Vet who will not prescribe chloramphenicol (CAM) as I've read this can work on brown jelly. Again, still not seeing any indications of the brown gunk, but without other professional advice have to assume it is the issue?

Any other suggestions/ideas appreciated.

 

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More pictures...help please

More pictures...help please

I've added more pictures in the hope I get some feedback.

 

[alb_56]

In my experience brown jelly is pretty obvious. Can't really miss the big clump of brown snot where heads used to be. Looks more like your heads are just bailing out. I've had more then one wall hammers do this on me. Had one stop half way through the loss and it lived for another two months but eventually succumbed to the same end. Also on a side note I've never dipped euphyllia for a treatment to sickness, I think it hurts more then helps.

 

[alb_56]

The second looks like branching so I would say just put it in medium flow and lower light. Then just leave it alone and see what happens. If it eats worse move it around a little bit. That usually helps my branching colonies that have this issue.

 

[alb_56]

Gets not eats.