Help with Hammer

[dcombs44]

I'm not extremely versed in coral propagation. I have a hammer/anchor that was at one time beautiful. My LFS was babysitting for me, and most of it died off. There is only one head alive on it. Should I cut the remaing dead skelaton off of the coral or leave it alone? Is there a chance that this coral will grow, and if so, how does it grow?

Thanks

Current tank specs:

55 gallon
29 gallon sump
aga corner overflow
dual 250 w 14k hamilton single end mh
700 gph return, 1500 gph closed loop
2 maxi jet 1200s, and a minijet for flow
Euro Reef rs80 skimmer

I currently have the coral placed on the sand in the middle of the tank. Pretty good flow there.

 

[porky]

So your LFS kept your hammer and killed it?
Gee thanks!
Are you sure the other heads are COMPLETELY dead? I've seen Euphyllia come back from some pretty bad situations... I'd hang onto it for a while, you might be surprised.
However if after several weeks it is covered in algae the likelyhood it is will not recover. In that case go ahead and cut away the remaining living head and place the "frag" in a good spot and start over.
Good Luck!

 

[dcombs44]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's dead, the skeleton is actually starting is deteriate.

He killed the brain in my avatar as well. I don't know what the deal was. He runs the same setup I do.

Thanks for the tips.

 

[Ti]

sorry to hear that, that sucks

 

[dcombs44]

Yeah. I've actually become pretty good friends with the guys at the LFS, and they decently know there stuff, but they said I did pretty good only losing a few things in the move! I lost a serpant star, brain, most of a hamer, and a fire shrimp that I'd had for 2 years. Sucks.