Is my hammer coral dead?
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Andrewjamessmit
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Got any good links on how to properly drip acclimated
Andrewjamessmit
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38 gallon
I have not ever acclimated coral, from the store/local reefers or shipped overnight. This includes softies, LPS (including a few Euphilla), and SPS. They go straight from the bag to a dip then a rinse and in the tank. I want them out of the dirty water they were shipped in.
You should hold on to the skeleton for a while. Some times you will have a polyp sprout from the side.
I do drip acclimate snails/shrimp/crab and other such inverts though. All that is needed is to run a siphon through airline tubing (I clip it to the tank with chip clips) with a knot in the tube, pull the knot tight enough so the flow slows to a couple drips a second. Remove some water out of the bag every 5-10 minutes.
(edit: I hope you have a plan to get that CBB out of the tank, it is not going to live long in your tank. It does not even have a good track record in large established aquariums...)
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Andrewjamessmit
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I've had him for 3 months feeding him brine. My thought was let him and the yellow tang grow till they seem to be restricted by the tank then take them to a local fish store for store credit ;p
Side note -
Some people would not recommend that as you are putting a fake demand on the market. Potentially causing another fish to be captured from the ocean, while you take your fish back to the store, it may just sit there, as the amount of larger tanks on the market are smaller. Now instead of just one fish pulled from the ocean, there may be 2... and then the cycle repeats.
As others have stated, looks like it is dead. Put the skeleton in the corner, and don't worry about it (maybe something will happen, maybe not) Sorry.
Cheebs
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The hammer is definitely beyond recovery IMO. Also, you didn't know so it's all good, but buying larger fish with the intention of returning them when they get too big is generally frowned upon. Not only for the reasons above, but more often than not the fish is either kept in unfavorable conditions, or dies. Return him while you can 
Andrewjamessmit
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Andrewjamessmit
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Here is a picture of the base of the coral are the small holes and the black protruding spots normal?
Andrewjamessmit
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Yea I though about that but why pick on this one in particular and on the yellow tangs side of the tank. Lol they normally stay on separate sides
Andrewjamessmit
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The hammer is definitely beyond recovery IMO. Also, you didn't know so it's all good, but buying larger fish with the intention of returning them when they get too big is generally frowned upon. Not only for the reasons above, but more often than not the fish is either kept in unfavorable conditions, or dies. Return him while you can
I think I'm gonna see about returning him and my yellow tang and possibly trying some more corals thanks for advice
Andrewjamessmit
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What would be the best replacement for my brine shrimp?
Jlentz
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This.
My CBB took out my acans, small clam and started in on my Aussie hammer before o got him out.
fairl80z
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They are know for it , not saying that this is what happened but , it is a good possibility
Mark9
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Drip acclimate corals?
I've never lost a coral to "acclimation" and I basically just cut the bag and toss them in the tank.
