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Yeah, GSP for sure, I've seen those before, pretty common in some of the tanks I've had.

I'm good with not feeding mine anymore, seems like most don't and theirs are thriving. I'm dealing with a cyano issue and don't want to add to the nitrate and phosphate problem.

I've had trouble feeding mine too, the food just doesn't seem to stick.

Those look amazing, how long have you had them?

The lights were still on, and it deflated for a bit, but then it re-inflated after about an hour or so.

Thanks for the advice, I'll stop worrying about feeding it for now. I was thinking maybe it needed food because the polyps deflated for a bit today, but I guess that's normal? Do hammer corals usually go through periods like that?

I've had it for two weeks now, and I'm curious, do they grow quickly?

I recently picked up a hammer coral and I'm having some trouble feeding it. I've been trying to place food directly on the polyps, turning the pumps off and on, but it's just not taking. The food ends up falling right off. Can someone give me some advice on how to feed it and how often I should be ...