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WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG Coral
The coral pictured is the exact specimen you will receive—guaranteed. Every WYSIWYG coral is photographed individually, then carefully conditioned and monitored until shipment.
Because it remains alive and growing in our system, its size and shape may naturally develop after the photograph is taken. While it waits for its new home, we carefully maintain stable conditions to keep its coloration as true to the photograph as possible.
WYSIWYG coral care profile
LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer Care Guide
LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer is a hammer, frogspawn, or octospawn coral that prefers moderate light, indirect flow, and room to expand without touching neighboring corals.
- Care level
- Moderate
- Suggested PAR
- 75–175
- Water flow
- Moderate, indirect
- Placement
- Lower to middle reef
- Aggression
- High
- Feeding
- Optional, up to weekly
What LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer needs
Use varied, indirect flow that moves the tentacles without whipping them. Avoid sharp rock contact with inflated tissue and leave several inches between colonies. A slow light acclimation is safer than placing a new specimen at its final intensity on day one.
Stable water targets
Use these as a steady operating range, not numbers to chase from day to day.
- Temperature
- 76–79°F
- Salinity
- 1.025–1.026 SG
- Alkalinity
- 8–9 dKH
- Calcium
- 420–450 ppm
- Magnesium
- 1300–1400 ppm
- Nitrate
- 5–15 ppm
- Phosphate
- 0.03–0.10 ppm
How to acclimate LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer
- Inspect the bag and coral on arrival. Photograph any shipping concern before opening the bag, then follow the store's live-arrival instructions.
- Match temperature, inspect the coral under white light, and use a coral dip that is appropriate for the coral group. Do not add shipping water to the display.
- Begin below the final light intensity for the first several days. Move or raise intensity gradually while watching tissue and polyp response.
LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer care questions
Where should I place LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer?
Start at Lower to middle reef. Leave room for growth and move the coral only after observing its response to the current position.
How much flow does LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer need?
Use Moderate, indirect flow. The goal is steady gas exchange and debris removal without folded tissue, exposed skeleton, or polyps held in one direction.
Should I feed LT Double Head Copper Tide Hammer?
Recommended frequency: Optional, up to weekly. Feed only when the coral shows a response, use appropriately sized food, and remove uneaten food before it irritates the tissue.