Add brilliant golden coloration and flowing movement to your reef with this Gold Hammer Garden Coral Colony. Its fleshy, hammer-shaped polyps create a beautiful swaying display, while the garden-style arrangement gives the colony a fuller and more varied appearance than a traditional single-color hammer coral.

This is a WYSIWYG coral, meaning you will receive the exact colony shown in the product photos. Egg-crate squares measure approximately ¾ inch for size reference.

Coral Care

Care Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Coral Type: LPS
Lighting: Low to Moderate
Water Flow: Low to Moderate
Placement: Lower to Middle Area
Temperament: Aggressive
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Reef Safe: Yes
Recommended PAR: Approximately 75–150

Place the colony in gentle, indirect flow that allows its polyps to sway without being forcefully blasted. Leave several inches of space between the hammer and surrounding corals because it may extend stinging sweeper tentacles.

Recommended Water Parameters

Temperature: 75–79°F
Salinity: 1.024–1.026 SG
pH: 8.1–8.4
Alkalinity: 8–12 dKH
Calcium: 400–450 ppm
Magnesium: 1,250–1,400 ppm
Nitrate: 2–15 ppm
Phosphate: 0.03–0.10 ppm

Maintaining stable alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, and salinity will support healthy tissue expansion and continued skeletal growth.

Feeding

Gold hammer corals receive most of their energy through photosynthesis but may benefit from occasional target feeding. Offer small portions of mysis shrimp, finely chopped meaty foods, or quality coral food once or twice weekly.

Why Buy From Infinity & Beyond Aquatics?

Every livestock order is carefully handled and shipped in protective insulated packaging appropriate for current weather conditions. We are available to assist with acclimation, placement, and ongoing coral-care questions.

Live Coral Shipping

Live corals ship by FedEx Priority Overnight for $39.99 per livestock order. Orders containing $300 or more in qualifying live animals receive free live-animal shipping.

Live-animal orders ship Monday through Wednesday to help prevent weekend carrier delays. Please review our Live Arrival Guarantee before ordering.

WYSIWYG Notice

Only one colony is available. You will receive the exact coral pictured. Coloration may vary depending on aquarium lighting, camera settings, viewing angle, and water conditions.