Hammer coral budding or sloughing dead tissue?

[BrooklynReefer]

Hi there. I bought a single head frag of green hammer coral a few months ago. It has split and is growing very well, but the last few weeks I have noticed small "buds" (roughly 1/5" pieces of tissue) around the tank. Generally one every few days. Does anyone know if these are buds or just tissue being sloughed off. If these are buds can anyone give me any pointers on getting them to settle or other general tips. Thanks!