Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. General Discussion. Reefs for Beginners. Advanced Reefs. Nano Tanks. Tank Threads. Soft Corals. Aquarium Nutrition. Categories: Aquaculture , Science.
Tags: coral frag , Duncan's Coral , Duncanopsammia. About Joe Rowlett articles. I wouldnt believe anything on that website Well, we'll find out about 'escape. I've mounted it. Both frag and colony are fully extended and going great guns only 24 hours after the break, so I'm sort of interested in the theory that corals will respond with a growth spurt. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low.
I bought a tenius frag in may of Ive fragged it twice in the last month just to keep it from touching other corals. I would say its gone from 2" to 6" since january or february to now. I think it is tough to compare the growth rate of any coral. I bought two 2 orange montipora caps about a year ago from different colonies.
Each were the size of a thumbnail. They sat nearly side by side in the tank until last month. In this case, I do not think any parameter within my system lead to these results. If the results of a particular coral are not as you hoped or heard they would be, do not beat yourself up too much, may have just been a result of lesser "genes". Thread Tools. David A.
Crandall, M. Fatherree, M. Ken Feldman Jon E. Shimek, Ph. All times are GMT The time now is PM. TapaTalk Enabled. Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement. How long to grow frag into colonies?
User Name. Remember Me? Mark Forums Read. Bruce Spiegelman Supporting Member. Considering parts of the reefs are years old you can assume they take a while. There is no real way to answer this as every coral has different growth rates in different conditions.
Suffice it to say that the tanks you see that have larger colonies are usually a minimum of around 3 years growth. As to softies using alkalinity they use very little. Same is actually true with many LPS. RandyC Supporting Member. Pictures really help you notice growth. Sometimes it is so slow, it'll grow without you really noticing unless you have a picture of it right after it goes into the tank.
This is reassuring. I always read threads where people are saying there's a new head every month or a new polyp every 2 weeks Jonathan Chia said:. Click to expand I go on vacation for a week or two. When I come back, the corals have all grown. If you look at it everyday, it's hard to see the difference. Hammers and duncans will accept food if you target feed; this may accelerate growth. Good luck! Ibn Guest.
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