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SPS Frag Growth Patterns


Gil&Fin

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Yes, it really depends on the species in question, just look at red planet. Sometimes you can trim a lower branch and get more growth of a different area but that also varies from species, and it sounds like you have no side branches as of yet.

My red planet has encrusted a 4x5" area and not so much as a single branch over 1/2" I am begining to think I have some special species of encrusting acropora

 

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Very common for them to encrust before starting any vertical growth, some species will not shoot any vertical growth for months.

+1 ^^^^^^^^^^^

 

I've got pieces that have moved off the disc and are encrusting the bottom of my frag tank with little vertical growth. FWIW I've found cutting the frag will cause new growth/branching, similar to pruning a tree which will cause branching.

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Thanks, guys.  I have two frags in particular where the coral is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch and the frag plug is completely encrusted.  I keep waiting...waiting...waiting...   I've sung them songs, given them inspirational talks, charmed them with a king cobra flute, and even dosed with a little Viagra.  Nothing.

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Thanks, guys.  I have two frags in particular where the coral is about 1/2 to 3/4 inch and the frag plug is completely encrusted.  I keep waiting...waiting...waiting...   I've sung them songs, given them inspirational talks, charmed them with a king cobra flute, and even dosed with a little Viagra.  Nothing.

That's the problem.  The frags got spoiled with viagra and they just stay as is to get fed more of that stuff.  If you torture them with heat gun or bleach them out once a while, they might snap out to grow faster??? IDK  :fingerscrossed:

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