How fast is fast in growth for SPS?

[shrimpchips]

Holy jeebus Marie, what steroids are your tanks on? I need me some of those!

In my nano, I get about .5" growth in some of my millies in a month or so, but most are a lot slower. Sometimes corals are really quick to encrust (I have had new frags encrust a frag plug in like 2 weeks), but many are a lot slower to start growing upwards/outwards.

[Murminator]

For me bout an inch a year

[mitchelljared]

Thanks for everyone's input so far, it's very helpful.

Marie....wow...what type of lighting do you have? Tank size? The growth is so awesome. I have maybe a silly question, as I know the answer I'm sure...but the white tips on sps in your pics is for new growth, right? That is the process...they put down the skeleton, then it colors up, then polyps? I just have never heard anyone confirm this... Also, who's this "Snappy?" He ships too? Might be good to see if he has frags for sale.


It's too bad we don't have a pocket-sized reef scientists to ask anything at anytime!

Murminator...I hope I don't have that slow of growth.

[marie]

Originally Posted by mitchelljared

Thanks for everyone's input so far, it's very helpful.

Marie....wow...what type of lighting do you have? Tank size? The growth is so awesome. I have maybe a silly question, as I know the answer I'm sure...but the white tips on sps in your pics is for new growth, right? That is the process...they put down the skeleton, then it colors up, then polyps? I just have never heard anyone confirm this... Also, who's this "Snappy?" He ships too? Might be good to see if he has frags for sale.


It's too bad we don't have a pocket-sized reef scientists to ask anything at anytime!

Murminator...I hope I don't have that slow of growth.

Yes, the light coloured tips are the new growth, there is tissue over the new skeleton it is just usually a different colour from the rest of the coral.

Snappy is one of the sponsers on canreef, aka coral master. I highly recommend his corals
http://www.coralmaster.com/

[Lance]

Originally Posted by marie

snappy is one of the sponsers on canreef, aka coral master. I highly recommend his corals
http://www.coralmaster.com/

+1 Always arrive in great shape and nice colour.