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Unread 08/16/2018, 10:38 AM   #1
Boochika
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Impatient New Reefer needs Help

I've had corals in my tank for about a month and a half now.

I was just curious about how long it will take to expect some growth. I know they are slow growers, but I haven't seen much at all since I put them in. Good thing is they seem healthy.

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PH 8.2-8.4
Salinity 1.0255-1.0260
Zero ammo no2 no3
Po4 .01-.03
Alk 9-9.5
CA 430-480

These parameters are relatively stable and have been measured multiple times weekly over a month. I measure alk and CA every other day.

Corals are as follows;

Blasto wellsi
Frogspawn
red and blue acan
Duncan

I also have a Kenya tree, birdsnest, and stylo that are doing well, but i'm trying to focus on LPS for this thread. Kenya tree isn't growing and I thought they were supposed to be fast growers.

Any help is appreciated thanks.


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Unread 08/17/2018, 05:30 AM   #2
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From what I've read, Duncans are one of the faster growing LPS- but most people that wrote that are saying that they feed them as well.

I've had my Duncan a little over a month with little growth.

I have a hammer, which is in a similar family as the frogspawn and after four months or so it looks like I am getting some new heads from the base.


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Unread 08/17/2018, 10:23 AM   #3
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post a pic of your tank with corals in view


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Unread 08/17/2018, 10:30 AM   #4
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Some of my corals have taken months just to get settled in.
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Unread 08/19/2018, 06:58 AM   #5
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My bit of experience with LPS is they seem to grow very slow. I wouldn't expect any visually noticeable grow in a month. If they are open, healthy looking and with good lighting and level parameters they are growing, slowly. Take a pic once a month. That way you can see their growth rate.


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Unread 08/19/2018, 03:48 PM   #6
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Take a pic once a month. That way you can see their growth rate.



I would fully agree, and one of the reasons I started a tank build thread. It's awesome to be able to go back and see why I changed something, or to see coral/fish growth.


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Unread 08/19/2018, 06:23 PM   #7
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Appreciate all the help. I've taken some pics and will continue to do so.

I think my birdsnest and kentatree are starting to grow a bit.

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Unread 08/23/2018, 10:46 AM   #8
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You'll get sick of the Kenya weeds as soon as they start overtaking the tank.

LPS grow slowly. You'd need to have a well established system, with all the correct parameters to really see noticeable growth on LPS corals. Monthly pics are a good suggestion.


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Blasto Growth

So after about 6 months since the last post on this thread my duncan has 4 heads (double split) my frogspawn has 4 heads (double split) but my blasto still looks almost the same except for a small tiny head that is growing at the base maybe the size of a pen tip.

Should the blasto be growing moreso? I haven't fed it much manually and I've just read that it will accept foods like mysis, maybe thats the issue? i also know they are slow growers. Every time I try to give it small bits of shrimp it pushes them away.


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Unread 02/04/2019, 12:33 PM   #10
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So after about 6 months since the last post on this thread my duncan has 4 heads (double split) my frogspawn has 4 heads (double split) but my blasto still looks almost the same except for a small tiny head that is growing at the base maybe the size of a pen tip.

Should the blasto be growing moreso? I haven't fed it much manually and I've just read that it will accept foods like mysis, maybe thats the issue? i also know they are slow growers. Every time I try to give it small bits of shrimp it pushes them away.
I feed everything which displays a feeding response with melted Mysis or brine
From a syringe with a long piece of ridged airline tube, twice per week.


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Unread 02/04/2019, 12:35 PM   #11
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I feed everything which displays a feeding response with melted Mysis or brine

From a syringe with a long piece of ridged airline tube, twice per week.
What is the airline for? To make the placement gentle on the coral?

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Unread 02/07/2019, 08:10 PM   #12
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What is the airline for? To make the placement gentle on the coral?

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Yup, easy to direct to the mouth...


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