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Well they never stop growing so I'm not sure what you mean by fully grown.Can you buy fully grown corals and if so where can i buy some online?
How long will it take for a frag to get to the size of a coral colony in you have perfect water quality?How big can an acro get before it breaks? Between the size of a table and the size of a car maybe, if you count an acropora forest as one colony then, well, forest sized.
Besides what the others have said, what do you want big colonies for? If they just so fit your tank now, theyll grow a bit and be too large and you'll need to cut them apart
How long is a piece of string?How long will it take for a frag to get to the size of a coral colony in you have perfect water quality?
How long will it take for a frag to get to the size of a coral colony in you have perfect water quality?
An infinite size at least in nature. Think of how big colonies of coral are in the ocean that have been around for millions of years. Coral when given the right conditions and room won’t ever stop growing and are the oldest living animals living for thousands of years in the wild. But yes you can buy very large colonies but they will never be full grown.How big can an acro get before it breaks? Between the size of a table and the size of a car maybe, if you count an acropora forest as one colony then, well, forest sized.
Besides what the others have said, what do you want big colonies for? If they just so fit your tank now, theyll grow a bit and be too large and you'll need to cut them apart
There's a lot more to it than just perfect water. In fact; that term, "perfect" gets new hobbyists in trouble on a regular basis.
The thing is, even though your water may test well, new tanks (which is what newer hobbyists tend to have, lol) aren't going to typically be stable enough to adequately provide a good environment for a large coral bio load.
Additionally, newer hobbyists tend to zero in on keeping those perfect parameters and don't usually know how to counteract when things aren't "perfect".
Someone new to the hobby would be much better off with a tank full of frags with enough room to grow, and that would tend to provide a better end result as well aesthetically. Since you could frag/prune corals as deemed necessary to achieve the look you want rather than simply dropping in a bunch of colonies into a tank. I think that would very likely look unnatural.
Nothing good happens fast in this hobby, slow and steady wins this race.
Many online retailers sell small colonies but I get my large ones from private parties or tank buyoutsCan you buy fully grown corals and if so where can i buy some online?
how big is it?How long is a piece of string?
Depends on the coral, the conditions, and what you consider to be big
The green tangle below was a single stick 12 months ago in my tank.