Coral Growth

[Freenow54]

I have noticed two things while discussing Coral Growth. Maybe Crazy but while in the presence of a healthy Coral others seem to respond. Also the healthy Coral I think was kicked out by more aggressive Coral that are taking over. I put it on my grow tray for the lack of a better word and puff? Also using a Turkey baster toblow off Alagae seems to effect them too

 

[eggie]

Corals these days are unpredictable. There's fast corals and corals that just take a long time to grow even if the condition is the same for both

 

[Gumbies R Us]

It's always interesting to me to see how some coral grows perfectly for some, while struggles for others

 

[eggie]

I have big corals that are almost 2 years old grown from frags and frags that are 2 years old

Growing corals use to be easier now people struggle with LPS that use to be to newbie corals back in the days

I Think it has to do from were they are coming from I really don’t understand it

 

[Biokabe]

I think the big thing that changed is the rockwork.

When I first started in reefing 16 years ago, most rock was live rock, often from a variety of sources. In my first tank, for example, I had rock from all over the Pacific. And growing corals was easy - once I replaced the stock lights on my tank with a powerful DIY LED fixture, my corals exploded with growth. No dosing, just regular water changes, decent flow and good lighting.

Fast forward to my second tank in 2016, when I decided to go all dry on my rocks. No end of problems, very poor coral growth for years. It's only really been in the last 2-3 years that things have started growing normally.

Just my thought, but it's one of the few things that has changed in a big way over the past 10-15 years throughout the hobby.