Corals not growing

[tomiebayly]

Hi guys, i have fluval 13.5 gals been running for 5 months. Running 10 hours light AB+ setting on prime and hob refugium. But my corals is not growig at all. Or will this take some time? Btw water change every week and i feed once every 2-3 days

 

[James M]

Welcome to reef2reef !!!
Coral take time to grow and some grow faster than others. How log have you had your coral ?

 

[sde1500]

Give it time. If they continue to not grow, try adjusting their location. I have some corals in my tank that haven't grown since adding them. Had one blasto that's been 3 heads since I bought it 3 years ago. Just recently adjusted its location, and now suddenly its sprouting 4 new babies. So sometimes a move helps. Sometimes it is time that helps. Tank is new, likely a bit unstable, and corals are new. They'll need time to settle in and get going.

 

[tomiebayly]

My very first corals are xenia and been 4 months . My last purchase was 2 months ago but maybe only my zoas are very slowly growing.

And i did try to adjust their location but now i just leave it alone. Idk if i miss something but maybe tank not mature enough?

 

[sde1500]

2 months isn’t that long. You may see a polyp or two in that time. But such a short time it’s likely they are still settling in.

 

[dwest]

Hi guys, i have fluval 13.5 gals been running for 5 months. Running 10 hours light AB+ setting on prime and hob refugium. But my corals is not growig at all. Or will this take some time? Btw water change every week and i feed once every 2-3 days

Nice tank. Welcome!

 

[McFly]

Beautiful tank; Xenia usually grows like a weed.

These two kind of look like they are reaching towards the light. Have the 'stalks' gotten longer since you got them?

What is your NO3 and PO4 at?

 

[tomiebayly]

Beautiful tank; Xenia usually grows like a weed.

These two kind of look like they are reaching towards the light. Have the 'stalks' gotten longer since you got them?

What is your NO3 and PO4 at?

My no3 around 10 i dont have a phosphate test kit yet lol . But no they stay the same tho. Oh also i do feed reef roid once a week

 

[MaiReef]

Welcome to R2R!

So many things can affect growth. Flow, Par, tank parameters(calcium, alkalinity, magnesium, Nitrates, phosphates, pH, temperature) and stability of all those and more.