Hoeksami growth rate

[SteezySPS]

I had this Hoek for over 10 months and all it had done is encrust a lil on the left and covered a bare spot on the tip. Is anybody else having the same growth rate with theirs?
Anybody out there experiencing better growth? If so, what lighting do you use?

 

[SteezySPS]

ooops mods pls move to sps forum. thanks

 

[MattL22]

I can't seem to get another sps to grow other then birdsnest and pocilipora

 

[Krazy_Karl]

Ive had one for about 5 months and am experiencing the same growth issue. It has encrusted a good amount but have had very little if any vertical growth. No problems with the rest of my SPS.

 

[SteezySPS]

mine hardly encrusted. My oregon tort grows faster than a green birdsnest compared to this hoek

 

[cmcneil]

hoeks are know to be very slow growers,usually they encrust for a while then they take off.

 

[SteezySPS]

good to know. I was thinking it needed more light. At least it'll grow out to be a 3rd gen aquacultured hoeksemai

 

[spspirate]

try fraging about a half inch from the top..a lot of times this will trigger the coral to generate another axial corallite which should jump start new growth.

 

[SteezySPS]

Hmmm. I'm thinking, maybe I should and document the growth rate for this species. I fragged my cali tort for my buddies and it grew out like 10 incipient corallites from one tip. thansk for the suggestion