Spurring new sps growth - Page 2

chris121277 · #1 05-12-2011, 02:00 PM

Great topic guys.....I'm just tagin along here

Myka · #2 05-12-2011, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MMAX

Any ideas on how to get these guys to branch out?

I would snip them off the plugs and re-glue them horizontally. I find frags grow much quicker when mounted on their sides, especially "spike" frags with no branching. Those spiky ones can be tough to get going when mounted vertically.

ScubaSteve · #3 05-12-2011, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka

I would snip them off the plugs and re-glue them horizontally. I find frags grow much quicker when mounted on their sides, especially "spike" frags with no branching. Those spiky ones can be tough to get going when mounted vertically.

These are wise words. It's important to have an idea of what kind of coral you are dealing with and mounting it accordingly. Many corals, especially across, will tend to grow slow and not necessarily true to form until they have encrusted and formed a good base from which to grow. There are all sorts of tricks that hint at which way frags should be mounted. Most of the time when you get a frag on a plug it is mounted vertically as it looks cooler but this isn't the way it should be. I'd recommend remounting those frags on their sides? Any idea on the species ID?

Sorry to deviate from the original topic.

ScubaSteve · #4 05-12-2011, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

(Did you just trim a radial coralite? If so, how did you do this?)

Yes, with bone cutters & now it's started the new growth of an Incipient Radial coralite

Cool! I like. I have a supposed red planet that is en rusting to be more of a brown blob so I might give this a go to see if it'll create a growth tip.