Encrusting and branching

[Bowhunter4250]

Curious to why ???

i have a mixed reef , mostly sps of various kinds and sizes .. i have a few pieces that are branching out really nice but most of my sps are still small and very little growth as far as upwards branches so to speak ? now these same pieces will encrust like crazy !! is there something i can do to get them to grow upwards instead of just encrusting ?

 

[jrpark22000]

It really depends on the species IMO. Some never encrust and others create a nice foot of an encrusted base before shooting up and branching out.

 

[ColaAddict]

If you have super high flow, they tend to encrust more first. Also, sometime frags that come from other tanks will not grow. New growth will come from new parts from encrustment. If you cut the tip of the original frag, you force the original frag to grow.



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[Bowhunter4250]

so would it really wouldnt hurt anything to go thru and cut the tips off of most of the branches that are there correct ? as long as the coral is healthy it will continue to grow correct ?
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If you have super high flow, they tend to encrust more first. Also, sometime frags that come from other tanks will not grow. New growth will come from new parts from encrustment. If you cut the tip of the original frag, you force the original frag to grow.



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[ColaAddict]

Just make sure the had plenty of time to heal ( not fresh frags ) and been in youre tank for awhile.


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