Growth Question

[greenmonkey51]

I'm fairly new to the coral game and I've done nothing with SPS. I'm wondering how fast an average acro will grow in say a month. I know that it depends on lighting and parameters but I want to know if you can actually notice growth in a month. All I've kept is LPS and I've yet to see really any growth yet.

[gregm5]

it would also depend on what kind of acro it is. i'd probably say that you won't find any that will grow much faster than 1/4 inch in a month.

[acrylic_300]

I have a millie that I can see growth from day to day where it's attaching to the rock. It's hard to judge if the rest of it is growing though.

[rogergolf66]

Originally posted by gregm5
it would also depend on what kind of acro it is. i'd probably say that you won't find any that will grow much faster than 1/4 inch in a month.

I WOuld agree. I have a green stag horn that grows a bit more then that but everything else Max 1/4/ month I have one that grows like 1/4 every 3 months :-(

[LockeOak]

Horizontal/encrusting growth is often faster than vertical growth. I've had an Anacropora that grows almost visibly but they're very brittle.