Is it possible to promote growth by damaging corals?

[pikachux3]

As the title says. Would pricking a coral at the base promote growth?

 

[bboyvital]

Like how you would with plants? Interesting.


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[jesuses]

I've read of people cutting zoas to sprout new heads. Seems kind of pointless to me

 

[pikachux3]

Like how you would with plants? Interesting.


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Yep.

I've read of people cutting zoas to sprout new heads. Seems kind of pointless to me

I couldn't find any threads about it (not using correct search terms?). But if it does promote growth, that would be good eh?

 

[lowbudget]

Some acropora does it. Example Miami orchid. You cut the tip. Then it sprout 3-4 branches.

 

[bvysochin]

I definitely believe this helps with Sps.. 100%. Like lowbudget mentioned, I constantly snip tips and I believe it definitely stimulates new growth. As for zoas, I believe they always grow faster when single polyps. There was a prop article I read on it a long time ago where it was discussed in detail. Can't remember where it was though..

 

[pikachux3]

I definitely believe this helps with Sps.. 100%. Like lowbudget mentioned, I constantly snip tips and I believe it definitely stimulates new growth. As for zoas, I believe they always grow faster when single polyps. There was a prop article I read on it a long time ago where it was discussed in detail. Can't remember where it was though..

Do you dip SPS in anything after snipping the tips and what tools do you use?

 

[Six2seven]

I also have seen new branching when an sps is cut. The tips heal over and grow branches. As far as poking them no. I think they would just be irritated.

 

[mark.a.smith405]

My tank went through a crash while on vacation. Huge nitrate and phosphate jumps. After that 75% of my zoa colonies popped up 2-4 new babies. Could have been coincidence but I don't think so

 

[lowbudget]

My tank went through a crash while on vacation. Huge nitrate and phosphate jumps. After that 75% of my zoa colonies popped up 2-4 new babies. Could have been coincidence but I don't think so

i dont know sometimes fragging zoas and polyps promote growth. when we were experimenting. took 1 year to grow a mini colony. took that mini colony fragged it up. placed them in the tank 6 months i had a crap load of bbeb. they were everywhere.

 

[lowbudget]

sps i do not dip. just bone cutters or those big nail clippers from rite aid. zoas i dip in iodine zoas i cut with razor blade and clippers. chalice i dip iodine chalice i cut with a flathead screw driver and hammer but best is to cut with bandsaw.

Do you dip SPS in anything after snipping the tips and what tools do you use?

 

[oredith]

sps i do not dip. just bone cutters or those big nail clippers from rite aid. zoas i dip in iodine zoas i cut with razor blade and clippers. chalice i dip iodine chalice i cut with a flathead screw driver and hammer but best is to cut with bandsaw.

wait, so on the SPS, you just take some bone cutters and snip a few of the polyps?

 

[lowbudget]

wait, so on the SPS, you just take some bone cutters and snip a few of the polyps?

sps just take off a frag about whatever size you want. -.-

 

[oredith]

no, i meant to promote growth, not to frag.

 

[oredith]

my SSC and red planet are both doing really well, but neither seem to want to branch. should i snip a few polyps on the side?

the RP seems to just want to grow straight up, and the SSC seems to just want to spread sideways (encrust). neither one is tabling in any way.. >_<

 

[watchguy123]

Like others, I have seen good growth and branching with fragging, particular slow growers like Oregon tort. I was told by a coral whisperer never to frag at the base of a branch but somewhere more distal (remote) otherwise no more growth branches from that spot.

 

[lowbudget]

Like others, I have seen good growth and branching with fragging, particular slow growers like Oregon tort. I was told by a coral whisperer never to frag at the base of a branch but somewhere more distal (remote) otherwise no more growth branches from that spot.

the coral whisper should of told you to never frag a oregon tort because it will take a year to grow back lol...

 

[rayray]

Some acropora does it. Example Miami orchid. You cut the tip. Then it sprout 3-4 branches.

For stag and branching sps if you cut the apical corralites (tips) often it will branch. Essentiall this is fragging because i believe the total mass produced is less than what would have been made id the coral were left alone. The new frag spends a lot of energy & material encrusting. Imo people have a hard time growing bush & table acros after a certain size because they dont get enough flow to the center. So thinning out the colony helps with flow. Wild colonies have densly packed arms, captive grown from small frags are more widely spaced out.


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[pikachux3]

Great stuff guys!

 

[smallmihai]

How would you frag a zoa? mines dont seem to be doing to hot lately.