Galaxea growth question

PACHY-FAN · 07/31/2009, 09:27 AM

I am a newb when it comes to LPS so whatever assistance u can provide is greatly appreciated.
I have my Galaxea frag on the sand bed and it seems to be happy. The sweepers come out and it has good tentacle expansion. My question is will it encrust its tile and then encrust the sand or do I have to move it against a rock so it can encrust it?

Thanx, Joe

cloak · 07/31/2009, 10:22 AM

I would think it would need to be up against a rock for it to encrust. Sand is not very stable, there's nothing really for it to grab ahold of. If the particle sizes varied, some were the size of CC perhaps, then I could see it building on that.

gobygoddess · 08/01/2009, 01:23 AM

Be careful with those tenticles, their a stinger!!! I have a small frag as well, and it will most likly encrust onto a rock. I have mine shoved inside a shell...

catfisher · 08/01/2009, 11:40 AM

Mine encrusted to rock. It also prefers high light and pretty strong flow. I have two in my reef at different spots and the one towards the top grows twice as fast as the one in the middle.

PACHY-FAN · 08/02/2009, 06:22 PM

Thanx. Your input helps me to get the Galaxea where its happiest. I now have it glued to the end of tonga branch live rock and have moved it closer to the light. Hopefully it will continue being happy and encrust the tonga branch. It has sent out sweepers so I am guessing its happy because it sent sweepers to defend its position. I hope my assumption is correct.
Thanx, Joe

07/31/2009, 09:27 AM	#1
PACHY-FAN Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 242	Galaxea growth question I am a newb when it comes to LPS so whatever assistance u can provide is greatly appreciated. I have my Galaxea frag on the sand bed and it seems to be happy. The sweepers come out and it has good tentacle expansion. My question is will it encrust its tile and then encrust the sand or do I have to move it against a rock so it can encrust it? Thanx, Joe

08/01/2009, 01:23 AM	#3
gobygoddess Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pacifica, Ca Posts: 141	Be careful with those tenticles, their a stinger!!! I have a small frag as well, and it will most likly encrust onto a rock. I have mine shoved inside a shell... __________________ so far so good Current Tank Info: 1 purple firefish, 1 orange firefish, 1 cave goby, 2 rose antenna gobbies, 1 pistol/cleaner shrimp, 3 emarald crabs, 7 acan colonies, zoas, amor of god palys, etc.

08/01/2009, 11:40 AM	#4
catfisher Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 527	Mine encrusted to rock. It also prefers high light and pretty strong flow. I have two in my reef at different spots and the one towards the top grows twice as fast as the one in the middle. __________________ Current Tank- 90 Gallon mixed reef, 20 Gallon Sump. Evergrow WiFi Black boxes, JBJ ATO, TLF Reactor w/GFO, Reef Octopus NWB110 Skimmer. Coral- Red Lobo, Orange Blast Acan, Frogspawn, Hammer, War, Ac

07/31/2009, 10:22 AM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I would think it would need to be up against a rock for it to encrust. Sand is not very stable, there's nothing really for it to grab ahold of. If the particle sizes varied, some were the size of CC perhaps, then I could see it building on that.

08/02/2009, 06:22 PM	#5
PACHY-FAN Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 242	Thanx. Your input helps me to get the Galaxea where its happiest. I now have it glued to the end of tonga branch live rock and have moved it closer to the light. Hopefully it will continue being happy and encrust the tonga branch. It has sent out sweepers so I am guessing its happy because it sent sweepers to defend its position. I hope my assumption is correct. Thanx, Joe