need help with stupid question..

[acroaddict]

i was just wondering how other reefers keep thier sps colonies soo close to each other n yet they seem to never touch causing them to lost tissue. my question is do sps corals know that they have to grow away from eachother? i have a lot of frags they are 1 to 2 inches away from each other. When they grow into colonies, will they touch?

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by AcroAddict
http:///forum/post/2938298
i was just wondering how other reefers keep thier sps colonies soo close to each other n yet they seem to never touch causing them to lost tissue. my question is do sps corals know that they have to grow away from eachother? i have a lot of frags they are 1 to 2 inches away from each other. When they grow into colonies, will they touch?
Not stupid at all...heck I haven't a clue

 

[jpa0741]

Originally Posted by AcroAddict
http:///forum/post/2938298
i was just wondering how other reefers keep thier sps colonies soo close to each other n yet they seem to never touch causing them to lost tissue. my question is do sps corals know that they have to grow away from eachother? i have a lot of frags they are 1 to 2 inches away from each other. When they grow into colonies, will they touch?
The more room you leave btween frags, the larger the colonies will get. Yes some will grow around each other to an extent. Some will touch some, some will lose. You will also need to keep up on fragging to keep them from touching.

 

[acroaddict]

okay thanks. i guess it wasnt a stupid question

 

[nycbob]

most acros will grow next to each other fine without fighting. some sps seems to know to grow around each other, as as a green slime will grow aorund a birdsnest. in most instances, its fine.