I heard magnesium will accelerate coral growth. Is that true? Is there a natural way to do so ? And if so what will? Any help would be appreciated Thanks
how to accelerate coral growth
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Corals need magnesium to grow skeletons, just like people. There should be around 1250-1350ppm magnesium, adding more then that wont help. The key to good coral growth, is sufficient light, not overly intence UV (the light that makes the corals look super cool...), feed them (phytoplanton mixes, or bigger stuff depending on the coral), provide the right amount of water flow, and what ever you do, DO NOT add strontium or iodine... the are both "toxic" and slow growth contrary to popular belief.
Oh and maintaining standard parameters when it comes to calcium alkalinity etc.
Oh and maintaining standard parameters when it comes to calcium alkalinity etc.
stable water and light.
and fish poop.
focused tanks grow things faster also, since you can tailor build to that type of stock.
example, an all LPS tank, or an all zoa/shroom tank, all anemone tank, all SPS etc.
I run a mixed reef, so certain things grow faster than others since I sorta have to balance everything out.
and fish poop.
focused tanks grow things faster also, since you can tailor build to that type of stock.
example, an all LPS tank, or an all zoa/shroom tank, all anemone tank, all SPS etc.
I run a mixed reef, so certain things grow faster than others since I sorta have to balance everything out.
Keep your hands out of the tank... Moving things about constantly putting your hands in the tank all the time I've found makes a difference as well. Obviously you can't avoid it sometimes - target feeding moving aggressive corals etc, but I've found that corals will really take off if you just let them be... in addition to what these guys said as well^^.
The piece of "coral" I am refering to is actually some type of mushroom that was dead on a piece of live rock and it has come back to life and has one sprout the size of a dime and there are about 5 or 6 sprouts
Amino acids, complex carbohydrates and stable/clean water conditions. Like our fish corals have a limited amount of energy to devote to homeostasis throughout the day. Providing external sources of energy one can help the coral devote more energy towards growth and coloration. Keep in mind soft corals(alcyonaria) require iodine to do well and thrive, dose lugol's solution as recommended but i wouldtest first to establish a baseline. If this were an lps or sps coral it would be a different story but remember mushrooms aren't one of the fastest growers.
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Oh for a mushroom? If they are big enough, feed them frozen preperations, or live small foods like baby brines or pods. Again... I wouldn't dose iodine... the ammounts your corals/fish needs are tiny, far below any measurable quantity, you get more then you need just via water changes.
That is based solely on water source and salt mix along with additives( at least supposed comprehensive ones) . I disagree with you entirely.
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http://ronshimek.com/blog/?m=201007 read this, blog by Dr. Ron Shimek quoting and siting a number of papers with respect to iodine and strontium use in aquaria.