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countrykat
02/14/2013, 06:06 PM
I have had a white bubble coral for a little over a year now and it has doubled in size. It is almost covering the rock it came on. My question is, when it grows it does not produce a skeleton correct, and should I attach more rock to the on it is on now so it can expand/grow over them too.

RA
02/14/2013, 06:10 PM
It does produce a coral skeleton as it grows, as I believe all LPS corals do.

cloak
02/14/2013, 08:04 PM
It does produce a coral skeleton as it grows, as I believe all LPS corals do.

+1.

It will take up space, one way or the other.

MARINECRITTERS
02/14/2013, 08:07 PM
Yes, flesh will grow faster then calcium carbonate skeletons. What are your calcium levels at as you may be stunting skeleton growth. A acceptable range is 420ppm - 450ppm

countrykat
02/15/2013, 03:38 AM
Calcium is at 450.

Xadieu
02/15/2013, 09:40 AM
No need for more live rocks it will grow a skeleton of it's own. If it were zoanthid/soft corals/ acan/ blastos etc then you would need more live rocks not corals with skeleton of their own.