purple monster

[brandon0350]

im getting a frag of tyree purple monster thts under half an inch. can you guys post pics of yours and how long youve had them so i can get an idea how long its going to take to get a decent size colony going? thanks brandon

 

[binaryterror]

I have heard that they grow very slow. But they sure are awesome looking corals!

 

[Unarce]

Congrats!

Sorry I don't have pics, but in the 14 months I've had mine, it's only gone from a tiny 1/4" nub to 1" with about 7 branches. Slow as hell.

I'm finding the pink lemonade to be even slower

 

[Pineapple House]

I had a 2.5" Purple Monster frag in the past and, from my experience, they're extremely slow growers. It grew about 1/4" in a year, including some fairly good encrusting growth. It may take several years before you have anything close to a small colony, just be patient.

 

[slobound]

This is my PM colony. It does grow extremely slow but I've been able to get this thing growing ok.

 

[slobound]

Grown from a frag that started like this:

 

[FastFish720]

You need to make sure that it puts down a good base first. That's super important

 

[Pineapple House]

Slobound, that's incredible growth! What's the time frame between the two pictures?

Graham

 

[parshmar]

I have always heard they are really slow but the 2 that i had weren't all that slow. It took them a long time to put down a base, after that I would say it was just slightly less than average growth. Definately slower than most sps, but I could notice growth every couple of weeks or so.

 

[Ti]

dang that's nice!
Wish I had one

 

[clkwrk]

Here is mine in front of the lokain ......It has been tanked for a month and already encrusted . This is the tyree piece. I always told myself I wouldn't buy one because of the price but I got lucky and got it at an auction for 40 bucks. It didn't sell Starting At 50 so the seller dropped the price so they didn't have to take it back home on a 5+hr drive which it went thru to get to phx.Even @ $40 no one eles bid. Their loss my gain.

 

[marine_freak]

Just got mine yesterday...... and it looks like the frags above except mine is like a 1/4" frag..... would also be interested in how high in the tank and in what sort of flow for this coral for optimal growth......

 

[clkwrk]

1/4 inch wow thats small mine was 3/4 .

Right now I have it mid way up in a 2ft tank with 250de 14k 6 inches of the water in strong random flow.

 

[fishypets]

Here is mine. Started in as a 3/4 inch frag..

 

[SunnyX]

The PM I have has been growing at a fairly "ok" rate.

Here it is in the bottem right corner:

 

[slobound]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7356303#post7356303 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Pineapple House
Slobound, that's incredible growth! What's the time frame between the two pictures?

Graham

Graham,

I'm not positive when I got that frag. I know it was in February but I can't remember if it was '03 or '04.

I've got to look back at old pictures to find out.

How's your tank doing?

Garrick

 

[Leopardshark]

Hey guys, I just got a frag of PM myself. I wonder if you keep yours under intense light and intense flow?
Mine is about 3/4" but I didn´t know they were so slow growers!
But as Obi Wan says "Patience, my young Padawan!"

 

[64Ivy]

I'd call it a fairly slow grower but keeping it lower in the tank halps to maintain its color. Water flow is moderate-to-good and alternating.

10/04

5/06

 

[Leopardshark]

Nice PM!!
Mmm, I just put it in a high light area yesterday, I´ll move it down a little bit.
Thanks
Mark

 

[Darkreefer]

Kedd has the nicest and biggest PM COLONIES (yes plural) than anyone else I have seen.

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