Sun Coral Propagation

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I have a beautiful orange Sun Coral that is thriving. I feed the entire tank well and use Cyclop-eeze and Oyster Eggs. I have it trained to open about 8PM for feeding which is also my peak viewing time - what a win-win. I think the coral is growing but I'd like to know what to expect. Does it grow and extend it's skeleton? Will it put down polyps on an adjacent rock?

 

[Anthony Calfo]

regular feeding will spur it to planulate asexually in time. Until then, yes... extratentacular budding (growing outward) will be observed)

 

[quibrzif]

Watch, when the polyps fill all the rock - then better to place sun coral on another rock - to grow on. Don't know, will it work or not, but I missed this point, and my sun coral has polyps, growing under the rock. Had to glue the new rock at the bottom - to give room for a growth.
With twice weekly feedings it took more, than year to reach this stage.

 

[Gordonious]

I thought you were supposed to feed a lot more then that. Unless you feed a lot of other things in your tank daily and there is just food in the water, which you should mention.

Jon

 

[Anthony Calfo]

target feed each polyp 3-5 times weekly bare minimum. More for growth and spawning.