Interesting new polyps, what am I looking at here

[SoggyNW]

I've had this frag sense late November and it's been a pretty happy camper. Something I noticed a few weeks ago is that it appears to have sprouted a ton of new polyps in-between the existing nodules. I met today with the guy I got it from and he said he's never seen a frag of this or any other acro do this.

Have you guys/gals observed this sort of growth? Is this normal growth?

 

[P-Dub]

Is it happening just on that row? If so, it is just growing towards the light. I had that happen on some frags that I laid down parallel to the rock. Looks like that is what is happening here.

 

[StatelineReefer]

It looks as if the coral is beginning to grow a new directional branch. That's a pretty good sign you're doing something right.

 

[SoggyNW]

Is it happening just on that row? If so, it is just growing towards the light. I had that happen on some frags that I laid down parallel to the rock. Looks like that is what is happening here.

This is the only direction the coral can be seen from so I can't tell if polyps are appearing on the other side. Growing toward the light sounds like the simplest explanation, and the simple answer is usually correct.

It looks as if the coral is beginning to grow a new directional branch. That's a pretty good sign you're doing something right.

Cool, that's what I'm hoping. I suppose I expected that would just be an existing polyp taking off. but if it wants to try growing in dozens of new directions all at once I don't mind.