Green Star Polyps growth

I've only noticed mine grow about 1 square inch since I got it about 2 months ago... is that normal or slower then normal growth?
I would like it to grow faster either way, how can I?

 

Thats sounds right, but i mean, i gotte total of an inch in 2 weeks with my last colony.

Ive learned that they like to be in a little higher light and medium flow and regular params..I run my nitrates at like 10ppm-15ppm and they seem to not mind that at all, maybe even helps.

But when they start growing and they dont stop and they star getting close to corals that they shouldnt be getting close too, then you wanna shoot yourself that you bought them haha.

 

depends too on the size of the patch that you started with.

 

It started as a 3" x 3" patch. I'm running two 175 14k about 6 hours a day. A fair amount of natural light in the room all day also. 90 gallon

 

I would personally up the hours of light per day.

Corals at equatorial lattitudes get nearly 12 hours of sunlight every day - with little seasonal change.

6 hours is a little short for a photoperiod on a reef tank IMO.

Do you also have actinic lighting going as well before and after the MH? This will help to extend the photoperiod as well as giving a dusk/dawn effect to your inhabitants (mostly for fish).

 

The natural light, unless in an engineered system, is no good for your tank as the indirect light diffusing through windows has shifted spectrum in an undesirable direction.

 

I know its bad, but there isn't much more I can do. I have all the shades down but the sun comes around the front from the south. Its not very bright but on a sunny day the room has light in it.
I covered both sides in blue that match the back to help cut down a bit too.