Large colonies always take my breath away… and yes… that thing grows ridiculously fast. I think validas in general have some Xenia DNA in them… 1 branch becomes 3 in a day. Haha.A classic: Tricolor Valida. Not sure why they call it "tri" but it has very nice blue on top of a green base. And I really like the growth form.
My LFS sold that piece for me. I took half of 1200.
Thing grows shockingly fast. My frag system still has a handful of 4" colonies. All the client reefs I built have some of this. I can't give it away fast enough. I wish I knew more stickheads that live nearby.