First SPS. Need ID and care

[mwbeach]

So I got this in a $5 frag pile. It was brown. Now it is white-ish green.

Any idea what it is? What type of light and flow does it need?

 

[Eckolancer]

Whitish green sounds dead with algae. Looks like it was some kind of acro.

 

[Preyou]

Looks like an acropora of some sort...

And a little bleached at that...

They require very high lighting and high flow. If you have high wattage LEDs, you may need to acclimate it a bit to the lighting, but in the picture you provided, it doesn't look like too much light will be your issue.

 

[mwbeach]

I have a 4 bulb HO T5 setup. It is in high flow and at the top of the tank

 

[ReeferBee]

Looks dead

 

[mwbeach]

Thanks. Oh well. It was only $5

 

[Preyou]

Don't give up on it. If it does start to cover up with algae, then it is a goner.... If you want to start keeping SPS moving forward, try not to let your T5 lamps go more than 6 months without a change. They will shift spectrum over time giving you undesired results.

 

[evolved]

Sorry to further bad news, but it used to be an acro. Now it's just an acro skeleton with film algae.

 

[reefndude]

Leave it in the tank for a while just in case.