ID this Acro please?

[jcfons]

Frag that I got a a local frag swap, but forgot what acro it was. Lights, 3 actinic, 1 Purple Plus, 2 Daytime, T5 VHO, 54W each.

Thanks

 

[ronnie]

The base looks like a red planet. The upper part looks like its getting too ich light if that's the case.

 

[jcfons]

I'll lower the frags then! Thanks.



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[jcfons]

Also, I should have stated that the arco has been happily growing for the past year at that level.



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[Frick]

I just posted this same rant on the last ID. Copy and Paste VVV

"Can't be Red Planet because that would come from ORA. Coping the name would be a false ID. There are many more red species of Acropora that all require different care and intensities of lighting, that doesn't make them all Red Planets. Try to find the species, using an established show name could be harmful if you pass it on to another reefer.

It is more likely to be a A. millepora or A. prostata.
Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Acropora millepora
Corals of the World Factsheet and images - Acropora prostrata"

Another reason why I think yours is not Red Planet is because true ORA Red Planet loves light, and lots of it. If it really was Red Planet you would want to keep it at the top in full light. Instead it looks like it is A. millepora that is getting burnt. So move it down.

 

[ronnie]

Not quite right on the last part. Red planet loses its green when it's too high and goes pink.

The name is arbitrary to me. Everyone knows that red planet is red/green. It probably is a millepora/prostrata, but that does nothing for anyone without saying red polyp, green base. And it's easier to say red planet.

 

[Frick]

Not quite right on the last part. Red planet loses its green when it's too high and goes pink.

The name is arbitrary to me. Everyone knows that red planet is red/green. It probably is a millepora/prostrata, but that does nothing for anyone without saying red polyp, green base. And it's easier to say red planet.

Yes that is true it does get green in lower light. I will agree with you on that one.

IMO the name can be important if it is used correctly. ORAs Red Planet is also debated on being a Acropora anthocercis or A. hyacinthus. No one being 100% sure of the species of Red Planet you could say it has taken on it's own identity, as do many named corals. So using this identity on an unknown coral would be making an impostor name. So the way I see it is you have a legit Red Planet, or you have a Red Acro. One or the other. Red Acro is just as easy to say and with one less syllable. If one really must have a name assosiated with their coral why name make a new one of your own? Start your own lineage.