Is this Sinularia?

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Picked up a NUVO 60 for 300(I know) how you see it minus the smaller corals. It came with this coral, very slow grower apparently, easily over 2 years growth and only about 4 inches. Two more are growing also. They look a little rough IMO or is that their look?

Also, is this light it came with strong enough for SPS? I was thinking about adding a Kessil 150 Ocean Blue dead center behind the light on it now but not sure if it's needed.

All the rock is gonna be changed up and moved around in a week or two. Any info would be great, need to read up on it and figure where to place it. I was hoping it's the rarer slower growing one I've heard about but cannot find pictures or even know if it's a neon Sinularia.

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They all look like Nepthea Coral types. The green one could be Sinularia but it could be a green Nepthea Coral type as well. Obviously all very invasive, along with the Briareum sp./star polyps.
I can not comment on the light, but I am inclined to say it's not optimal or even close to keeping and growing sps.
The zoanthids look to like the lighting though.
It's a very nice looking soft coral tank. If you wanted to delve into Sps you'd probably have to eradicate the softies first and upgrade the lighting.

:)
 
They all look like Nepthea Coral types. The green one could be Sinularia but it could be a green Nepthea Coral type as well. Obviously all very invasive, along with the Briareum sp./star polyps.
I can not comment on the light, but I am inclined to say it's not optimal or even close to keeping and growing sps.
The zoanthids look to like the lighting though.
It's a very nice looking soft coral tank. If you wanted to delve into Sps you'd probably have to eradicate the softies first and upgrade the lighting.

:)
Yeah, I was talking about the green ones. The larger ones are kenya tree, stars and Kenya are all going for sure. Just have an 90 gallon set up next to it for a customer and waiting to deliver it soon as their new store opens. Really considering selling/giving/trading most softies except for a few zoas/paly I like. That was how I purchased the tank. Just don't want to ditch the green one if it's rare or desirable.
 
Kenya trees is really just a common name given to similar looking soft corals. Often Kenya tree is just assigned to that coral because of it's growth formation. It looks like a tree.

The Kenya Tree Coral, also referred to as a Cauliflower Soft Coral, Nephthea, or Nephthya, is similar to the members of both the Litophytonand Nephthea genera.

From Liveaquaria. ^

If you look at Liveaquaria it list Kenya Tree as Capnella sp.

Google images of Nepthea and you'll find corals that are almost identical to yours. Google Kenya Tree Coral and you'll find a wide variety of soft corals.
 

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