Please help identify

thehammer1985 · Mar 17, 2013

Hey everyone I got 10 more lbs of live rock . Some of it had this encrustment on them that glows umder led and looks like a petosky stone skeleton. please help identify
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KatyEnochs · Mar 17, 2013

looks like it might be a montipora coral

Otter_rs · Mar 17, 2013

Looks like dying coralline algae to me. Not sure though.

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islander84 · Mar 17, 2013

Montipora or base of an acropora. Looks more like montipora though. Looks like a faded purple base with reddish brown polyps.....

thehammer1985 · Mar 18, 2013

Well I looked up montipora and seen this stuff and it is what it looks like . Its beautiful at night

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thehammer1985 · Mar 18, 2013

Thank you all very much for you responses I was baffled
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Dtech07 · Mar 18, 2013

Montipora or Acro, Coralline doesnt glow.

thehammer1985 · Mar 18, 2013

Could it be a favia

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Connie · Mar 18, 2013

My guess is digita

Otter_rs · Mar 18, 2013

Dtech07 said:
Montipora or Acro, Coralline doesnt glow.

I don't think I'm looking at what everyone else is looking at. The only thing on that rock that looks like living coral to me is not what is glowing. I understand that coralline algae doesn't glow when healthy, but if i remember correctly, as it dies it will glow under actinics during a period of it's death. It's been a good while since I have seen coralline algae die off so I may be remembering wrong, but that sure doesn't look like living coral to me and in my opinion, I can't see how anyone can really identify anything from those pics.

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Otter_rs · Mar 18, 2013

Now I do see something that looks like an anthillia or xenia or some soft coral on the right side of the picture, but I don't think that's what people are talking about.

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thehammer1985 · Mar 18, 2013

No the light glow left of the xenia

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thehammer1985 · Mar 22, 2013

Here's a better pic

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Otter_rs · Mar 22, 2013

Looks like Leptastrea sp. or Siderastrea sp., but from what I could see of the previous pics., that is not what was glowing.

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thehammer1985 · Mar 23, 2013

If it is one of those two what are the care requirements?

Otter_rs · Mar 23, 2013

Same as sps. High lighting, good random current. Calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium all have to be in a good range and stable. Low nitrates and phosphates.

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thehammer1985 · Mar 25, 2013

I have a 110 tall I am using 4 power compacts 65w and that and my xenia are within 4-6 inches from the top should that be ok? The current I have varrying current with 3 power heads and the return pump roughy generating 30 times flow . My water parameters are all in those limits

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Otter_rs · Mar 25, 2013

I would say if your Xenia is doing well and your calcium is ok, then you should be fine. It may grow slowly under those lights though.

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