Well this is awkward...

[fox0521]

So I bought a couple frags at a local-ish fish store last weekend and like a total noob, I forgot what I bought! The store is an hour and a half away so I’d rather not drive there just to find out, so I’m hoping the lovely community of R2R can help me out! (Please excuse my messy glue work and the dog hair that somehow had snuck into my tank!) There are two pieces of the green/purple coral since a piece broke off during the trip home, but the ‘back’ of the larger piece is mostly purple I think because it wasn’t exposed to much light? Do I need to have it positioned in a manner that exposes the green ‘front’ more to the light than the purple ‘back’?
Thanks all for sharing in my daily struggle!

 

[SHNICI]

stylophora SP. - SPS coral
Almost all of them need good light (high par) and pristane water.
The lighter side (1st photo) it's been exposed to too high light and it's bleached completely, or the frag is been for longer on a gravel with that side down. Not sure which exactly, but leaving it like this I think it will recover and will become all of it green base with purple polyps (if the second photo is the same bit which you mention brake from the bigger one). It's good to be lighted then each side, so I think should be just under the light source at about 5"-8" deeper.
The 3th IMG don't know what's it, I see the polyps, which look like happy coral at where it is.
At least you can google "stylophora" and to make your own research to match the particular one and to see the description about

 

[fox0521]

stylophora SP. - SPS coral
Almost all of them need good light (high par) and pristane water.
The lighter side (1st photo) it's been exposed to too high light and it's bleached completely, or the frag is been for longer on a gravel with that side down. Not sure which exactly, but leaving it like this I think it will recover and will become all of it green base with purple polyps (if the second photo is the same bit which you mention brake from the bigger one). It's good to be lighted then each side, so I think should be just under the light source at about 5"-8" deeper.
The 3th IMG don't know what's it, I see the polyps, which look like happy coral at where it is.
At least you can google "stylophora" and to make your own research to match the particular one and to see the description about

Thanks! I couldn’t remember if it was a type of branching montipora or not! In terms of depth, does this placement look okay in my 55 gal? I use ai 16hd’s.

 

[SHNICI]

can't confirm which exactly, but both need almost the same light and flow conditions.
So If you see the polyps are extended and the coral start recover from the white/brown (if you have that area) then it's fine, if you see the green side start to come with brownish base/surface, then it show you the light isn't enough.
Every single setup is different, and can't say anything at the moment, because it depend from your light settings, how deep is the tank, what water you use and how you take care of your tank.

 

[SHNICI]

And WELCOME TO REEF2REEF, Have a good time with us and happy reefing

 

[fox0521]

And WELCOME TO REEF2REEF, Have a good time with us and happy reefing

Thank you! I’ll keep an eye on it! Hopefully the side that has no green will start to recover (they had it along the back wall of the tank in the store so that side got no light for who knows how long!)

 

[SHNICI]

Thank you! I’ll keep an eye on it! Hopefully the side that has no green will start to recover (they had it along the back wall of the tank in the store so that side got no light for who knows how long!)

look mainly to see if polyps start to come out of there, if.., then it will recover under the right conditions. If it recover, then it's on good position where you place it, just look from other side not to come brownish or white.
That's all I can say, but online and here in R2R you can find much more info about.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

The first coral is not Stylophora, its Anacropora. Not much different care-wise, but sometimes proper ID can be useful. The solid purple one is a Stylo though.
Welcome to the forum!

 

[burningmime]

OP, that's a beautiful specimen.

EDIT: I was thinking of seriatopora, not stylophora.

 

[SHNICI]

The first coral is not Stylophora, its Anacropora. Not much different care-wise, but sometimes proper ID can be useful. The solid purple one is a Stylo though.
Welcome to the forum!

Because I was think the anacropora have the same skeleton growth like the acropora (budding like) where the polyps come out which can't see here I think about Stylo
But like I say I'm not expert on SPS ID

 

[fox0521]

The first coral is not Stylophora, its Anacropora. Not much different care-wise, but sometimes proper ID can be useful. The solid purple one is a Stylo though.
Welcome to the forum!

Aha! I found a “green goblin anacropora” that seems to match the appearance! Any idea if it’ll be an issue that the coral is leaning “forward” a bit, giving more light to the side that has no green? Will this cause the green to go away from the front, and will it further damage the side that has no green? There are lots of open polyps on both sides so it seems to be happy so far!

 

[SHNICI]

Aha! I found a “green goblin anacropora” that seems to match the appearance! Any idea if it’ll be an issue that the coral is leaning “forward” a bit, giving more light to the side that has no green? Will this cause the green to go away from the front, and will it further damage the side that has no green? There are lots of open polyps on both sides so it seems to be happy so far!

Not sure to be honest if the green side is getting light at all then I think should be fine as it is, Just watch it and that's it, if become darker then isn't enough, I read about as well, but it look different skeleton (that colorations anacropora). And if it's the same it will be fine, isn't that much after stronger light.
You can have a look:

WWC Slimeball Anacropora

I loved the colors/growth pattern on this thing, so I picked one up in the live sale. Any tips for care? I heard they're fairly hardy, are they easier than Acropora?

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[Mr_Knightley]

Aha! I found a “green goblin anacropora” that seems to match the appearance! Any idea if it’ll be an issue that the coral is leaning “forward” a bit, giving more light to the side that has no green? Will this cause the green to go away from the front, and will it further damage the side that has no green? There are lots of open polyps on both sides so it seems to be happy so far!

The discoloration on one side just means it was growing outwards from the colony with that side underneath. For best health, I would say to mount it in a way that the darkened area is still on the bottom. It will branch outwards with time.
@SHNICI Anacropora has a similar skeletal structure to Montipora spongodes, as the genus is closely related to both Montipora and Acropora. Different species of Anacropora have different growth forms though, some look more like Acropora.

 

[SHNICI]

The discoloration on one side just means it was growing outwards from the colony with that side underneath. For best health, I would say to mount it in a way that the darkened area is still on the bottom. It will branch outwards with time.
@SHNICI Anacropora has a similar skeletal structure to Montipora spongodes, as the genus is closely related to both Montipora and Acropora. Different species of Anacropora have different growth forms though, some look more like Acropora.

You are right about, and now I ZOOM the 2nd photo and I see the shape where the polyps come out from the skeleton and it's the same like the *cropora, not that flattened (with holes on it) like the Stylos
But I'm learning and Thank you!