What is the best LPS VOTE #15!

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Scolymia
--------------------Scolymia
Cynarina

Frogspawn (branching or wall)
-----------------------------------------------torches
Torches

Favia
------------------favia
Platygyra

Trachyphyllia
------------------------Acanthophyllia
Acanthophyllia

Blastomoussa
-------------------------Duncan
Duncan

Lobophyllia
-----------------------Lobophyllia
Symphyllia

Favities
------------------Favities
Leptastrea

Alveopora
-------------------goniopora
Goniopora

Chalice
----------------chalice
Pectinia

Hammer (branching or wall)
--------------------‐---------------------hammer
Octospawn

Acan lord
-----------------------------acan lord
Acan bowerbanki

Galaxea
-----------------Frammer
Frammer

L. Rowleyensis (australomussa)
--------------------------‐-‐--------L. rowleyensis
Moseleya

Physogyra
------------------Pleogyra
Pleogyra

 

[drereefa]

Torch

 

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Torch

I don't know, lobophyllia are hard to beat

 

[encrustingacro]

Fun fact: Pagoda cup corals, formerly known as Turbinaria peltata, were reclassified to Duncanopsammia following genetic analysis in 2018. Duncanopsammia peltata have larger, more "duncan-like" polyps and thicker fronds than Turbinaria.
Credit: Scott and Jeanette Johnson

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Fun fact: Pagoda cup corals, formerly known as Turbinaria peltata, were reclassified to Duncanopsammia following genetic analysis in 2018. Duncanopsammia peltata have larger, more "duncan-like" polyps and thicker fronds than Turbinaria.
Credit: Scott and Jeanette Johnson

If I'm not mistaken, the entirety of Turbinaria was annexed into Duncanopsammia with that revision! I always thought they looked way too similar to be separated.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Fun fact: Pagoda cup corals, formerly known as Turbinaria peltata, were reclassified to Duncanopsammia following genetic analysis in 2018. Duncanopsammia peltata have larger, more "duncan-like" polyps and thicker fronds than Turbinaria.
Credit: Scott and Jeanette Johnson

Interesting.. quick question, what's the best way to beat a population of sponge irritating polyps on a branching duncan?

 

[encrustingacro]

If I'm not mistaken, the entirety of Turbinaria was annexed into Duncanopsammia with that revision! I always thought they looked way too similar to be separated.

No, only T. peltata was moved to Duncanopsammia; the rest are still Turbinaria.

 

[encrustingacro]

Interesting.. quick question, what's the best way to beat a population of sponge irritating polyps on a branching duncan?

I'm honestly not sure, as I haven't dealt with that before. Maybe pluck them off?

 

[DJF]

If it can be removed, most sponges hate air. If that doesn’t work- a little rodi directly on the sponge melts them.

 

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If it can be removed, most sponges hate air. If that doesn’t work- a little rodi directly on the sponge melts them.

I did just dip my trachy in ro for a few seconds (he also had sponge) any in-tank ways? (Branching duncan are a pain to glue down)

 

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I'm honestly not sure, as I haven't dealt with that before. Maybe pluck them off?

If it can be removed, most sponges hate air. If that doesn’t work- a little rodi directly on the sponge melts them.

This was at night, normally the polyps are fully open, though on some spots the skeleton part of the duncan has receded

 

[DJF]

In tank I would toothbrush with a siphon next to it. Likely won’t kill it but will knock it back

Not sure about your mounting process but if you glue a ball of epoxy to the bottom of the Duncan- then a dollop of glue on the end of the ball- then press it into the rock where you want (so that the ball forms to the rock) it might make things easier as it puts a layer between the rock and slime.

 

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In tank I would toothbrush with a siphon next to it. Likely won’t kill it but will knock it back

Not sure about your mounting process but if you glue a ball of epoxy to the bottom of the Duncan- then a dollop of glue on the end of the ball- then press itr into the rock where you want (so that the ball forms to the rock) it might make things easier as it puts a layer between the rock and slime.

Well..... I don't have epoxy and I've onlg used glue.... though thankfully slime isn't a problem as the base/skeleton dosent have living tissue on it

 

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