What is this coral?

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I could have posted this in the coral section but I don't even know what kind it is so didn't even know what category to start with :)


Can someone tell me a little bit about this coral? Where should you put it in your tank? What it is called and where is the best place to get one?

Thanks

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Looks to be a toad stool. And mine like med light and medical flow.

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Very forgiving. :-) I have my yellow low light and flow. (Center) and My green is high light medium flow. :-) (top right)

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In my experience that exact shade of purple would probably prefer less light than more not sure about flow although the pic looks pretty still so I would probably say low
 
It is a combination of lighting effects and strains of zooanthellea
 
There are no purple zooxanthellae. Zooxanthellae are a golden brownish color
Yes but different strains thrive in different conditions. You get the purple due to a lack of the zooxanthellae color showing through. This can be caused by a low rate of growth or increased coral pigment.
 
I agree with lighting on color. Ive had the green yellows brown and the one your prolly looking for which is white/cream - it would pick up lighting like that and take on shades of the lighting (blue/purplish)
Also placed them in all kinds of spots with overall luck anywhere lol - of to the edges of high lighting or on the sandbed. Moderate flow to keep any debris building up on top of it
 
wow this seems very complicated :) so what exactly is the name of what I'm looking for?
 
Tan toadstool leather should look like that under actinics. They're very common, most LFS should have some.
 

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