Acropora Hoeksemai

[Whisperer]

This is showing new growth on my hoek.

Another growing tip.

Full shot. Three tips are growing.

 

[cdamiano]

Nice coral. I have tried twice unsuccessfully in two differsnt systems. I have a 3rd one waiting for me for my new system and I am anxious to get it. Good luck with this piece. Where did you get it?

Soon my friend..... It will be worth the wait. The color on it is amazing and I'm seeing some nice growth tips. I will try and find time to get a decent pic

 

[cdamiano]

Tough to get a good pic of it. But here's one I took last night. The growth tips are unique. They look like a thin tube shooting up out of the branch.

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

I'm digging that granulosa beside your Hoeksemai as well.

 

[cdamiano]

I'm digging that granulosa beside your Hoeksemai as well.

Thanks! But I think it's a Loripes. Here's a better pic of it

 

[SPSEMPIRE]

Yep, my mistake. It does looks like a Loripes.

 

[ange062]

My hoek not long after I added it. Color has lightened up to a lighter blue with more pronounced green-ringed coralites. Will get some updates pictures soon.

 

[sahin]

My hoek not long after I added it. Color has lightened up to a lighter blue with more pronounced green-ringed coralites. Will get some updates pictures soon.

Thats a very nice sized hoek you have there. I've had luck with these for some reason so as soon as my tank is ready for some delicate SPS I am getting myself a frag of this. When tank paramters are very good the colouration on this SPS is amazing.

 

[NatureNerd]

Here's mine but now I am wondering if it is really a Hoek. I think it is anyway. A fast grower for me. It is about 9" across. I got it at about an inch in size less than a year ago.

 

[radone]

I believe I have a Hoek too but it's coralites are not as defined by most I see. What is that a sign of? I have excellent PE.
My pieces is around a foot tall and maybe 6 extensions but it is a beast being probably close to 1" in diameter.
As for killing this thing or these being tempermental I don't think so, I have had this one about4-5yrs and my reef has gone thru almost complete shutdown but this one has managed to be a survivor. Could it be because I got it from an individual and not wild?


(cdaminao)
Like your saying LOL

 

[ange062]

I believe I have a Hoek too but it's coralites are not as defined by most I see. What is that a sign of? I have excellent PE.
My pieces is around a foot tall and maybe 6 extensions but it is a beast being probably close to 1" in diameter.
As for killing this thing or these being tempermental I don't think so, I have had this one about4-5yrs and my reef has gone thru almost complete shutdown but this one has managed to be a survivor. Could it be because I got it from an individual and not wild?


(cdaminao)
Like your saying LOL

Got any pics?

 

[radone]

Will try and get some tonight

 

[chefzif]

The one pic looked like a granulosa!

 

[rehype]

Heres my frag..slow grower as well.

 

[MammothReefer]

Here is mine it's a moderate grower imop. Started a just a tiny like 1/4-1/2" frag and has grown rather well once it hit it's "stride" (about 4months)

 

[MammothReefer]

The green ring on each coralite is unique to hoek. I have not seen any other solid blue (both the body and polyps) with a green ring in the polyps. Mine is showing decent growth since I got it a couple of months ago. I also have it in a high flow and mid-tank level. Broke two tiny pieces of the tips while figuring out the best spot to put it in and those two tips are now starting to encrust. Each is less than half inch.

I'm not so sure the green ring is unique to just hoeks, unless this is a hoek as well but I don't believe it is (could be wrong). I think i've seen some stags and other corals with green rings but I can't think of them for the life of me.

That makes me wonder though if "the ring" in general is unique to hoek, and this piece is some sort of (i don't know how to describe the base) - blue, orange ring hoek. Not sure what it is yet, and the rings are much more prominent in real life.

 

[Whisperer]

I do not think it is a hoek. Hoek has a denser coralite, aside from that green ring at the base of each polyp. I think you have a tenuis.

 

[NatureNerd]

Here's mine but now I am wondering if it is really a Hoek. I think it is anyway. A fast grower for me. It is about 9" across. I got it at about an inch in size less than a year ago.

I hope it is not rude to quote yourself but I thought that it was interesting that from 2/9/12 to today 3/19/12 this coral has grown from 9" to 11" wide. This is the fastest growing SPS I have. It is in a very high light and strong random flow area.


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[aqua80]

nice !

I have an A. Tenuis (at least that is what I tought !) that looks a lot like yours !
what do you think :

so I'll quote myself too !
my frag has grown nicely since last year... love this acro !

 

[Bill@IA]

I noticed this one in my aquarium doing the same. Body is turning a seaspray green, tips blue but now with little circles same green as body. I thought these were Acropora tenuis. (Or maybe just mine is)