Acropora ID

[RCS]

Since it seems we've got a good slew of people who like to play the Whatizzit? game, here's my unknown Acropora for your identifying pleasure. These are under my 14k EVC bulbs.

With Flash:

Without Flash:

And a close-up polyp shot:

 

[damienkee]

very nice frag!
wish u luck on the ID-ing

 

[reefdadx2]

I think it's called an everyone wants a peice of that frag. Michael R

 

[RCS]

Well, it's a little disappointing to find out I don't have some rare frag of an impossible to get coral, but it's good to know: A. austera is what we've come up with, and comparing it to the COW website, I think that's exactly what it is. I think I just ruined the game, unless anyone wants to take a poke at a different id. Regardless, I've never seen one color up like this before. Anyone else?

 

[RCS]

I actually picked this up the Cincinnati Frag Swap in October. It had been kept under 440w of VHO lighting and looked like the following picture. There was just "something about it" that made me buy it. Growth has been slow but steady and as you can see, the coloration has been amazing under the halides:

 

[LeftCoast]

I still say austera! :lol:
Understand that he has posted this on the local forum as well.