Any way to tell if it's a deepwater acro?

[A.VOID]

I've had this nice mystery acro for a couple months now that is just not doing much. I'm going to move it down low thinking it may be a deep water ... Is there anyway to identify a deepwater?

 

[dustinP]

if im not mistaken the "deepwater" acros have a smooth surface

 

[deklin]

They have very few (if any) radial Coralites which gives them a smooth branch look. Polyps are located primarily on the tips of the branches or in the body of the Coral.

Deepwater acros can adjust to moderate or high light. Although whatever it is if it was a recent addition and is not doing well I would recommend moving lower until it adjusts to your tank.

 

[marc price]

here is my list of deepwater acros inc. those found at all reef assemblages and or turbid water:
Acropora:
acuminata (turbid or clear h20 upper or lower reef slopes)
aspera (reef flats, shallow logoons, exposed upper reef slope & deepwater)
cardenae (associated/Halimeda banks at over 20meters)
carduus (deepwater or protected reef banks & lagoons)
convexa (turbid r.s. ..)
cuneata (all reef env. esp. u.r.s. & flats)
echinata (drs f&s's captive grown was collected in Fiji at 90-125')
eflorescens (steep r.s.)
elagans (protected steeply sloping reef edges)
granulosa (most reef env., esp. protected r.s.)
horrrida (turbid h20)
inermis (turbid h20)
jacquelineae
latistella (wide range of env. esp. shallow turbid water)
longicyathus (wide range)
microphthalma (upper reef slope also turbid h2o & sandy lagoons)
nasuta (all acro assemblages but esp. those of u.r.s.)
nobilis (deep sandy lagoons to u.r.s.)
palifera (all r.a.)
pichoni (protected reef slopes below 30m.)
pillai (lower r.s. esp. in turbid h2o)
pharaonis (sheltered r.s.)
plumosa " "
pruinosa (shallow turbid h20)
rudis (shallow to deep rocky foreshores)
selago (wide variety of env. from exposed u.r.s - turbid lagoon) the so called deepwater selago which i've seen adv. at live aquaria and reefermadness have a more delicate thinner branch with less dense clustering and longer coralites.
simplex
solitaryensis
speciosa
stodarti
suharsonoi (lower reef slopes)
tenella (lower reef slopes below 40meters)
tumida (shallow turbid h2o)
turaki
valenciennesi (protected upper & lower r.s., & inner-reef channels)
valida (wide range of reef env. & rocky foreshores)
vaughani (u.r.s.& shallow lagoons, turbid h2o around fringing reefs0
walindii (protected r.s.) i think this is rare, i.e. reefermadness sold a thin 6" V branch for $289
willisae (wide range from r.s. to lagoon)

i included turbid water env. because they can have reduced light levels also there are deepwater areas of reef with amazing visibility, thus corals from those areas would need higher light in our aquariums.
hope this helps

 

[mpoletti]

Some of the "deepwater" species actually do much better in higher light in captivity. Just because a coral is labeled a "deepwater" does not mean it needs to go 10" lower than a reef crest coral

 

[Frankenpora]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14750663#post14750663 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mpoletti
Some of the "deepwater" species actually do much better in higher light in captivity. Just because a coral is labeled a "deepwater" does not mean it needs to go 10" lower than a reef crest coral

+1
and Marc Did you build this list or get it off of a site.
If you built it you should start an info site.

 

[marc price]

thanks, i put it together from various source references, did the same for Montipora's too.

 

[Frankenpora]

Now we need this combined with photos Colony Size, and Macro
in web form.

P.S.
What about Caroliana

 

[marc price]

ops, i forgot to add that one. also A brueggemanni and i'm sure there are others.

 

[saltkreep]

I have a lukani. that is a deepwater...

 

[marc price]

yes it usually is, but as with others not always. it's another one i forgot to add and i actually have a A. lokani colony too :^/