Coral ID Help

jmdub85

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Hello,

I am new to the salt water hobby (had fresh water tanks for years) and back in early September setup my first salt water tank, a 20 long. The tank has had a pair of ocellaris clowns in it since mid October. The clowns are doing great so I decided to get my first corals last weekend. I attached a picture of the two corals I bought because I'm not sure what they are. The one looks like a ricordia and I thought the other could be an acan but I'm not sure. What are the two corals in the pictures? Also, the one that looks like a ricordia I placed on the rock about half way up the tank. The other is attached to a small piece of rock and I have it sitting on the sand bed. Is the placement good for these or should I move the one that is on the sand to the rock? The tank is lit with a reefbreeders photon 24 that I have set to max the blues at 30 and whites at 25. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

Also, ignore the algae starting to grow on the rock in the pictures. My clean up crew won't be here until Wednesday.
 

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The first pic looks like a lobophyllia, they like low to medium light and low flow.

The second looks like a hairy mushroom, they are not very picky about placement.
 
I just got a couple more frags from a LFS that is moving that I'm not sure what they are. Any ideas?
 

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