My GF went shopping

[paal]

...and came back with this. Anyone know what it is?

Dark brown with blue tips. It does not show in my crappy mobile phone pictures, but quite a few of the polyp bases on the blue tips are bright green.

 

[Nemo8710]

there are no pics that came up, Any pic would help.

 

[paal]

Strange. I can see the pics. Does it work if you paste the url?

http://reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1559&pictureid=20807
http://reefcentral.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1559&pictureid=20808

 

[mr.iacuessa]

i too see the pics, that thing is crazy looking, how much did she spend?

 

[dots]

It looks like it may have similar coloration as the Ultimate Blue stag.

 

[paal]

i too see the pics, that thing is crazy looking, how much did she spend?

She gave roughly 110 USD for it. Prices (and availability for that matter) in Norway should not be compared to the US though; she paid about 85 for a tiny rock with some rather pale looking zooanthids as well (about 10 polyps – part of it can be seen in the first pic. Below the coral in question and the seriatopora)
I remember when I asked what kind if fish to get for my tank on a similar forum some time ago. I was recommended a damsel and was told “…..what is also nice about it, is that it only costs 5ish bucks”. I found a Fiji Blue Devil/Chrysyptera taupou, and ended up paying over 50. :S

I always get envious when I browse these forums – we are missing out over here

It looks like it may have similar coloration as the Ultimate Blue stag.

Thanks. I am hoping it will turn more towards blue over time. PE has increased a lot from when I took the pictures though.
I have an Elos Mini and the E-lite LED (18x3W). This coral is placed almost directly under the lamp a bit over the middle of the tank, and according to “eisaiasjr” in another thread (http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1908309), this should be roughly 400 PAR. Are those values OK for this? (Probably not the right thread for this question, but…)

 

[Kolognekoral]

It looks like a true A. tortuosa. I say true, as there are many corals being sold as such that belong to other species. 400 PAR is a bit high for any coral, except from the top of the reef. Keep an eye on it for bleaching or burning.