My Tank Inhabitants - Please help identify

JeffBoyRD

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Hello all, relatively new to SRC, hoping/planning to come on April 4th to meet everyone. I am not sure of exactly what my corals are in my tank, I inherited everything from a friend. Here are some picks and my "generic" categories as a newbie. Any help or comments is appreciated. The photos are in my gallery.

Mushrooms:
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Unknown:
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Frogspawn:
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Zoanthid:
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Open brain coral (Lobophylia?):
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Pink Finger Leather (Sinularia?):
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The unknown one looks like a closed up Cabbage Leather to me, could possibly be an SPS, but I don't think so. Does it shed its skin at all? I think your Zoa's may be Palythoas though, I am no expert on Zoa's and Paly's. Good luck with your venture into the SW world, hope to see you at Darin's on the 4th. Have a good one.
Matt
 
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Thanks Matt.

The unknown one does not shed like the finger leather. It is also "hard" unlike the leather. In comparison it is relatively smaller. Perhaps this is a better picture. This frag was about 1-2 inches tall when taken and without actinic lighting:

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The fuzziness at the edges I guess are polyps?
 
I guess it may be SPS of some type, could be Montipora digitata or some other Monti, could be Porites(couple of possibilities), if you could frag a piece and bring it to Darin's I may be able to get a better idea. Have a good day.
Matt
 
Just browsing through...

The unknown looks to be Pavona, an sps. The last pictures looks more like a devils hand leather than a sinularia to me.
 
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