New SPS need ID Please.

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Got this from a friend that was closing his tank down. So I have no idea what it is. can some one help me out. Thanks

 

[Frick]

Acropora loripes http://sdmas.com/corals/42.php

Maybe granulosa

 

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Frick, Thank You.....

 

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I was thinking the loripes group (Wallace's larger classifications of acropora) as well. prominent axials, tubular radials. But the whole group tends to have finer corallites.

The tips of a tort look similar to yours but the overall growth pattern looks to be going in a different direction.

I also gave a passing thought to A. austera.




The tapered branches remind me of one of my corals that I had been calling a granulosa.

Here's how mine looked when I got it 3 months or so ago

Better PE at night

 

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Nice growth their. Where is placement in the tank? Thanks for the reply.

 

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Nice growth their. Where is placement in the tank? Thanks for the reply.

Growth is fair/good but the color is dog do-do. The tips have a green ring and go from a pink to a orange to the darker green. they don't get picked up by my camera very well. But overall, it's gotten very pastel.

This particular one is highish (maybe 5-6 inches below the water line) but I only run a 6 bulb T5 over it with ati aquablue, blue plus and purple plus bulbs. (looking to get replace the purple plus with more blue to help growth maybe)

It's in an area that is intermediate in flow. certainly no direct flow, and maybe it's caught in a lower flow spot. Center back of my tank kinda misses the flow from the two mp40's on the sides and the returns that shoot over it.


Sdmas coral library states that granulosa's...

Habitat: Most reef environments, especially reef slopes protected from wave action.

While loripes...

Habitat: Upper reef slopes but occurs in a wide range of environments.

Liveaquaria says of their Phil's granulosa...

This smooth-branched, deepwater coral thrives in medium to high light conditions. Most would consider this a deep water growth form in the wild.


I do know that mine likes the light. An accidental frag I attached under a ledge and it's an even duller shade of brown that above.

 

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Thanks for the info. Much appreciated.