Norwegian 140g sps tank
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selje
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Here's a movie from the tank. Remember to watch it in 1080p (HD) 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oApW4ZZUnhU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oApW4ZZUnhU
klepto
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Acropora Loripes and a Monti cap.
This is a lovely Acro. To me it looks closer to A. rosaria. The pictured coral has dome shaped axial corallites and all corallite walls are thick. In contrast to A. rosaria, Veron descibes A. loripes has having "tubular axial corallites which may be naked on one side, and more widely spaced radial corallites". Once the colony matures, we will know for sure.
I think it may be A. caroliniana based on the evident pocket like radial corallites and the"tapering, axial and incipient axial corallites curving upwards or pointing in different directions".Acropora Lokani (?).
http://sdmas.com/corals/15.php
You are keeping some great looking corals. Thanks for sharing with us!
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selje
Acroholic
Thank you
I hope your corals will grow even faster than mine.Thank you. I use a Canon EOS 600D with the standard 18-55 lens.
Ok, thank you for your ID tip. The last coral was imported as A Caroliniana. But It has so thick branches compared to other Carolinianas I've seen.
Thank you. I'll share more pictures soon
dvanacker
DID I SOUNDS SMRT??
Very nice collection and tank. That turaki and setosa are nice...actually they are all nice.
This coral I believe is a.multiacuta http://www.sdmas.com/corals/49.php
The one on top was the one I think is a.multiacuta.......bottom one is nice too but Im not sure on a ID.
selje
Acroholic
Here's some pictures.
This Acropora I almost killed in a Lugols dip. This is how it looked like after the dip (it was almost over-grown by zoas and was already half-dead).
This is ten days after. Getting some color back already.
Acropora Unknown.
This A. Turaki right next to it is one of my favs.
When I got the A. Multiacuta as Dvanacker think it is, it looked like this:
Today it looks like this:
I bought this Caulastrea Curvata in may 2010. This is a picture taken the day I got it (yeah I know it's overexposured):
Here is a picture of it today:
This Acropora I almost killed in a Lugols dip. This is how it looked like after the dip (it was almost over-grown by zoas and was already half-dead).
This is ten days after. Getting some color back already.
Acropora Unknown.
This A. Turaki right next to it is one of my favs.
When I got the A. Multiacuta as Dvanacker think it is
, it looked like this:
Today it looks like this:
I bought this Caulastrea Curvata in may 2010. This is a picture taken the day I got it (yeah I know it's overexposured):
Here is a picture of it today:
dvanacker
DID I SOUNDS SMRT??
klepto
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I'm not sure what you mean by that. Are you saying that the axial corallites are more tubular in shape with those two species?
All three share structural similarities and both A. caroliniana and A. multiacuta have tapered axial corallites as Veron describes A. multiacuta with "branches consisting primarily of extremely long tapered axial corallites". To me the coral in question does not appear to have long enough axial corallites to be A. multiacuta. It does however, appear to have tapered corallites.
(I think its worth mentioning that A. caroliniana doesn't always have tapering corallites).
I'm not completely ruling out A. multiacuta, just voicing some concerns with the ID.
dvanacker
DID I SOUNDS SMRT??
I said "more" tapered corallites....meaning they are more tapered than what i see in the coral in question.
For comparision
my a.carolininia
my a.lokani
and the coral in question..
The two corals look very similar....possible the same species? Sorry I have taken this thread on a bit of a detour....
selje
Acroholic
Thanks, no worries I try to get ID for all my corals, so I am glad that you want to share your knowledge with me. You have some beautiful corals Dvanacker.
I hope you can help me ID this to. The only Acropora I've found some similarities with so far is A. Kirstyae.
This I think is A. Hyacinthus.
Acropora Loripes. Definately one of my favorites.
Acropora Desalwii. I hope this get more colour when it develops.
Could this be Acropora Formosa?
This Montipora Verrucosa is growing fast.
Acropora Tortuosa. Slow grower. But nice colour.
The Pseudanthias Huchtii is watching over it's nest.
I try to get ID for all my corals, so I am glad that you want to share your knowledge with me. You have some beautiful corals Dvanacker.I hope you can help me ID this to. The only Acropora I've found some similarities with so far is A. Kirstyae.
This I think is A. Hyacinthus.
Acropora Loripes. Definately one of my favorites.
Acropora Desalwii. I hope this get more colour when it develops.
Could this be Acropora Formosa?
This Montipora Verrucosa is growing fast.
Acropora Tortuosa. Slow grower. But nice colour.
The Pseudanthias Huchtii is watching over it's nest.
klepto
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The strongly appressed appearance of the radial corallites and general structure reminds me of A. valida. Unfortunately, the online database doesn't have the last image in Veron's book which is the closest to your coral. :crazy1: http://sdmas.com/corals/77.phpI hope you can help me ID this to. The only Acropora I've found some similarities with so far is A. Kirstyae.
Sorry for doubting you earlier, it looks much more like A. loripes with this image. The top down threw me off.Acropora Loripes. Definately one of my favorites.
Tony B (UK)
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You have a lovely collection of corals, your tank looks very nice :wave:
Where did you get your setosa?
Where did you get your setosa?
klepto
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Could this one possibly be M. capitata? I don't think M. verrucosa show the branching that your coral does. Veron notes that this species has skeletal detail "similar to that of Montipora verrucosa, which does not form primarily branched colonies". http://sdmas.com/corals/457.php
