Please help me identify this SPS

[Drew W]

Genus

Species

Thank you all.

 

[PederP]

Looks like pocillopora.

 

[Drew W]

That's what I thought it was also; a pink variant of P. damicornis. It doesn't look like any pics I've seen.

Thank you.

 

[PederP]

Hi again.

I believe you would get much stronger color, if you placed it higher in your tank.
Looks very healthy though. The crazy polypextension, could also be an indication of low light - unless its a picture from when the light turned on

 

[Drew W]

Actually the photo was taken 15 years ago! The coral first appeared as a tiny start on some live rock. It grew to tennis ball size in about 2years. Sometime in the second year it must have spawned because many small colonies appeared on other sites throughout the tank. Original colony was about 12 cm below surface. Lighting was 500 W of Iwasaki MH and 440W of VHO actinic fo 12 hours/ day.