progression of an encrusting gonipora

[Freemans Reef]

progression of the goni
here is the original rock i got from petco it had mushrooms on it
as you can see
i noticed it had some sort of polyps trying to grow out of it so i had to experiment

here it is a few weeks after i removed the shrooms

here is a close up of the polyps

now i know regular gonis are delicate, but this is the tuffest coral i have ever seen

just keep it away from shrooms or plates or probably any other coral it grew back under pc and no bulbs
has been under 400w metal halide
it will burn under super high light but anything less than 8" from bulb is to close
i am thinking of fragging this and i was wondering if anyone had experience with this coral or had a id on it other than encrusting gonipora
any way i hope you all like this

 

[reefnetworth]

nice! im surprised! its healthy and happy. not puttin you down Freemans Reef, puttin down petco. at least the one near here. they can kill turbo's somehow. not jokeing! but that is cool man! good luck with them and REEF-ON!

 

[Brock Fluharty]

I have turbos die sometimes...

 

[Freemans Reef]

lol i was a former employee of petco and as a manager i was able to set up a small coral tank that worked pretty good
so i had first dibs on anything i wanted but ya petco is bad