Coral ID please?

akrkwood

akrkwood

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I bought two zoanthid frags today and realized that what I thought was just the dark end of the rock is actually a coral. I believe it is a button coral but I wanted to get the opinion of someone who ACTUALLY knows what they're talking about.
Thanks.
Aaron

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Johnly

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it needs to re establish zooxanthalea algae....if it makes it, and has proper conditions, the color can come back...blue to green is healthy in the common type!
 
akrkwood

akrkwood

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Johnly said:
it needs to re establish zooxanthalea algae....if it makes it, and has proper conditions, the color can come back...blue to green is healthy in the common type!
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I have a stock 24 gal Nano Cube so I'm not sure it will get enough light from the PC's in there. I have read that they can live under PC's if they are at the top of the tank. Do guys think I should just go ahead and move it to the top of the tank? I don't suppose it would hurt the zoas that it is on the rock with.
 
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Johnly

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You are a think tank. I would move them to the top. I have had luck with PC's with candy cane, but no more than six inches in depth (I had a 96 watt 2 10,000k and 2 blue actinics on a four pin) Even then, it was tricky for me to grow them....when I was changing water every week, they did the best!
 
akrkwood

akrkwood

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Johnly said:
You are a think tank. I would move them to the top. I have had luck with PC's with candy cane, but no more than six inches in depth (I had a 96 watt 2 10,000k and 2 blue actinics on a four pin) Even then, it was tricky for me to grow them....when I was changing water every week, they did the best!
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I will do it and we'll see what happens. According to the specs the lighting I have is 72 watts (2 50/50 bulbs - half 10,000k & half blue).
Thanks again.
 
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