Coral ID...

Edd13 · 04-29-2008, 09:15 PM

I got this coral while in LA 2 weeks ago ... I was woundering if it was going to make it so i waited on the pics ... it was wild I think, so i Iodined it and RO soaked it... then a light ro blast with a power head to clean any other things on it before it hit my tank ... then it bleached all white (oops

) ... i think i went a little over board on the bug killing... I thought it was dead but today its about 90% brown ... this pic it 2 days old.

needless to say ... what is it? ... any ideas? ... lable said "Super Fancy Acro"

vdituri · 04-29-2008, 09:17 PM

Super duper fancy. Love it when they get a scientific with the descriptions. lol

Hope it pulls through for you.

dobejazz · 04-29-2008, 10:38 PM

I'm not an sps keeper but I don't think you should give them a FW dip.

I hope it recovers for ya though

AQTCJAK · 04-29-2008, 11:07 PM

looks like a stick with mumps

Edd13 · 04-30-2008, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobejazz

I'm not an sps keeper but I don't think you should give them a FW dip.

I hope it recovers for ya though

your right ... i read that after i did it... i saw it bleach then freaked ... but its coming back ... the question is what is it

dobejazz · 04-30-2008, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edd13

your right ... i read that after i did it... i saw it bleach then freaked ... but its coming back ... the question is what is it

a super fancy acro????

Sorry I really don't know

Tru2nr · 05-16-2008, 12:29 AM

might have to wait till it fully regains its colors and you can see the polyps

Triggerjay · 05-16-2008, 01:13 AM

I say possibly an acro,.. Maybe a slimer... Hard to tell for sure.. I may be way off base..

Jason

Opsanus tau · 07-26-2008, 10:00 PM

100% Acro,..but witch species,....not sure

funkpolice · 07-27-2008, 12:27 AM

man, I have totally neglected learning anything about sps. I guess because I don't have any. I don't know the difference between an acropora and a millipora. I think I'm going to try and learn some more about them as of now. So thats what an acropora looks like. What features make it an acropora?
bill

Boomer · 07-27-2008, 03:15 AM

Well, it looks allot like Acropora elizabethensis

http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/...0pages/849.htm

And it looks even more close in the actual book.

But that does not mean that is what it is

Branching Montipora capitat is similar

Montipora capitata

And more than likely would be this off the two.

Illuminati · 07-27-2008, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkpolice

man, I have totally neglected learning anything about sps. I guess because I don't have any. I don't know the difference between an acropora and a millipora. I think I'm going to try and learn some more about them as of now. So thats what an acropora looks like. What features make it an acropora?
bill

Acropora is the generic name for a lot of corals.

Acropora is a genus name that covers a lot of species, including Acropora Millipora.

Milli's (as they are commonly called) are some of the easiest to keep and easiest to ID SPS corals out there. They have very long polyps.

The 2 blue corals on the right in this picture are millipora's:

Only coral that comes close to having as much polyp extension are Prostrata's, again slap the name Acropora in front of it.

But I think you meant to say you don't know the difference between Acropora and Montipora, the other common SPS coral family out there.

Monti's usually come in plating or encrusting form, not stick form (Acro's are called colored sticks commonly).

Monti Cap:

Orange Monti Digitata (One of the few monti's that grow verticle like this)

The coral to the right in that picture is another Monti, I think a Confusa but I never got a good ID before it croaked on me.

And if you google the term Superman Monti for pics you will see an encrusting version of a Monti Coral.

Basically the difference is how they grow:

Acro's - Usually verticle growers
Monti's - Usually Plating or Encrusting growers

funkpolice · 07-27-2008, 12:01 PM

I do know what the montis look like, at least the plating kind. I didn't know that millis were acros. What kind is the one on the left in the last pic with green polyps. When I get around to upgrading my lighting, I want one of those. Ed, I apologize for steering this thread away from you're question. I'll start a new one.
bill

Opsanus tau · 07-27-2008, 12:59 PM

Acro; (in Latin = "open")=Acropora="open pores"
Monti; (in Latin = "mountains")Montipora="mountains of pores, or "mountianous pores".

Just in case someone out there didn't know-Dave

Opsanus tau · 07-27-2008, 01:08 PM

Trick question; what do you think "Millipora" translates to, (in Latin)

04-29-2008, 09:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
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07-26-2008, 10:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
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funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,396 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral ID... man, I have totally neglected learning anything about sps. I guess because I don't have any. I don't know the difference between an acropora and a millipora. I think I'm going to try and learn some more about them as of now. So thats what an acropora looks like. What features make it an acropora? bill

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Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 2,608 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral ID... Well, it looks allot like Acropora elizabethensis http://www2.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/...0pages/849.htm And it looks even more close in the actual book. But that does not mean that is what it is Branching Montipora capitat is similar Montipora capitata And more than likely would be this off the two. __________________ Boomer Want to Talk Chemistry ! The Reef Chemistry Forum Want to See More ! The Coral Realm If you See Me Running You Better Catch-Up An explosion can be defined as a loud noise, accompanied by the sudden going away of things, from a place where they use to be.

07-27-2008, 12:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
funkpolice Reef Lobster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orland Park IL Posts: 1,396 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral ID... I do know what the montis look like, at least the plating kind. I didn't know that millis were acros. What kind is the one on the left in the last pic with green polyps. When I get around to upgrading my lighting, I want one of those. Ed, I apologize for steering this thread away from you're question. I'll start a new one. bill

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Opsanus tau Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Keys Posts: 91 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Coral ID... Acro; (in Latin = "open")=Acropora="open pores" Monti; (in Latin = "mountains")Montipora="mountains of pores, or "mountianous pores". Just in case someone out there didn't know-Dave __________________ www.atlanticreef.com

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