ID please / Caulastrea (furcata or echinulata)

Brucey · 08-27-2004, 04:54 PM

Caulastrea (furcata or echinulata)

Guys . . . . anyone know which this is please. I've browsed all the web pages and it's not jumping out at me.
Brucey

Brucey · 08-27-2004, 04:55 PM

And another

NaH2O · 08-27-2004, 09:39 PM

Brucey - if my little one didn't seriously need to get to bed, I'd do a little extra searching, but for now I'll leave you with this:

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Aquarium Corals by Eric Borneman
Caulastrea furcata is by far the most commonly available species, with bright colors, smaller corallites, and a slightly less packed array of polyps. Caulastrea echinulata has densely packed polyps, substantially larger and more oval-to-meandering-shaped corallites, and is rarely as colorful as C. furcata. The polyp tissue expands more in this species, often forming trumpetlike extensions from the skeleton. Caulastrea echinulata tends to resemble some faviids when expanded, because of the compactness of the corallites. However, there is usually space around each polyp that hints at the length of the long phaceloid branches. Caulastrea curvata is much more open in its configuration, with skeletal stalks sprawling outward. Greater space lies between the phaceloid stalks, and individual stalks often divide as they grow upward.

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Caulastrea echinulata is more drably colored in brownish pinks to grays, and typically shows less contrast between the outer tissue and the oral disc.

Brucey · 08-28-2004, 05:58 AM

Hey Nik . . . . . yeah I know that "Little one feeling" now. Can't beat it though. I've got Bornemans book and had read the above. I guess from the description at Caulastrea echinulata but then thought maybe it's not as it's not very common ????? By the way, do you spend hours typing in quotes from books or is it available online somewhere ???? Always wondered ? Anyway mate, thanks for the reply. Take care
Brucey

Craig Manoukian · 08-28-2004, 08:50 AM

Caulastrea echinulata gets my vote. Very nice specimen, how big is it?

Brucey · 08-28-2004, 09:17 AM

Hi Craig . . . . . about 6" across now mate. My very first coral 18 months ago. The funny thing in I love my SPS's but the Caulastrea is still the best looking coral under actinics . . . . . gorgeous. And amazing at night when all the polyps come out to play.
Brucey

Craig Manoukian · 08-28-2004, 09:32 AM

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Originally posted by Brucey
amazing at night when all the polyps come out to play.

Sounds like some of the folks I used to know.

How about a picture of that polyp extension and those nematocysts? Great job Brucey!

Boomer · 08-28-2004, 05:17 PM

Brucey

Looking at the "Big Blue Books", C. echinulata also

08-27-2004, 04:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	ID please / Caulastrea (furcata or echinulata) Caulastrea (furcata or echinulata) Guys . . . . anyone know which this is please. I've browsed all the web pages and it's not jumping out at me. Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

08-27-2004, 04:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	And another __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

08-28-2004, 05:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey Nik . . . . . yeah I know that "Little one feeling" now. Can't beat it though. I've got Bornemans book and had read the above. I guess from the description at Caulastrea echinulata but then thought maybe it's not as it's not very common ????? By the way, do you spend hours typing in quotes from books or is it available online somewhere ???? Always wondered ? Anyway mate, thanks for the reply. Take care Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

08-28-2004, 08:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Caulastrea echinulata gets my vote. Very nice specimen, how big is it? __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

08-28-2004, 09:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
Brucey Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Reading, England Posts: 1,292 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hi Craig . . . . . about 6" across now mate. My very first coral 18 months ago. The funny thing in I love my SPS's but the Caulastrea is still the best looking coral under actinics . . . . . gorgeous. And amazing at night when all the polyps come out to play. Brucey __________________ 160UK Gallon. (192US Gallon). 400Lbs LR. Aquamedic Turboflotor 5000 Shorty skimmer. Arcadia 3Series pendant (3x250W 14,000'K MH & 2x58W 60" actinic) (DIY cooling fan). Tunze 7095 Multicontroller & 2xTunze 6100 Streams. Redsea 100 Aquazone Plus ozonizer and redox computer. Aquamedic Ocean Runner 6500 return. TMC Vectron 30W UV sterilizer. Aquamedic Aquaniveau auto top up system through Deltec 500 kalk stirrer. PurityOnTap RO/DI. Deltec FR509 (ROWAPhos). Aquamedic PH computer controlling KNOP HD Calcium Reactor. Setup Nov 2002 See my tank here http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...&threadid=4486

08-28-2004, 05:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
Boomer Reef Sanctuary's Mr. Wizard Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 1,932 View Gallery Karma Komment	Brucey Looking at the "Big Blue Books", C. echinulata also __________________ 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.

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