coral id??

[newade]

hi all,, im trying to find out what this thing is,, its encrusting? or at least growing into my live rock,, it has short little hair like polyps on it,, green and brown mix,, any ideas

[crvz]

how about a picture? could be anything by that description.

[wshfulthkn]

pictures?

[newade]

im trying to resize,, lol sorry

[bzotter]

sounds like an encrusting monti to me. i had one go apeshit on a section of my tank not too long ago, it spread very quickly. picture would be helpful though.

[newade]

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/182277Picture_592.jpg

[newade]

i am hoping this helps,, i figured encrusting monti,, but the little hair all over threw me,, it is actually fuzzy,, i know the pic is bad,, im learning lol

[Caragol]

Pavona? It's hard to tell from the pic, but the color would match some examples I've seen.

[newade]

ps,, its the big one in the back,,also does anyone know how to load bigger pics here,, it would only let me go 50kb

[Caragol]

Ahh, load the pics up at another site such as flickr or imageshack and then insert them in your post.

[Kdocimo90]

http://rsrc1.bubbleshare.com/media/01/08/a4/74/df599a4d84f919e95a8548a44aff51a99898ac02/580x435/182277Picture-592_580x435.jpg

[wshfulthkn]

some kind of favia maybe?

[Kdocimo90]

I dont think it is a favia

[Caragol]

Is it hairy like this?

http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/0205/pavona_oo.jpg

[newade]

yes

[newade]

they look very similar,, mine is growing out not up,, wonders what a good picture will do

[newade]

how do you guys get such good pics?

[northcoastdiver]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13770273#post13770273 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by newade
how do you guys get such good pics? I'd like to know the secret to this too, I can never get the damn thing to focus right!@$##%

[nikon187]

What about hydronophora or a galaxy?

[newade]

i have a hydronophora,, and it isnt hairy,, the better pic shows the surface perfect,, i think mine is what ever that one is,,lol

[Caragol]

It's probably a pavona of some sort then, really pretty coral. I've never been able to get good pics either, although my local club organizes classes from time to time. I have a crummy point and shoot and I can't get good focus or color ever. I'd rather put the money into my tank than the camera I suppose. So I just link to Marc Levenson's site www.melevsreef.com when I can.

[crvz]

caragol's picture looks like pavano, which is a neat but aggressive coral.

[newade]

souds like pavona/cactus coral wins it,, mine is just flat for some reason lol,, i guess it will grow up when its ready,,