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Allmost
02/14/2012, 02:50 PM
hello all,
can anyone ID this ?

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j416/bigray1002/id.jpg
Allmost
02/14/2012, 02:52 PM
http://coral.aims.gov.au/speciesPages/species_metadata/0316/image

would this be correct ?
GRTTSOU
02/14/2012, 04:12 PM
I don’t know what it is, what I know is that is beautiful!
GRTTSOU
02/14/2012, 04:13 PM
I don’t know what kind it is, what I know is that is beautiful!
PS. it's not look like a porites...
GRTTSOU
02/14/2012, 04:15 PM
sds
29reef
02/14/2012, 06:05 PM
Without more developed branches it's impossible to be 100%. It is porites.
MammothReefer
02/14/2012, 06:09 PM
Sand dollar "monti" grown on an dead abrotanoides skelton. HA YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD STUMP ME!

lol sorry
Allmost
02/14/2012, 06:09 PM
Thanks Brian, that's what I figured after looking at More pics on corals of the world.

It's base is starting to turn yellow which is nice too.

So for porits ... I should place it in high flow and high light I guess as they grow pretty shallow in oceans too ?
Allmost
02/14/2012, 06:24 PM
Sand dollar "monti" grown on an dead abrotanoides skelton. HA YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD STUMP ME!

lol sorry

Really You think so ?

ill try to take a closer pic. I have tried growing monties on dead branchy corals, but they grow a bit different than this, at least the skeleton, but I guess I'll have to wait more before I can be sure.
MammothReefer
02/14/2012, 06:52 PM
Really You think so ?

ill try to take a closer pic. I have tried growing monties on dead branchy corals, but they grow a bit different than this, at least the skeleton, but I guess I'll have to wait more before I can be sure.

Ha no sorry I was kidding. Porities are really hard to ID imop. You really have to look @ the Coralite skeleton. (like so)

http://sdmas.com/corals/images/large/776CD.jpg


If I was to throw out some guesses.

I'd say

Porites tuberculosa
Porites attenuata
or maybe you guys are right with Porites cylindrica

http://sdmas.com/corals/images/large/316-06.jpg
29reef
02/14/2012, 07:45 PM
High flow, medium light. It might even be happier with lower light. I've seen lots of them get light shocked; first they lose PE then slowly die because they are being treated like an Acro. It's a nice piece hopefully it makes it.