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lockrookie 02-04-2013 02:52 AM

Sps I'd at least I think it's sps
 
I have lovingly called this my sea turd sps I got this from a fellow reefer and he may have told me what it is but there was so many I zoned out any help would be appreciated

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...6DAA9D1FE8.jpg

Borderjumper 02-04-2013 03:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lockrookie (Post 789671)
I have lovingly called this my sea turd sps I got this from a fellow reefer and he may have told me what it is but there was so many I zoned out any help would be appreciated

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...6DAA9D1FE8.jpg

It's Mr. Hanky!

rzadun 02-04-2013 03:02 AM

Coral ID
 
It looks like Helioppora Coerulea. It does well in a tank with strong light and current.
I have several colonies.

lockrookie 02-04-2013 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Borderjumper (Post 789677)
It's Mr. Hanky!

Lol great I'd

lockrookie 02-04-2013 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rzadun (Post 789678)
It looks like Helioppora Coerulea. It does well in a tank with strong light and current.
I have several colonies.

Thanks ill look it up

Delphinus 02-04-2013 03:36 AM

Heliopora coerulea (as rzadun pointed out), aka blue-ridge coral. Technically it is an octocoral which makes it a closer relative to soft corals than SPS, but it has a calcareous skeleton. If you break off a piece the skeleton itself is blue which is where it gets its common name from.

The stuff tends to be bullet proof.

There seem to be two growth forms, an encrusting type and a branching type.

lockrookie 02-04-2013 04:39 AM

I think I like my name for it better in this case... Flowering sea turd.. Lol it really isn't an attractive coral but its still cool I will try and find a good spot for it and see how it does.


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