Coral id please

cjrose

Member
My friend gave me his 150 reef set up. There are a couple corals that I have not identified yet. Can you please help?
 

 
This one is larger than it appears. Please see view of whole tank.
 

 
These kinda resemble Xenia but it does not pulse and is much smaller.
 

 
Tank is 5 ft by 2 ft by 2ft. Has a 50 gl sump with 20 gl refuge. Really big skimmer. 3 large metal hailides, 2 10,000k color lights. Sorry can't remember exact specs on the lighting.
 
Other corals in the tank are:
 
xenia, kenya tree...split and also have 3 small ones growing in different spots on the tank, toadstool, montipora, anemone...refusing to eat, 2 sets of duncans...started with 2 heads on 1 and now have 6 and 3 heads on the other and now have 8, orange sun coral, various mushrooms.
 
Fish that are in qt and will be in the tank in a month are: 2 hippo tangs, pair of ocellaris clowns, 1 yellow tang, 1 coral beauty, 3 chromis, 2 yellow watchman gobies, red spotted blenny, royal gramma and a melanurus wrasse. Some fish are his, some are mine. All are together and getting along for about 3 weeks now.
 
Thanks!
 
 

cjrose

Member
Thanks. He and his wife are great friends. I have a 125 but no skimmer or proper lighting. I really wanted some corals and now I have them!
 

meowzer

Moderator
CONGRAT CJ......WOW.....
 
The 2nd pic are brown polyps...the 3rd looks like yellow polyps

 
the first are mushrooms...LOL...DUHHHHHH...I just am not 100% what type
 

cjrose

Member
Thanks Meowser. I am SOOOO incredibly happy with the tank. It's got all the bells and whistles. My only disappointment is that I'm moving overseas to Hong Kong for 18 months. But, my best friend and husband are moving into my house and will take care of the tanks. He's taken care of it before and did a great job. I have already started writing the "bible for the saltwater fish and corals." He's completely type "A" and will do a great job. Sigh, at least I get to enjoy the tank for a few more months!
 
Could they be hairy mushrooms? Any other suggestions on corals for the tank? Maybe something other than green or purple.
 
CJ
 
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