Deep water ID:

[alexmir]

I am not positive on the ID on this deepwater piece. ITs a metallic yellow and green. I know theres a little algea on it, no one needs to point out the obvious. It was that way when i got it and i am waiting for it to be fully encrusted.

 

[jeanheckle]

It looks like a devils hand leather coral

 

[paintballer768]

Something like A. carolinia (I cant spell it correctly). Pretty deepwater, it looks a little bleached too. Maybe you should frag the algae spots?

 

[alexmir]

tis def. not bleached, its got alot more color in person. I am thinking i am going to cut off the dead part. these guys are such slow growers, that i fuigure it will encrust old skeleton than it would build new skeleton.

 

[paintballer768]

Originally Posted by alexmir
http:///forum/post/2782322
tis def. not bleached, its got alot more color in person. I am thinking i am going to cut off the dead part. these guys are such slow growers, that i fuigure it will encrust old skeleton than it would build new skeleton.
Ah ok, must be the lighting in the photo. You could see if the coral will reencrust the algae area, just make sure it doesnt spread.

 

[myzislow]

I would defnitely cut off the dead parts with algae all over them. The coral is not going to grow over those large chunks of algae. Cut each tip back into the healthy tissue and if your tank is all good it should recover fine.

 

[alexmir]

i think i have decided to cut back the skeleton, i think the algea would irritate the new flesh trying to grow, the algea is pretty thick on the skeleton. The coral has already colored up SUPER nice, and is encrusted about 1.5" around the coral onto the rock.

 

[gatorwpb]

I think its the same that I have ~ A. Caroliniana. Mine is a metallic yellow/green.
Its not the fastest grower but not super slow either. PE only at night, and the polyps are very thin and white.
I had some tips that were white I think from shipping to my LFS and they grew back over pretty quickly. Id bet that if you could get that algae off without snipping the tips, it might grow back in those areas. But snip if you have to.
Now that I look at this picture it has grown a decent amount since I got it, but I dont remember exactly when that was

few months or so, maybe early summer time. This was under the old bulbs, 10k Aqualine ABs.

 

[alexmir]

that looks ALOT like mine, not exact, but close enough that i would say they are the same species. Mine is a little smoother on the branches, doesnt have the little nubs along the branches. (that could just be location of where the piece was in the ocean, mabye a little higher than mine in the water?) I havent really seen much polyp extension, but have seen a real increase in color, and a little growth. There are 2 branches that had a little algea, and the flesh has grown over it. If it keeps growing at the rate it is it wont be much slower than my other SPS.
I think i may just scrub the algea off, after seeing how fast it has encrusted on some parts, i dont see any need in clipping it.
also, thanks for the pic.

 

[crazy4coral]

I have to disagree. Under the correct lighting and water flow, these are the fastest growers. If they arent growing, there is something wrong. These corals need high/random water flow with very high intensity lighting. along with iodine, calcium etc.. but I'd say its Acropora Muricata.

 

[gatorwpb]

Heres another pic of Caroliniana. Mine looks much like this.

Muricata is more of a type of staghorn, it doesnt have the smooth look of the deep waters.

 

[alexmir]

Originally Posted by crazy4coral
http:///forum/post/2790928
I have to disagree. Under the correct lighting and water flow, these are the fastest growers. If they arent growing, there is something wrong. These corals need high/random water flow with very high intensity lighting. along with iodine, calcium etc.. but I'd say its Acropora Muricata.
Thank you for the opinoin, but from everything i have read and spoken to people about deep water SPS are not the fastest growing SPS. The piece in this thread is growing at a slow rate, but is definitely growing.

 

[myzislow]

Originally Posted by crazy4coral
http:///forum/post/2790928
I have to disagree. Under the correct lighting and water flow, these are the fastest growers. If they arent growing, there is something wrong. These corals need high/random water flow with very high intensity lighting. along with iodine, calcium etc.. but I'd say its Acropora Muricata.
I disagree with everything you said except for the random flow part...