Coral ID

[NorthGaHillbilly]

alright guys, guy I got this from said it was a monti, Im not saying that it isnt, but the texture looks different. PE has improved, almost looks like a garf bonsai but encrusting, any ideas?

 

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Thanks fellas

 

NGaHB

[frankdontsurf]

Chalice?

[NorthGaHillbilly]

its hard as a rock, think of a acro but no branching, just encrusting.

Not sure if there are encrusting monti setosa, but they look similar

[opaquelace]

Looks like a garf bonsai to me. Someone on the forums said that his garf bonsai would encrust a lot more than grow out so maybe that's just what it is doing? Doesn't look like any kind of montipora to me.

[NorthGaHillbilly]

I'm getting alright PE, color is maintaining which is good. Anyone have any other ideas?

[NorthGaHillbilly]

After alittle magnification on the polyps and some internet searching it definatly is a garf bonsai, its doing well enoigh, which I'm suprised with a system that's far from optimal for sps

[opaquelace]

After alittle magnification on the polyps and some internet searching it definatly is a garf bonsai, its doing well enoigh, which I'm suprised with a system that's far from optimal for sps

I have a fairly mixed assortment of softies LPS and 3 acro frags. All seem to do well. My acros grow fast and I have great polyp extension. I do run a protein skimmer rated for a tank twice the size of mine though. But I feed heavily. I do have a mature tank. Going on 3 years old in November. Sometimes I think maturity is important when it comes to sps, better stability with parameters and all.

[NorthGaHillbilly]

I'm skimmerless currently, soon go change hopefully. My tank, tho new in its current encarnation, has been running for a LONG time, hopefully things keep going well.

[Mr. Microscope]

+1 to Bonsai. Those things encrust like crazy. You have to isolate it on the tip of something with dramatic overhangs to get it to shoot up.