Frag identification

CrazyNovice · 01/22/2016, 04:06 PM

Can somebody help my ID this frag? I thought it looked like carpet of some kind. Sorry the picture is a bit crappy. Looks like there may be some algae growth on it now that I can see it from not in the back of the frag tank.

CafeReef · 01/22/2016, 04:09 PM

without seeing the polyps it almost looks like a avelopora, LPS

Dkuhlmann · 01/22/2016, 05:34 PM

Look up Montipora

BrianKC · 01/22/2016, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Dkuhlmann

Look up Montipora

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CrazyNovice · 01/22/2016, 07:09 PM

Ah. Yes mantipora looks quite likely! Thanks! I just went to a LFS in my area I've never been to and they had a discount frag tank with tons of different unmarked corals. I forgot to ask if they could tell me what it was.

Dkuhlmann · 01/22/2016, 08:05 PM

It's one of the easier SPS corals to keep. They like lower light and decent flow. They're not really picky about having perfect water either.

BrianKC · 01/23/2016, 01:57 AM

Post them low in your tank; they plate out and will eventually shadow things below them.

01/22/2016, 04:09 PM	#2
CafeReef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Elkhorn, NE Posts: 1,405	without seeing the polyps it almost looks like a avelopora, LPS __________________ 50 Gallon cube

01/22/2016, 05:34 PM	#3
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	Look up Montipora __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/22/2016, 08:05 PM	#6
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	It's one of the easier SPS corals to keep. They like lower light and decent flow. They're not really picky about having perfect water either. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

01/22/2016, 07:09 PM	#5
CrazyNovice Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 11	Ah. Yes mantipora looks quite likely! Thanks! I just went to a LFS in my area I've never been to and they had a discount frag tank with tons of different unmarked corals. I forgot to ask if they could tell me what it was.

01/23/2016, 01:57 AM	#7
BrianKC Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 388	Post them low in your tank; they plate out and will eventually shadow things below them.