Coral ID

Alepenade · 02/05/2018, 09:00 AM

Hey guys, just got back into the hobby from a 10 year Hiatus, and reconfigured my 90 Gallon FOWLR (making a transition to a Reef Tank) on the rocks i found this coral, can anyone help me ID it?
And is it hard keep alive and flourishing?

Temp : 80
PH :8.39
Salinity: 33.1
Alkalinity: 10
Calcium: 380
Mag: 980
Nitrate: 0
Phosphate:0

Dosing Seachem Reef Fusion 1 and Reef Fusion 2, on alternate days 70ml. with a Jebao Dosing Pump.

Berlin Style Sump with a refugium, Growing Chaeto (trying).
2 Hydra26 HD Running from 8am to 8pm.
Bubble Magus Skimmer
JBJ Chiller
GFO

thegrun · 02/05/2018, 10:28 PM

it looks like a partially dead acropora base.

oldhead · 02/06/2018, 04:51 AM

You're also going to have to raise that mag and calcium.

billdogg · 02/06/2018, 07:14 AM

I agree that your calcium and Magnesium are pretty low. I'm surprised that the Alkalinity is where it's at. Before adding any more supplements I would suggest getting your water checked at your LFS.

As for the coral - perhaps a very unhappy goniopora sp.?

AlSimmons · 02/06/2018, 12:28 PM

It looks kind of like the remnants of a Montipora digitata IMO.

Uncle99 · 02/06/2018, 12:47 PM

Always raise mag first to approx 1350, then measure Alk and calcium and dose if required.
Mag is the buffer for these two....

Alepenade · 02/06/2018, 10:59 PM

Thanks alot guys, getting mag levels up, taking my ro/di water tested and will do my best to take care of this sps cotal.

Diana A · 02/07/2018, 02:04 PM

Stylocoeniella?

heathlindner25 · 02/07/2018, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlSimmons

It looks kind of like the remnants of a Montipora digitata IMO.

My guess as well.

Haunt · 02/08/2018, 07:21 PM

Check this out.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/1/aafeature2

HTH.

rvareef · 02/08/2018, 07:51 PM

my guess would be browned out stylophora

Alepenade · 03/07/2018, 09:33 AM

Just a quick update,

MG:1350
Ca:460
Kh:9
PH:8.39
Phosphate: 0
Niitrate: 0

And took the foto and a friend with a lot of experience in the Hobby and this is what he to the conclusion the coral to be:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Montastraeidae
Genus: Montastraea
Species: M. cavernosa
Binomial name
Montastraea cavernosa
Linnaeus, 1767

Again thanks a lot to all of you guys, now im confident i can add more corals.....btw the coral is doing awesome.......

02/06/2018, 07:14 AM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	I agree that your calcium and Magnesium are pretty low. I'm surprised that the Alkalinity is where it's at. Before adding any more supplements I would suggest getting your water checked at your LFS. As for the coral - perhaps a very unhappy goniopora sp.? __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

02/07/2018, 02:04 PM	#8
Diana A Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 682	Stylocoeniella? __________________ diana

02/08/2018, 07:21 PM	#10
Haunt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 109	Check this out. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/1/aafeature2 HTH. __________________ "Your off the edge of the map mate. Here there be monsters..."

02/05/2018, 10:28 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	it looks like a partially dead acropora base.

02/06/2018, 04:51 AM	#3
oldhead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 527	You're also going to have to raise that mag and calcium.

02/06/2018, 12:28 PM	#5
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	It looks kind of like the remnants of a Montipora digitata IMO.

02/06/2018, 12:47 PM	#6
Uncle99 Crab Free Zone Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,906	Always raise mag first to approx 1350, then measure Alk and calcium and dose if required. Mag is the buffer for these two....

02/06/2018, 10:59 PM	#7
Alepenade Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Dominican Republic Posts: 5	Thanks alot guys, getting mag levels up, taking my ro/di water tested and will do my best to take care of this sps cotal.

02/08/2018, 07:51 PM	#11
rvareef In Memoriam Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 664	my guess would be browned out stylophora

03/07/2018, 09:33 AM	#12
Alepenade Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Dominican Republic Posts: 5	Just a quick update, MG:1350 Ca:460 Kh:9 PH:8.39 Phosphate: 0 Niitrate: 0 And took the foto and a friend with a lot of experience in the Hobby and this is what he to the conclusion the coral to be: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Anthozoa Order: Scleractinia Family: Montastraeidae Genus: Montastraea Species: M. cavernosa Binomial name Montastraea cavernosa Linnaeus, 1767 Again thanks a lot to all of you guys, now im confident i can add more corals.....btw the coral is doing awesome.......