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newreefer_59
12-31-2009, 04:54 PM
Just purchased 2 corals and have an older one, but cannot find much info with the names I was given.

SPS pic: Was called Hidnophora I think. Is this the correct name?

LPS-Red button coral: Again, is this the correct name?

LPS-Acan: This has been referred to as a Blastomussa and a type of Acan. Is this either one of those?

Many thanks and happy New Year reefers!
SeaHorse_Fanatic
12-31-2009, 04:56 PM
Hydnophora, Red Open Brain, and Acan. (not Blastomussa)
Zoaelite
12-31-2009, 05:11 PM
Hydnophora, Red Open Brain, and Acan. (not Blastomussa)

+1
Hydnophora sp., Lobophyllia hemprichii and Acanthastrea lordhowensis.
SeaHorse_Fanatic
12-31-2009, 05:22 PM
#2: It's a Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, I believe, not a Lobo.

http://www.aquahobby.com/corals/e_trachyphyllia_geoffroyi.php
Zoaelite
12-31-2009, 05:56 PM
#2: It's a Trachyphyllia geoffroyi, I believe, not a Lobo.

http://www.aquahobby.com/corals/e_trachyphyllia_geoffroyi.php

Ooo yes you are right, nice piece all the same.
newreefer_59
12-31-2009, 06:13 PM
and how often?
Zoaelite
12-31-2009, 06:36 PM
and how often?

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=59324
Yes, a couple of times a week after the lights turn off.