coral id please

[Milad]

This sucker doesnt look like its doing too good in my tank. The part that is facing the MH is turning white. Can someone give me an id so i can figure out if its getting to much light or not enough flow?
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2361330/Aquarium%20build/First%20Corals/024.JPG

[Dez]

Looks like and encrusting monti that has browned out, unless it's of the brown variety. They typically don't need that much light. All sps generally like good flow. The polyps look like they are fully extended so I wouldn't worry about too much.

[injektion]

my guess is some kind of leptastrea. don't know too much about them though i'm afraid

[High tide]

Hard to say for sure but it could be Cyphastrea or Montastrea. Mine, both species, seem to like medium to shaded light intensity and medium flow.

[Myka]

Looks like Cyphastrea to me. since it is quite a dark color I would suggest it probably likes a lower light. The light color on the coral looks like bleaching to me, probably from too much light.

[Ron99]

Milad, that's the cyphastrea you got from me. Cyphastreas tend to be lower light corals so put it in some shade and the base should turn purple again.

[Cal_stir]

looks like goniopora, and if it is, its not doing good, they have low survival rate in the aquarium

[reefwars]

def not goniopora:)

[Zoaelite]

I'm with everyone on the Cyphastrea ID.

[Milad]

Milad, that's the cyphastrea you got from me. Cyphastreas tend to be lower light corals so put it in some shade and the base should turn purple again.


thanks for info Ron, I had it at top of tank with medium flow area. I just moved it to bottom of tank to a high flow area. Is that ok? its not in the shade, just at the very bottom on a flat rock thats on the sandbed.

[Myka]

I would try to put it into low flow at the bottom of the tank. I have several Cyphastreas, and they don't tolerate high flow in my tank.

[Milad]

I would try to put it into low flow at the bottom of the tank. I have several Cyphastreas, and they don't tolerate high flow in my tank.

should it be on the rock or could i place it right on the sandbed?

[Myka]

I have two in the sand, and one is attached to rock. They don't seem to care as long as they don't get too much light. I have halides, and they literally have to be in shady spots.