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06-02-2009, 10:18 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Coral ID Help
Im thinking this is Hydnophora....but unsure.(Can anyone ID this coral?)
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Last edited by CyberSkrimps; 06-02-2009 at 10:21 PM.
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06-04-2009, 07:45 PM
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Your ID is spot on, it is Hydnophora
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06-04-2009, 08:49 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL.
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Thank You.... Now to keep it away from everything...lol.
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06-04-2009, 09:21 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
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 You definitely want to make sure it is glued in place very well. |
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07-07-2009, 12:06 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fat Tony
Your ID is spot on, it is Hydnophora
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X2 hydnophora rigida
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07-07-2009, 12:08 AM
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07-07-2009, 12:14 AM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
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just wondering is this coral bad? looks like alot of other corals whats bad about it?
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07-07-2009, 11:24 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Orange Park, Fl
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Not bad, it just packs a powerful punch. If allowed to touch other corals it will cause a large amount of damage quickly.
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07-08-2009, 02:00 AM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
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does it let out any sweeper tentacles or just when other corals touch it?
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07-10-2009, 07:45 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Olive Branch, MS
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It has sweepers also. Be sure to allow plenty of room around this coral or keep it down "wind" of other corals. Sweepers can't really fight current very well.
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07-10-2009, 09:44 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Orange Park, Fl
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Hydnophora is considered one of those hard to categorize corals. To me, it is more like an LPS instead of an SPS coral.
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07-15-2009, 08:19 PM
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Official Equipment Junkie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jadinop
Hydnophora is considered one of those hard to categorize corals. To me, it is more like an LPS instead of an SPS coral.
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I'd have to agree fully on that... also, that looks more like the branching Hydnophora that doesn't have the sweeper tentacles and doesn't pack much of a sting at all. I've got the same exact type in my tank, and it's taken a beating from several things including Anthelia and a Hammer Coral.
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07-24-2009, 10:16 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2009
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hey jadinop do you think that 9.6 wpg of pc's in a 10 gallon would grow sps corals...
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07-24-2009, 10:41 PM
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Keeper of the Reef
 
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It's more of a Branching LPS....
I'm lucky. Min have never in over a year extended sweepers and I keep it fairly close 2" from other SPS
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08-25-2009, 06:59 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Wake Forest, NC
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I have the branching form, and have had it for about 6 months, and have never once seen a single sweeper tentacle.
It will sting the holy crap out of anything it touches.
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