Acro ID

[SierraReefer]

Took this pic this morning before lights on cause I thought it looked neat with the long polyps extending out the tips. This acro has come along nicely but I never did get a name when I acquired it. It really looks much nicer in the daytime with lights on so maybe I will post another pic later on.

 

[nyacro]

A.Stoddarti?

 

[kevinpo]

Great picture and a very nice coral!

Regards,
Kevin

 

[Snappy]

tough to tell from that picture but my first guess would be A valida or A nana

 

[servo]

A. Hippie

Those axial coralites are gigantic. That is a great photo! I took a picture of one of my millis at night b/c of some of the crazy polyp extension a while back. I'm a thousand times more impressed by your picture. Millies are known for polyp extension and we all know that polyps will extend more at night. Kinda makes you think of cousin it doesn't it?

 

[SierraReefer]

Millipora

I'll have to check out my millipora at night. I hadn't noticed the extensions on it but then I haven't really looked. Here is a pic of it during the day. I was told the mother colony had some pink in it and just recently I have been noticing more and more pink showing through mostly with just the actinics on before the halides come on. I hope it keeps moving from the brown to pink. It was a very dark brown when I got it.

 

[SierraReefer]

Just took another shot of it tonight when the main lights went out. You can see the pink showing pretty well in this pic.

 

[kevinpo]

It is exhibiting excellent growth. The thin new growth is a sign that it could use a bit more surging/alternating water flow. As it gets larger the center/internal areas will require high flow to maintain good health. A wonderful coral that with enough light will color up very nicely. I must say I haven't met an A. millepora that I didn't like

Regards,
Kevin

 

[kevinpo]

Here are a couple of guesses for your first coral:
Acropora fenneri
Acropora kirstyae
with slightly more weight towards my first guess. You can find some pictures of these species here:
http://whelk.aims.gov.au/coralsearch/coralsearch.php

HTH,
Kevin

 

[SierraReefer]

I'll add another power head or move the milli to a higher flow area. Thanks for the advice and the id. I checked out the pics at the site you referenced and it does look like Acropora fenneri.