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 Post subject: new coral ID please
PostPosted: July 30th, 2010, 9:39 am 
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i was baught this and they were told it was a spiny brain coral could you give me a pos ID plz

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 Post subject: Re: new coral ID please
PostPosted: July 30th, 2010, 9:44 am 
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also where abouts in the aquarium will i need to be? on the rocks high up of low on the sand its under 150w halides so any help would be great

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 Post subject: Re: new coral ID please
PostPosted: July 30th, 2010, 9:50 am 
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Branching lobo I think

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Yep it is a lobophyllia, medium to high light and medium current. lovely coral.

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 Post subject: Re: new coral ID please
PostPosted: July 30th, 2010, 6:56 pm 
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has above ,but IMO its a deep water lobophyllia so i would place from middle to bottom ,depending on lights used ,,,,pete


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I always have my lobo's on the sand bed or close to the bottom as pete suggested.

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 Post subject: Re: new coral ID please
PostPosted: July 30th, 2010, 9:16 pm 
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ill move it down abit in the morning

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 Post subject: Re: new coral ID please
PostPosted: July 30th, 2010, 10:22 pm 
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defo a lobophyllia and to be honest i have 3 and there is no rule as to where to put them as all seem happy as does yours.

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PostPosted: July 30th, 2010, 11:49 pm 
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s was it worth th £30 i paid then its about the size of a large fist in size [032.gif]

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 Post subject: Re: new coral ID please
PostPosted: July 31st, 2010, 1:06 am 
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s was it worth th £30 i paid then its about the size of a large fist in size [032.gif]

[thumbup1.gif] yes thats a good price for one that size ,,,,pete


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