New additions

[Swiftler]

So I recently picked up a few new corals for the tank. The first three I got from my brother in law an he didn't tell me what they were. Maybe you guys can help with that one.












And the last little guy is a torch that almost died at my LFS so I bargained with the owner and picked it up for $10.00 ,hopefully that's a good deal

 

[200 gallon reef]

The first three are acros. . . I am not sure on exactly what the detailed names are.

As for the torch. . 10 bucks isn't bad, but usually u can get them for a descent price in good condition.

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Love those torch corals, just got mine, paid 60$ for 4 large heads.

 

[AusAaron]

Nice. Far out your rocks are purple. looks awesome

 

[Swiftler]

Nice. Far out your rocks are purple. looks awesome

My wife is actually starting to say that we have too much purple . I told her that I'm going to work on getting some more corals to add other colors like some red mushrooms and a blue waving hand I saw at another LFS. Never thought I would have too much purple.

 

[Readingexcalibur]

Lol, I cannot even get the purple, it's taking forever!!!!! Lol

 

[daney90]

How did you get so much purple? I love the colour!!!

 

[Swiftler]

I started out with a volleyball sized rock already covered in coraline over a year ago and about 5 months ago I added some large rocks and decided to treat the tank with Kent's Purple Tech just to jump start the process. I only did two treatments and my tank went purple. Others I've talked with said they didn't have great results with purple tech but I think I did . Give it a try

 

[Schism]

Just fyi acros require high intensity lighting. Not sure what your using but figured you might not know since you didnt know what they were.

 

[daney90]

Awesome!!!! I'm starting at reef tank soon but I'm doing a mixture of 80lbs base rock and 20 lbs live rock. I might try and use purple tech too just to have a lot a coralline algae

 

[Swiftler]

Just fyi acros require high intensity lighting. Not sure what your using but figured you might not know since you didnt know what they were.

lol.... I guess I should have been more clear in my initial post. I know that they are acros, what I am curious about is what kind (species). I'm a science teacher and am having some difficulty classifying them due to the variations, so I was wondering if anyone recognized them. I have them place in the upper third of my tank which is only 18" deep under a 4 bulb t5 fixture (2x 10,000K and 2x actinic)

 

[AusAaron]

My wife is actually starting to say that we have too much purple . I told her that I'm going to work on getting some more corals to add other colors like some red mushrooms and a blue waving hand I saw at another LFS. Never thought I would have too much purple.

Lol. Never too much lol... That's the way. It's a good excuse to add more colour