New coral?

[Rosseg]

Ill try to get a better one when it opens

 

[Sniperhank]

Zoas. I'd work on addressing your cyano issue you have starting. What feeds cyano is bad for coral.

 

[Rosseg]

It's not Zoas it's an LPS of some kind. Here it is open:

And any suggestions for the cyano/hair algae would be VERY welcome.

 

[Rosseg]

Keep in mind I've done 3 water changes this week to try and help

 

[Sniperhank]

An elegance coral?

For your cyano, siphon it out with airline tubing. Continue water changes with ro/di water. Cut back on feeding, I only feed my reef tank twice a week.

 

[Rosseg]

It's not branching, I don't think it's elegance, plus they're not usually 20 bucks lol. Some type of plate coral perhaps?

 

[Sniperhank]

No, your coral has polyps. You can see them in the first pic working on opening up. Only other guess would be a flowerpot, but never seen one open like that.

 

[54seaweed]

don't look like a flower pot

 

[Sniperhank]

Well, if it is an LPS I'm at a loss. Thought at this point I'd have dealt with it all! Lol. You can see the polyps, but I don't know of ones that look like that that extend like is shown in the second pic.

 

[kay-bee19]

It appears to be hydnophora exesa (encrusting hynophora) I believe it is categorized as an SPS (with contradictory 'medium'-sized polyps).

Here's a photo of the one I have for comparison:

As a frag:

As a larger colony:

This is an aggressive coral and needs to be places several inches from other corals.

 

[Sniperhank]

Looks like it to me. I need to get one if those.

 

[Rosseg]

Nailed it, that's the one. Awesome piece. Mine's polyps stay extended even at night.

 

[Zasman21]

Sorry for budding in but do u giys know what coral this is?