Rock ID

[AndiH011]

Hi all

Could anyone tell me what's growing out of my LR please



Thanks

 

[mr_X]

That looks like a coral that's not totally dead and is recovering. If I'm not mistaken, a Goniopora, or flower pot coral. Where did you get the rock?

 

[Leighton79]

I can, it's goniopora my good man, if that was a hitchhiker then well done!

 

[AndiH011]

No way!!!!!!!! How lucky is that. I've only had it set up for two days. I bought the rock from my lfs. Plus I found two frags aswell

The coral you have identified in the picture is under another rock and it only seems to be thriving where the light is touching it. Shall I swap the rock around so it has light on the whole of the rock or shall I leave it to settle now?

These are the frags I have found too one is lying on the sand bed shall I put it on the LR

 

[mr_X]

I don't think it will survive a cycle however. You might want to add some of that bottled bacteria to see if it helps shorten the length of the toxic part of the cycle. I would move it a little, so the entire skeleton is getting light.

 

[AndiH011]

I don't think it will survive a cycle however. You might want to add some of that bottled bacteria to see if it helps shorten the length of the toxic part of the cycle. I would move it a little, so the entire skeleton is getting light.

Ok Mr X. I hope it survives. My lfs recons the cycle shouldn't be too harsh with the way I have set it up but we will have to see
Many thanks for your help I've just remembered how it felt to be a child in a toy shop again lol.