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Helloo... and a question.

#1 User is offline   Jex 

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Posted 07 January 2010 - 12:19 PM

I'm here on a quest for knowledge, but thought I'd better post a wee hello in here to all you lovely people.

I'm going to post the question here as I'm not sure where it should go in this maze of a forum!

This isn't actually about my tank, but my boyfriends. He's had a coral for about a year now that no one seems to be able to identify! Even the guy that we bought it off now doesn't know what it is when we try and describe it to him so I've finally got around to taking a few pictures and thought i'd ask for your input.

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It changes so much throughout the day it's hard to recognise. It's very sensitive and doesn't come out a lot, but when it does it looks like the first picture and really swells up and the plates stick up vertically and it's a shade of pink. Otherwise when its not so 'out' it is a dark grey with pale purple spots and goes very thin and the plates curl in horizontally. The first picture was taken recently and is probably the most healthy its looked since we've had it after moving it in the tank slightly. I'm not an expert in any of this and simply curious so please don't mock me! He he.

Happy new year everyone hope you are all enjoying the snow if you have it!
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Posted 07 January 2010 - 12:28 PM

Hi and welcome, is it a soft coral?
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#3 User is offline   Jex 

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Posted 07 January 2010 - 12:33 PM

Hmm.. I really don't know! I will endeavour to find out but in the mean time if it helps at all it goes in at night and curls up real small and the little plates sway in the water when its out?

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Soft coral (such as gorgonians or sea fans) are more tree-like and flexible. The skeleton of soft corals is located within their bodies, giving them form but allowing them to move with the waves.


going by that it sounds like it is? Argh...
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Posted 07 January 2010 - 01:03 PM

Its a leather isn't it??
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#5 User is offline   Jex 

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Posted 07 January 2010 - 01:19 PM

Ahh yes! Thanks I've just found it it's a ridge leather.

I was looking before but just didn't know where to start!
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Posted 07 January 2010 - 02:40 PM

Hello and welcome to IR,i think it looks like a member of the leather coral family,Lobophytum spp.Happy new year.
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Posted 09 January 2010 - 03:21 PM

Definately a Lobophyton and welcome to the forum!

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Posted 10 January 2010 - 06:02 PM

Welcome to the forum Jex
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Posted 10 January 2010 - 06:25 PM

Welcome to the forum Jex ,be good to have some more shots of the tank ,love pics :lol:

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Posted 10 January 2010 - 09:23 PM

:welcome: to IR
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Posted 10 January 2010 - 09:26 PM

welcome on board
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Posted 10 January 2010 - 10:11 PM

Welcome :welcome:
48"x36"x24" main tank 45"x26"x 26" sump
laguna 7500 return pump, ocean runner 6500
tunze ts 24 kit
Grotech hea 250 skimmer, deltec 601 calcium reactor tmc, controller-monitor
deltec fr509 reactor
2x 400 watt luminarc 10 k 2x 54 ati actinic , sanders 200 mg ozone . orp controller
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Posted 11 January 2010 - 05:06 PM

Welcome to IR



:welcome:
TANK 48 x 24 x 24

NO LIVE ROCK WHATSOEVER

VORTECH MP40
2 x Tunze Nano

48 x 18 x 17.5 SUMP
NO LIVE ROCK IN HERE EITHER!
SCHURAN JETSKIM 150
SCHURAN JETSTREAM 1 Ca REACTOR
"GYRACTOR" running "BIO PEARLS"
EHEIM 1262 RETURN PUMP

FISH AND CORALS SUPPLIED BY
JASON's AQUATICS
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