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According to tailek (from the malaysian marine forum i.e. chuisui), it could be an a.microclados.

Anyone can ID this acropora species? I got it recently from a Fiji WSI shipment.

That would be very pricey! But I agree, there are some awesome SPSes that are unique to australian waters.

Yes, Aussie shipment and a Tonga shipment sometime after that.

Am waiting....hehe

Montipora capitata - whitish with blue polyps, its encrusted a fair bit since I got it.

German blue polyp acro and green-blue staghorn - the stag has a weird growth pattern.

I already kena poisoned long time ago by these spses lol!

Some of my SPS frags and colonies are lightening up considerably and I am gradually reducing the photoperiod (e.g. superman monti is light blue even on the sandbed). 4 Blue+ T5s on for 9 hours and the other 4 bulbs are on for 4.5 hours. Will look to reduce further if colours remain light. I have also just stopped dosing anymore biodigest and biotipm and will observe any changes for the next few weeks to come. Feeding of fishes is 2-3 times per day and I will also include feeding of frozen food twice per week. Corals are fed with zoplan a couple of times per week and Reefbooster every fortnight.

Thanks! BTW, the chaeto I got from you has stopped growing for a couple of months in my sump chamber - I think it's because my dosing of biodigest and biotipm has reduced the PO4 so much that there isn't enough left over for the chaeto to absorb and grow.

It's verucossa. Google the pics for both species and you will see the difference.

Had this pocci verucossa for almost 3 months now. Colour has been holding so far.

Poccilopora verucossa - one of my Fiji corals and one of my personal favourites. Has it since Christmas eve 2011.

Superman monti - light blue with orange polyps. Was originally a darker shade of blue.

Anyone know what acropora species this is? I got it from iwarna's sps display tank a month ago. It had some burnt tips due to warfare with one of its sps neighbours but thankfully new growth has almost covered the burnt parts. Yellow with green polyps

Will give you a buzz.

The acropora is from Indonesian waters?

No SPS?

Pop over and take a look!

Great! Can't go wrong with the Big Three namely CA, Kh and Mg.

On the contrary, kalkwasser does not help to maintain kh demands in any meaningful way and is also quite modest in its ability to maintain calcium levels. Phosphate control is best managed by using either GFO in a fluidised reactor or utilizing a bacterial dosing system.

Kalkwasser is insufficient to meet the demands of growing SPS corals in terms of calcium. Kalk plays a more important role in ph stabilization than increasing calcium. I would suggest automatic dosing of calcium, carbonate and magnesium solutions to meet SPS coral demands or just use TLF's C-balance solutions.

I figured your meeting on Monday probably dragged on until you ran out of time. How is your tank now?

The humilis has a pic of its own in my tank thread. I will try and take photo shots of each of them this weekend.

Just to share my recent experience with trying to nurture SPS corals from the pristine waters of Fiji. I bought 4 colonies from the last Walt Smith shipment at Iwarna on Christmas eve last year. 1) A. secale - Colouration: the original colour was a light cream with bright yellow polyps. I made the mistake of leaving it at the bottom of my tank for an extended period of time and hence the shaded parts browned out leaving only the portions which are directly lit to keep its light cream colour. Since relocating it higher up my rockscape, the colouration improved slightly and growth tips are a bluish colour. Polyps remain bright yellow throughout. Growth: The last 3 weeks have seen this colony take off a bit with growth tips appearing (blue in colour) after a near 3 month dormant period of stagnant growth. I believe it is a result of my having added an additional Tunze wavemaker to the tank. Conclusion for now: Put this specimen at the top of your rockscape and leave it there being exposed to high light and flow as soon as it enters your tank! 2) A.humilis - Colouration: As seen from my photos of this colony, it's still keeping its light purple colouration after I have placed it at the top of my rockscape in a high flow area of my tank. The polyps are much shorter although they become more visible after lights out especially at the tips. It had a mini-browning out episode when I left it at the bottom of the tank for a couple of weeks when I first acquired it. It recovered its purple colours after relocating it higher. Growth: Slow grower with coralites and tips showing visible growth only after many weeks. Conclusion for now: Blast it with light and water turbulence asap once it goes into your tank! No need light acclimatization. 3) Lime green Porites - Colouration: This has been the easiest of the Fiji corals I have experienced in terms of keeping its colouration. It lime green colour has stayed as such since day one when I put it at a mid-range position on my rcokscape. Growth: Growth is a little faster than the other Fiji colonies that I have although still slow compared to SPS corals from other waters. It has encrusted more than growing outwards and upwards. Body and polyps have been lime green all this while. Conclusion for now: Didn't have any problems with it so far although the commensal fan worm that was living in the coral has since disappeared (probably up lorry) 4) Poccilopora verrucosa - Colouration: Light pink throughout until a few days ago when it turned a darker and brighter shade of pink. I believe this is a result of increased amino acid dosing although I intend to cut back as a couple of frags have browned a bit. Position has always been mid-range in the rockwork. Growth: The slowest among the lot. I haven't noticed any noticeable growth at all. For a few weeks, it was under attack by my flameback angelfish which pecked at it and there were some bald spots but as the pecking has ceased, the flesh has mostly grown back over the bald areas. Conclusion for now: My consolation is that it's kept its nice pink colouration and polyps.