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Stu
April 11th 04, 11:48 AM
Hi all...

I've got some of this stuff growing on some LR in my sump. Is it
goniopora? Or something else? The polyps extend from a hard flat base.

http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/g1.jpg
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/g2.jpg
http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/g2.jpg

Thanks,
Stu

Marc Levenson
April 12th 04, 08:06 AM
Stu, it looks like a Red Goniopora to me! Congrats, that one is considered the
best one for captive systems.

Stu wrote:

> Hi all...
>
> I've got some of this stuff growing on some LR in my sump. Is it
> goniopora? Or something else? The polyps extend from a hard flat base.
>
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/g1.jpg
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/g2.jpg
> http://sswain.tripod.com/tank/g2.jpg
>
> Thanks,
> Stu

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