Echinata

[luckylouse]

I'm looking for some advice on keeping Echinata happy. Any suggestions? Does anybody here have a Colony of it?

Thanks.

[M007]

3/4 ways down from the top with good water movement all around the colony works for me. My first attempt, up high with high flow failed, and the coral died.

http://www.westendtrains.com/aquarium/Echinata.JPG

http://www.westendtrains.com/aquarium/Echinata3.JPG

[Darryl_V]

nice coral mike but thats not an echinata.

[M007]

nice coral mike but thats not an echinata.

OK, so what would you call it?

[ksalt]

could it be a Acropora secale??

[luckylouse]

Mike,

That is a really beauty. It's a deep water Acro and they are very difficult to keep. You may be ok with with super now nutrients and having it lower in tank with T-5.

Let us know how you're doing with it.

[luckylouse]

2 days in the tank and I have a little bleaching going on. I think I may need to reduce my photo period for a few days. Polyps are still out so I'll boost up the Natur-Kol (sp) feeding.

[Darryl_V]

OK, so what would you call it?

My guess is speciosa. Definately not Echinata or Secale though.

Echinata
http://data.aims.gov.au/coralpages/HTML/001-100/Species%20pages/26.htm

Secale
http://data.aims.gov.au/coralpages/HTML/001-100/Species%20pages/62.htm

[M007]

Thanks for the id guys. At any rate too much light on a Echinata is bad news. I've seen them up high and down low. Down low look great, up high not so good.