Mystery SPS and "that thing" coral

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  1. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    Well I have this SPS I got for free..
    I dont know what it is and it seems to be wilting away, which I hope is not the case..
    So a little help from the experienced guys..
    Oh, and allll of my params are where I want them.. so no wories..
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    And what is this thing? Not my GHA covered snail..
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    bama, Sep 10, 2009
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  2. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    second looks like palys the first to me all i see is GSP lol
     
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  3. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    I thought they looked like GSP, but do they encrust a hard calcium skeleton? there is skeleton coming through.. not sure though..
     
    bama, Sep 10, 2009
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  4. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    There will encrust a purple mat
     
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  5. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    Coral #1 is not an SPS. Its pipe organ coral growing on a dead SPS skeleton.
    Coral #2 is plays/zoas.
     
    PackLeader, Sep 10, 2009
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  6. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Pack i still say its def GSP
     
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  7. 32Boom

    32Boom Coral Banded Shrimp

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    +1 For GSP
     
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  8. ZachB

    ZachB Giant Squid

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    Looks like gsp on a dead sps skeleton
     
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  9. whippy

    whippy Sailfin Tang

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    Bottom is caribbean brown polyps or something like that. I just tossed mine down the toilet. Started to close and puff up (came in dirty water and the bag stank, shoulda known....) When I pulled it out, wow, it smelled badly. Thank goodness everything else is ok.

    My GSP hasn't opened yet to I'm kind of bummed. How long did yours take? It's briarem according to folks that I've had look at mine.....
     
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  10. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    takes a while. only 5 came out yesterday, 10 today, prolly 20 tomorrow...
     
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