can someone identify this coral for me ?

[jtravapd]

i have had it for over a year, and since adding metal halides it has started to spread..im not sure what it is, can someone id for me and if you know tell me if any special care is needed for it other then strong lighting..right now its perched up on rockwork that is about 14 inches directly under a 250 watt halide..and it seems to be loving it..thanks guys..

 

[calaxa]

Porites is my guess. Photosynthetic but can also trap zooplankton.

 

[jtravapd]

Porites is my guess. Photosynthetic but can also trap zooplankton.

thanks..im gonna google it..people always ask me about it because of the color and texture..

 

[Phyl]

Psammacora? I can't see polyps on it so I can't really get a feel for porites, but it resembles my psammacora colonies.

 

[jtravapd]

Psammacora? I can't see polyps on it so I can't really get a feel for porites, but it resembles my psammacora colonies.

i googled both and psammacora seems to be it,except its supposed to have sweeper tentacles and i have never observed any. its a really cool coral.

 

[Phyl]

This is a macro of one of my psammacora:

FWIW, I've never seen sweepers on it.

 

[jtravapd]

This is a macro of one of my psammacora:

FWIW, I've never seen sweepers on it.

yeah thats definately it. thanks...for the first year, nobody (including myself) even noticed it in my tank, but i upgraded to halides (first 150 watt) and now im up to 250 watt halides and the coral is greener then ever and looks great...its amazing how corals react to strong light..