ID Porites or Monti and placement please?

1979fishgeek · Oct 28, 2016

Hello

I got this sps as a hitchhiker on some liverock nearly 3 months ago, at first I thought it was a encrusting Monti but now wondering if it's Porites lichen? But its growth rate is crazy fast which makes me question if it's a Porites which I understand are notoriously slow?

I want to double check placement, it's in a high flow, low light location on the substrate and appears to have decided to become fully nocturnal only extending is polyps at night. Even turning the lights on to get a photo upsets him....is this a indication of a problem or normal behaviour for some sps?

If it is Porites lichen I read they are from shallow areas on the reef, so should it be moved to higher light level?

Please confirm ID and placement/care pretty please.

Coral first day in the tank, note the vermetid and algae around it! Poor thing I thought.

It's growth rate overrun the vermetid snails and now covers half the rock.

1979fishgeek · Oct 28, 2016

Or even Porites lobata?!

Highgrade · Oct 28, 2016

Definitely looks to be a porites of some sort. Mine seem to like heavy flow and lower light.

1979fishgeek · Oct 28, 2016

Porites, excellent.

Do you think it's ok that it's fully nocturnal? Looks perfectly fuzzy and healthy at night, and closes down completely be day?

Highgrade · Oct 28, 2016

1979fishgeek said:
Porites, excellent.

Do you think it's ok that it's fully nocturnal? Looks perfectly fuzzy and healthy at night, and closes down completely be day?

Tough to say. Porites are interesting. I have a few that are fuzzy in the day and night and others like my Darth Maul Porites is only fuzzy at night. I have a few others that don't seem to be fuzzy or have any real PE. It may vary due to the parameters, feeding response, lighting, etc....

1979fishgeek · Oct 28, 2016

Darth Maul Porites? Sounds interesting! I would love to see some photos of yours.

Salty1962 · Oct 29, 2016

Porites. Nice color with your Porite.

1979fishgeek · Oct 29, 2016

Salty1962 said:
Porites. Nice color with your Porite.

Thank you.

1979fishgeek · Dec 15, 2016

Though I do a little update on this Porites. Still growing really well and now strangely completely nocturnal..weird right?
But check out the colour now it's been under a 20k Metal halide for couple of months! Would love a little Porites collection just don't see any for sale! The only other one I have is a yellow branching with grown 2mm in a year!