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May 2, 2018

wesman42

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So, my LFS wasn't able to tell me what this coral was upon purchasing it (biiiiig surprise there). I'm curious if anyone knows what it is? It almost looks like a trumpet of some kind but it's so tiny! First pic is with whites on, second is just actinic.

Any help here is appreciated!

May 2, 2018

Brian W

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Looks like blastos to me

May 2, 2018

ajhudson15

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yes blasto merletti or however you spell it

May 2, 2018

wesman42

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Excellent! Thanks a bunch!

May 2, 2018

mostlysticks

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Blastomussa merletti

May 2, 2018

AcroNem

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Blastomussa merletti indeed.

May 2, 2018

miyags

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Yep.

WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once
Votes: 12 31.6%
Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping
Votes: 5 13.2%
Buying the wrong equipment the first time
Votes: 7 18.4%
Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy
Votes: 12 31.6%
Chasing numbers or making too many changes
Votes: 3 7.9%
Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates
Votes: 5 13.2%
Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions
Votes: 4 10.5%
Failing to research an animal’s needs
Votes: 1 2.6%
Trusting bad advice
Votes: 4 10.5%
Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed
Votes: 5 13.2%
Something else—tell us below
Votes: 4 10.5%
I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!
Votes: 4 10.5%

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WHICH TYPE OF MISTAKE TAUGHT YOU YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE REEFKEEPING LESSON?

Moving too quickly or adding too much at once

Skipping—or shortening—quarantine or dipping

Buying the wrong equipment the first time

Ignoring maintenance, warning signs, or redundancy

Chasing numbers or making too many changes

Choosing incompatible fish, corals, or invertebrates

Poor aquascaping or tank-design decisions

Failing to research an animal’s needs

Trusting bad advice

Doing something on the tank when you should've gone to bed

Something else—tell us below

I’m still waiting for my first expensive lesson!

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