Unknown Coral? on rock..PIC

[Guage32]

I have no idea what is growing on this rock.....except some hair algae :) Does anyone know what this might be? It is sort of a rusty orange color. Thanks in advance.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/159465Coral.jpg

[Frick-n-Frags]

little encrusting deal like siderastrea. atlantic rocks have that on it a lot(or some other similar little boulder sps)

did you get that there in Fla?

edit: if that came from the pacific, it could be one of a whole bunch of different corals and probably pretty toiugh to nail. there are only a couple to guess from in the atlantic

[yellowwatchmen]

Welcome to reefcentral.

[reefing102]

Welcome to RC

My guess might be a type of porites

[scrmbld33]

[welcome]

[kar93]

I had the same sort of thing but it was black

[Guage32]

Wow thanks for all of the nice welcomes! I have been lurking for well.....years. Lots and lots of great info on this site!

The rock that the unidentified came on was from a store here northern Florida, so I guess it would be possible that it came from the Atlantic. Any ideas about special requirements for it. It has not really been spreading, which would be neat. Thanks!

[SuperNerd]

nice coral. does it get fuzzy?

[Salamander]

My guess would also be siderastrea.

[Tajjo]

no idea