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tips have
become bright blue again and there
is very good polyp extension. My only
worry about them concerns my placement.
They are lower midlevel; perhaps at
the lowest point I've ever put
an acro in this tank. I'm hoping
that with the recent amount of light
added, this won't become an issue.
The flow around them is decent and
so far adjusted pretty well so I've
got my fingers crossed. |
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#35  This
little colony came as part of a'frag
package' I got from Carlos
at Xtreme
Aquatics last March. Not sure what
it is (who is?) but I liked its corallite
structure so what the heck. It seems
to have adapted pretty well but I realize
it's still a bit early to tell.
I have it placed in the upper level
of the tank in very good flow. |
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#36 This frag was sold
to me as A. rosaria. I Have three
of them in the tank: One from Steve
Tyree and the other two are from
Xtreme . All three are
doing well and are coloring up nicely.
The reason I Have three of these,
by the way, is because I'm
a big believer in redundancy, even
when it comes to corals. I just think
a few duplicates scattered here and
there make a reef (tank)look more
natural. And since this species doesn't
seem to get huge but is yet very
colorful, I thought it would be a
good one to spread around. |
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#37 Acropora #37 Another
oneof the pieces
in Xtreme'sfrag
pack, this one's was called
either an A. loisettae or a'Super
Blue” A. tenuis. |
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has been doing well so far and
is placed fairly high in the
tank so I don't anticipate
any problems. |
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#38 & 38a Well,
if you're a reef board
regular, especially if that
board is Reef Central, then
these frags need no introduction.
If you're not, or aren't
familiar with them, these are
two examples of the much coveted
Purple Tortuosa; 'tort' for
short. Both came from the well-known
propagation house, ORA, though
#066 was acquired through an
LFS while
#067 came MO from Rob at Coralsandbar.
The provenance of this coral
is as detailed and varied as
the family trees of some May
flower descendants so I'm
absolutely not going to get into
it here.If you're interested
in knowing from whence this species
came, I'd suggest doing
a search on RC. Just enter 'purpletort',
and cancel all your plans for
the rest of the month. |
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prefer not to involve myself
in all the mania. I just like'em
because they're purty. |
Because
of their popularity, they are
rather difficult to come by without
having to sit on a waiting list,
which is what I did But just
in case one failed, I decided
to get two of them. I placed
them far apart in the tank but
put them up high and in plenty
of flow. So far they're
doing well, especially #066 which
has already 'thickened
up' and shown a bit of
growth.Both already exhibit the
deep purple color for which they're
best known and have already become
the favorites of a few local
reefkeepers. |
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