Beautiful! How old is that specimen?
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Beautiful! How old is that specimen?
Under a year, it has been a great grower. I find Granulosa to express themselves to full, or beyond targeted lineage, as they mature. This one is now putting some stretch on her branches. She is getting close to that phase where they become showoffs, lolBeautiful! How old is that specimen?
Thanks for this perspective. I’ve had the same thought, as a relatively newer Reefer / SPS keeper. That said I’m still waiting for the smooth skin “bug” to pass but I take your word that one day it will…When it comes to “smooth skin” Acropora, I think it’s kind of a phase many or most go through like an appreciation of a certain artist and then something else catches our eye and tables or crazy polyp extension becomes the new obsession. When I see certain Acropora species that are unique and for me it was the carloliniana that defines what a “smooth skin” Acro is even though the suharsonoi is the King of the smooth skins. Another thing is that “smooth skins” whether they branch, table or are corymbose, they are generally from deeper water and seem to really love the lower intensity and blue lighting that most people seem to be using and they look great.
(Not my pic) Acropora suharsonoi
From Corals of the World
My picture of Acropora caroliniana.
I feel like I want to put my hand on your shoulder and say, “Let me tell you about tabling Acropora my friend…” It’s a new world now too. LED has been a blessing. Coral divers have blue LED lights too and that’s how they have found such better pieces in all SPS & LPS that reefheads want. I remember breaking Ushio double ended metal halide bulbs at $80 a pop and the top of my head sizzling when you reached into the the tank and it touched the glass cover. The only colors were 10K, 14K & 20K. Try looking at a tank lit with 10K for a few minutes now and it’s almost depressing. Just be careful because those tables will getcha! They’re wicked ways will hypnotize you. Sometimes you can get frag vision and colors mean everything, then you see the growth pattern on a efflorescens or a turaki or hyacinthus or an echinata and you’re stuck for as long as it takes. Look what happened to my hand! I touched my Acros so much that some sort of virus caused my beautifully mutated and disfigured right hand.Thanks for this perspective. I’ve had the same thought, as a relatively newer Reefer / SPS keeper. That said I’m still waiting for the smooth skin “bug” to pass but I take your word that one day it will…
Hah. Fair, my friend Again if there is anything this hobby has taught me it is to approach everything with the utmost humility Still always trying to gain perspective, understanding, and appreciation for all sorts of acro speciesI feel like I want to put my hand on your shoulder and say, “Let me tell you about tabling Acropora my friend…” It’s a new world now too. LED has been a blessing. Coral divers have blue LED lights too and that’s how they have found such better pieces in all SPS & LPS that reefheads want. I remember breaking Ushio double ended metal halide bulbs at $80 a pop and the top of my head sizzling when you reached into the the tank and it touched the glass cover. The only colors were 10K, 14K & 20K. Try looking at a tank lit with 10K for a few minutes now and it’s almost depressing. Just be careful because those tables will getcha! They’re wicked ways will hypnotize you. Sometimes you can get frag vision and colors mean everything, then you see the growth pattern on a efflorescens or a turaki or hyacinthus or an echinata and you’re stuck for as long as it takes. Look what happened to my hand! I touched my Acros so much that some sort of virus caused my beautifully mutated and disfigured right hand.
Yes absolutely. This I believe is in around 250. On that matter, i keep all of this style of acropora in about 250 par seems to do the best job in terms of colorFor those of you with the TGC Bugatti, does it do well in lower par? I want to keep the opaque white and wondering if it will do well lower in the tank?
I really like this Acropora a lot. Probably loripes, maybes granulosa, but I love seeing the growth color. Blue base, violet around the corallite and a yellow polyp is pretty sweet.
Beautiful pics. This piece is fantastic. I know that the coral can handle higher par. The guy I got it from was blasting it and it looked great. And I know that ideally I would place it somewhere in my tank receiving 225-300-ish. However my tank gets a ton of light. I don’t have any of those spots available. I do but I don’t want to burry this beautiful piece where I can’t see it!!! I was wondering if it would do ok and keep that nice pale/creamy white at around 125-160 par? Like literally 3” from the bottom of the tank? Thoughts? Anyone keep the Bugatti that low?Yes absolutely. This I believe is in around 250. On that matter, i keep all of this style of acropora in about 250 par seems to do the best job in terms of color
The pale cream color comes on the growth. So either way I think it's best in the higher numbers opposed to the super low.Beautiful pics. This piece is fantastic. I know that the coral can handle higher par. The guy I got it from was blasting it and it looked great. And I know that ideally I would place it somewhere in my tank receiving 225-300-ish. However my tank gets a ton of light. I don’t have any of those spots available. I do but I don’t want to burry this beautiful piece where I can’t see it!!! I was wondering if it would do ok and keep that nice pale/creamy white at around 125-160 par? Like literally 3” from the bottom of the tank? Thoughts? Anyone keep the Bugatti that low?
I really like this Acropora a lot. Probably loripes, maybes granulosa, but I love seeing the growth color. Blue base, violet around the corallite and a yellow polyp is pretty sweet.