Heart of the Ocean Acropora

[jda]

I got a frag of this from Peng. He said it was amazingly blue, but he undersold it. This makes a Oregon Tort look teal. My curiosity is piqued on this one...

Does anybody have any history on this? Anybody have a piece? Google search turns up a whole lot of not-much.

Here is a picture of my newish piece - forgive the frag plug, it will be gone as soon as I know that I am not going to lose it behind the rocks. I tried as hard as I could to keep this photo accurate - I left some sand in there on the left to show that it is actually white.

 

[Mattrg02]

Wow, that's pretty blue, isn't it? Never heard of it, but it's nice.

 

[Dr.HarlemTutu]

Sexy!

 

[RedSox81]

Wow very nice

 

[jda]

Nobody else has this, or has heard of it?

I got it here. His photos are better than mine...

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/price-dropped-collectors-pack-deepwater-heavy.314178/

 

[Abhishek]

This is amazing jda .. Show us some more of the deepwater beauties you got from Peng !!!
Think you snatched it before I could make a move . Pretty rare stuff !!

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[jda]

Thanks. I will get some photos when they are more than just nubs. This was the best pack that I have ever gotten and it really make my collection of Loripes and Grannies even better. This finished off all of the room in my tank, except for one place that I am saving for one special coral that I don't have yet.

Just in the last week since I took this photo, the HotO has encrusted a bunch and gotten even more blue. I will see if I can get another photo. The one in Peng's thread is not even as good as it is in person.

 

[Abhishek]

Thanks. I will get some photos when they are more than just nubs. This was the best pack that I have ever gotten and it really make my collection of Loripes and Grannies even better. This finished off all of the room in my tank, except for one place that I am saving for one special coral that I don't have yet.

Just in the last week since I took this photo, the HotO has encrusted a bunch and gotten even more blue. I will see if I can get another photo. The one in Peng's thread is not even as good as it is in person.

No one will take a better care for them than you . It's surprising that now a days we run for the so called enigmatic Walt Disney and other rainbow tenuis where such deepwater beauties hardly get any appreciation .
Personally , if I had the money , I would pay for these rare grannies , loripes and lokanis than spending on a rainbow tenuis .

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[Peng]

Looking great Doug! You are one of the first to get this coral. It started as a wild one I acquired and decided to sell some frags online after a year. I was looking for a name for it and then I remembered that beautiful diamond from Titanic ;Joyful

 

[nashorn]

Sure looks like a solid blue.
Is a fast grower?
Any hints of green or brown?
What color is the entrusting base?

 

[jda]

It is just solid, deep and dark blue. It makes Oregon and Palmer's Mille look pedestrian, which I realize sounds insane. It is one of the first things that people see when they come over and it is not even big yet.

Peng - any idea what species it is?

 

[BoomCorals]

It is just solid, deep and dark blue. It makes Oregon and Palmer's Mille look pedestrian, which I realize sounds insane. It is one of the first things that people see when they come over and it is not even big yet.

Peng - any idea what species it is?

Looks like either tenuis or tortuosa to me. Hard to tell. When I get one I'll let you know.

 

[CoralWealth]

how is the PE on it? Is that a solid blue too? How is the growth in the month youve had it?

 

[jda]

PE is fine. I don't have a ton of PE since I have a lot of fish, but it is like any other coral. It has encrusted the plug and grown about 40-50%. I might try and get a shot from the front, but I cannot really get the blue to show. Peng has a better picture than I do in his for sale thread, but it is still not even blue enough.

Why can't I have a named URL on this board?

 

[Abhishek]

@jda - if it's so intense under radium , can't imagine what it will be under reeflux 12k . Reeflux 12k makes an Oregon Tort on fire ..
Guess I should just get this to see how it shows under reeflux


Regards,
Abhishek

 

[jda]

These are under 14k Phoenix (display) - close enough to 20K Radium (frag tank lights). Peng has them under T5. This might just be a good one that does not need Radion All-Blue and then a trip through Photoshop to look good. IMO, the HotO is the real deal that might be around for a long time like OG Purple Monster since it does not need any "tricks" to be outstanding.

It is hard to explain because OBT and Palmers Blue Mille really glow under 14K Phoenix and 20K Radium too. I borrowed the below chart from elsewhere on the web, but if OBT is a glowing version of "cobalt" or "lapis," then HotO is a glowing version of "admiral." The both glow, but HotO is darker.

 

[jda]

The glow from actual coral makes it hard to pick a flat color on a computer monitor... sorry for the bad attempt.

 

[Peng]

Some people say it’s a vermiculata. I really don’t know;Hilarious. Its growth is moderate. The Blue is darker if nutrients are not in ULNS range. Polyps are brown on stem and light blue on branches newly grown or lit with higher par. The corallites however are blue top to bottom.

 

[Abhishek]

Some people say it’s a vermiculata. I really don’t know;Hilarious. Its growth is moderate. The Blue is darker if nutrients are not in ULNS range. Polyps are brown on stem and light blue on branches newly grown or lit with higher par. The corallites however are blue top to bottom.

I was about to ask if it's similar to Unique Corals Vermiculata in structure . Am guessing from color , it's a little more dense than UC vermiculata

Regards,
Abhishek

 

[Peng]

I was about to ask if it's similar to Unique Corals Vermiculata in structure . Am guessing from color , it's a little more dense than UC vermiculata

Regards,
Abhishek

Check out my selling post I have a comparison picture there