ORA The Carl

Gareth elliott · Jul 17, 2019

Anyone have any information this coral?

Bought a frag and realized i know nothing specific. Just generalized acropora care. Also would love some photos if someone has one. poor picture really need to charge my dslr lol.

Gareth elliott · Jul 18, 2019

Ron Popeil · Jul 18, 2019

this is a very fast growing coral for me. i saved the little rim of encrusting coral on the plug, and now thats in itself a mini colony after just a few months.

i think LEDs bring out a lot more colors in this coral, depending on how blue you go, youll probably see more greens show up. i have a bit whiter spectrum on my T5s so im seeing a lot more cream colors with purple tips.

Gareth elliott · Jul 19, 2019

Ron Popeil said:
this is a very fast growing coral for me. i saved the little rim of encrusting coral on the plug, and now thats in itself a mini colony after just a few months.

i think LEDs bring out a lot more colors in this coral, depending on how blue you go, youll probably see more greens show up. i have a bit whiter spectrum on my T5s so im seeing a lot more cream colors with purple tips.

Thank you!

Well this will be under a slightly modified ab+ light schedule on my AI’s will post some pictures when it starts to grow:)

PicassoDan · Nov 26, 2019

Do either of you guys have a pic of how this looks now? I picked up a frag, it looked promising, also realized I don't know much about it.

SeaDweller · Nov 26, 2019

LOL... people complaining about "silly names" now? I don't know if "the Carl" or "joe the coral" is any better "back then".

PicassoDan · Nov 27, 2019

Here's the frag I just picked up. It was under some pretty inadequate lighting, so I'm sure it will color up more. Greenish base, with purple/blueish tips.

PicassoDan · Nov 27, 2019

I can't find anything on ORA's site called "The Carl" I wonder if it was renamed. This one looks similar:

MIMF Purple & Green Acro | Acropora sp. | ORA | Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums

The Marshall Island Purple and Green Acro from ORA has a beautiful green base with purple tips and bright green polyps.

www.orafarm.com

I gotta say, I really appreciate ORA' attention to photographing corals under natural lighting, not the blue-heavy ridiculousness you see most other places...

Reef AquaCult · Nov 27, 2019

I have the Carl and it was shipped to me directly from ORA. Unfortunately it arrived pale and not like the colors on the site. Hopefully it will color up well.

PicassoDan · Jan 30, 2020

Two month update on the Carl... nothing crazy, but growing well, and starting to regain some nice purple.

Graffiti Spot · Jan 30, 2020

Looking good. Yea I saw a ton of ora’s stuff was not listed on their site. Divers den has some of it but still stuff missing from both.

fishface NJ · Feb 17, 2021

any updates on this coral?

Ancient Mariner · May 31, 2021

Mine is 1.5 years old, first coral I added to my 1.6 year old reef. It survived an immature tank, variable alkalinity, photoperiod adjustments and neglect. So it can take a beating! It started growing about 3 months after placement and is growing relatively quickly now. It’s 3-4 inches tall 2 inches wide. I would say it has a subtle beauty. It’s 18 inches below 400watt MH 20k run 6 hours then ReefBrite XHO LED 50/50 for 6 hours. It definitely can go with lower lighting! It is in a high flow spot.