The ARC Fireworks Acro...what's the big deal? Is it the orange??

SPS Reefer · Jun 15, 2018

Hello everyone,

So I have been trying to figure out if I like this coral enough to pick up a frag. I have not yet seen it in person and I hope the pics just are not doing it justice. It seems like a purple acro with bright orange polyps is that a big deal?

The Garf Bonsai is purple with bright green polyps and much cheaper. So what is it about the ARC Fireworks acro that makes you love it so much. Is it the purple? The orange polyps? The awesome name? Or is it something else?

Please let me know what you think.

BoomCorals · Jun 15, 2018

The pic you have of the ARC is not a very good one. Those polyps look rather dull. The orange polyps on the ARC pop pretty nicely and the purple/blue skin with the orange polyp is quite unique. It’s a rarer combo.

jda · Jun 16, 2018

The ones that I have seen are nice, but not exceptional, IMO. To each their own, but this one is unique. I would probably make room for it, but I have not wanted it so bad that I have yet.

It is the ugly stepsister of the better looking and more colorful Gonzo's Cookie Monster, IMO. The Cookie Monster gets photoshopped/LED blue/purple under normal lights with bright red polyps (they are not orange, so if orange is your thing, then this one is not for you).

Anirban · Jun 16, 2018

This picture is from TCK and it can turn into more blue or purple. Also, it grows verrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy slow.

BoomCorals · Jun 16, 2018

Anirban said:
This picture is from TCK and it can turn into more blue or purple. Also, it grows verrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy slow.

Slow grower for sure. Yea the skin definitely gets more pinks and reds in different lighting.

Reeferguy365 · Jun 16, 2018

Yeah mine's got a lot more blue but was more purple when I got it. crappy phone pic but still a pretty Coral

Roadkill · Jun 16, 2018

I got mine from Orlando rap. It is a pretty slow grower. But I'm also still trying to master my water prams.

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jda · Jun 16, 2018

I have seen four or five of these and they have never looked like that pic from TCK. Has anybody seen it actually look like that in person? The ones that I have seen look more like Booms' photo but were larger and perhaps a bit more mature/deeper color.

bubbaque · Jun 16, 2018

I got mine from TCK and that pic must be when they first got it in as it is still kind of pale. Once it darkens up the base for me looks like your original pic. I haven't got my polyps quit yet to look like booms. Mine is somewhere in between the original pic and booms. Hopefully one day my polyps look like booms.

Mattrg02 · Jun 16, 2018

Definitely one of those corals that makes me wonder how they command such a price. No offense to the owners here

bubbaque · Jun 16, 2018

I think TSA pic is spot on.

Anirban · Jun 16, 2018

Nope, I am yet to see a full grown colony of it. I think it both ways first its a slow grower and also people chop it before it grows big for money. Mine is still encrusting but holding its colour. With this speed of growth it will become a colony in a decade..lol

Anirban · Jun 16, 2018

bubbaque said:
I think TSA pic is spot on.

Yup thats a more realistic closest picture..

Kmsutows · Jun 16, 2018

I had one that looked exactly like the pic boomcorals posted. Can't wait to get another. Mine died over night for no apparent reason

jda · Jun 16, 2018

Anybody have Gonzo's Cookie Monster? This is a great coral to compare to the ARC Firework.

Anirban · Jun 16, 2018

I have seen that the most obvious difference was the polyp colour.

Reefer40b · Jun 16, 2018

Mattrg02 said:
Definitely one of those corals that makes me wonder how they command such a price. No offense to the owners here

Yea some prices are just out of this world.... I have a lookalike frag of this coral will see how it turns out. Looks identical to the picture posted by boom corals about the same size too... time will tell and it only costed me 20 bucks!