I've been seeing a lot of deep water acros lately for sale. I don't know scientific names or anything just being sold as deep water acros. Does anyone have one, and if so what are the requirements of these corals? I'm thinking they wouldn't demand as much light and possibly less current? Just wondering if anyone has any input on these guys!
Deep water acros!!!
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redfishsc
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I have a "deepwater purple acro" that was grown locally at a coral farm using natural sunlight, usually sits at a minimum 600ppfd (PAR). Mine is sitting about 10" under a 250DE Phoenix and no problems for the first week 
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No pics right now, it looks like a small brown twig, but I saw the mother colony before it was fragged, and when in good shape, it looks lovely even under low K sunlight.
.No pics right now, it looks like a small brown twig, but I saw the mother colony before it was fragged, and when in good shape, it looks lovely even under low K sunlight.
Peter, Very nice 
. The A. elegans is a lovely coral. The growth pattern is really nice as they get larger. Tim (tfp) has a really nice one that I love. I had it growing beautifully until the demise of my tank last year. It is on my short list of "must have" acroporas.
I am a total fan of the "deep water" acros. My favorites are A. echinata, A. lokani, A. elegans, A. granulosa, A. simplex....and so on. I love the color and the smoothness...really nice growth patterns to most of them as well. I have found most do well under a variety of conditions.
. The A. elegans is a lovely coral. The growth pattern is really nice as they get larger. Tim (tfp) has a really nice one that I love. I had it growing beautifully until the demise of my tank last year. It is on my short list of "must have" acroporas. I am a total fan of the "deep water" acros. My favorites are A. echinata, A. lokani, A. elegans, A. granulosa, A. simplex....and so on. I love the color and the smoothness...really nice growth patterns to most of them as well. I have found most do well under a variety of conditions
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Peter, Very nice
I am a total fan of the "deep water" acros. My favorites are A. echinata, A. lokani, A. elegans, A. granulosa, A. simplex....and so on. I love the color and the smoothness...really nice growth patterns to most of them as well. I have found most do well under a variety of conditions
Thanks Alicia. Yeah, I'm a huge fan of this little piece. My friend has the original, a nice size mini colony. But his tank is kind of in the pooper right now
Hopefully his piece is still OK, otherwise I'll have to steal it from him 
chessmanmark
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reefsic
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Atomikk
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Too bad that they didn't give you the right name. It is not a granulosa, as the axial corallites are not flat. The one pictured has tapering axial corallites.
I would estimate that it is A. caroliniana.
DBarsotti
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thanks, yeah i've questioned its species but my ID knowledge is poor at best.. its one of my fastest growing/favorite corals. i really like its growth pattern
i'd like to see some more deepwater pics if anyone has any to share!
Reeferland
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one thing i found about deep water acro is that they love to be expose to intense lighting and moderate/high flow.
dvanacker
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There reason I asked about species is it looked similar to one of mine that Vlad (atomik) identified as A. multiacuta. Does it look similar to yours??
And just for show a picture of my a.echinata. I have had it for 2 months I think....it hasnt encrusted yet but seems to be doing well with polyp extension and some growth on the branches. Im especially proud because I found it for $40 at the LFS.
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