ora german blue polyp acro not blue?
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Peter Eichler
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Personally, I don't think this "color guide" means much and I wouldn't try to chase any of those elements or dose anything in the guide in an attempt to enhance colors.
This coral will lighten up and be pale when nutrients are too low or the light is too intense, and will brown out a bit when they're too high. It also seems to require a spot where it's happy light wise in order to get the green base with blue polyps. IME it's a pretty finicky coral and requires some patience to let it grow for a bit before it really starts to color up. If you've had it for 6 months plus and are confident your basic parameters are good then I'd say look to tweak something. Otherwise, if you're confident of the lineage, I would just give it some time and keep your basic parameters in a good range.
What type of lighting are you running and where are you parameters?
jjoos99
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I can vouch for it being a hardy coral. A year ago my phos got so high that I lost 95% of all my sps but just alittle bit of encrusting survived of the german blue and it has now recovered and it starting to send up branches. Are the polyps on the base of this coral blue or mostly the branches? I might be expecting too much too early. Although even before when it was a good size coral I was never able to get the blue to come out.
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Jeff
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Jeff
emerald crab
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It is a very high light coral. Consistent water quality and medium to high flow is also important.
Peter Eichler
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My experience is different. I used to have two colonies and the colony that was getting blasted from T5's high up was always more pale than the colony on the bottom of the tank. They both did very well and had good color and blue polyps though.
jonnybravo22
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anyone know where to get one these days?
Reefvet
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Peter Eichler
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No it isn't, it hasn't been available from ORA for years.
Reefvet
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That's not it in the link ?
I know it's a monti but I've seen it referred to as an acro by people who have it.
triggreef
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I got one about 6 months ago from divers den. It was on an ora plug. I have about 20 different monti that all do great. this german blue polyp did great at the beginning & took off like a weed. I fragged it a few times then it started to go down hill & it fizzled out. I tried raising some pieces & lowering others. The ones I raised to higher light rtn'd. The ones I dropped down didn't do well either & stn'd within a month. Just lost the last frag I had about a month ago.
jonnybravo22
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I (and from the title I assume the OP was also) referring to the acropora by this name, not the similarly named montipora.
tmb22
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I bought mine from Battle Corals a couple years ago. Not sure if it's available for fragging, but it's a great piece. I have the acropora, not the montipora. Feel free to PM if you're in Chicago and want a frag.
Reefvet
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Yes I get that now. ORA lends to the confusion with the similar name.
Anyone have a picture of theirs ?
triggreef
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interesting, in that they they do call the montipora version "german blue polyp" as well... I never saw an acro by that name, but now I have one to put on my short list. Thanks. lol
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+1492+2293+1532&pcatid=1532
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+1492+2293+1532&pcatid=1532
