ORA hawkins "echinata"

[myzislow]

This coral, IMO, is one of ORA's best right now, even though it may not bet a true echinita it's still amazing. Awesome color, super fast growth and very tough; can't beat that!! Here are some shots of mine I took today as well as when I first got it.

Post yours if you have one!

when i first got it

about a month ago:

Top downs with flash taken today:

 

[Mahlhavoc]

Mine is not but a week or two old at best. I just posted this in my "new frags" thread. I hope mine grows that fast!

 

[143gadgets]

Here is a shot when I first got it. It now has blue/purple tips.

 

[al abaqueta]

Very nice pics. That is an incredible coral. Al

 

[koa79]

is this one or not??

 

[hebygb]

I have an echinata as well that I just bought about 2 months ago... it has fully aclimated and is really a beautiful piece... mine is a very dark green though...

 

[143gadgets]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12778048#post12778048 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by koa79
is this one or not??

Did u get it from ORA? If not, then no. Maybe the same species (I can't tell by the pic), but not the Hawkins.

 

[GSMguy]

Damn, its a sweet coral i have seen it in the LFS 5 times and walked away each time but that growth and the purple makes it a must have.

 

[SW_nOOb_SC]

Heres mine i picked up a few days ago.

 

[Canarygirl]

I don't seem to be able to see these pics anymore (any of them)...only red X's. Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[mr. pluto]

Canarygirl, can you see the photobucket site?
i cannot at home & all i see is red Xs
but at work it's working fine & i do not see that wierd redirect.

 

[koa79]

here's some more pic's of it. I bought it at a LFS that had just bought out ORA both at a show but I don't know if this one came from that both or not..

Flash on

flash off

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12778871#post12778871 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
Damn, its a sweet coral i have seen it in the LFS 5 times and walked away each time but that growth and the purple makes it a must have.

Got it!

 

[GSMguy]

 

[volcom69]

Nice, how are you guys cutting the ends of those hard frag plugs off i hate those ones.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12795421#post12795421 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by volcom69
Nice, how are you guys cutting the ends of those hard frag plugs off i hate those ones.

let me know if you figure it out, the old plastic plugs could be cut and many times the frag would just pop out, now... what a PITA

 

[TheFallofSidney]

I'm just going to dremel the tip off. Not the easiest way to go about things but it works.

 

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12795461#post12795461 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TheFallofSidney
I'm just going to dremel the tip off. Not the easiest way to go about things but it works.

try it, i did and the plug melted on my disk and then got all over the coral... and i was not even able to get it loose, i am just attaching the plugs to rocks.

 

[volcom69]

I dont get why they have to use those plugs for anyways, i loved when i just ordered from yourreef and they sent me the frags and i could place them in the tank where i wanted or put them on my own frag plugs. Its like they dont want you taking them off, but i hate the big black plugs lol.

 

[bradleyj]

I used my dremmel with a disk and it went through it like butter.
Those plugs are a pit, but cutting them seemed easier with these new plugs over the old ones.