ORA Hawkins Enchinata -- Deepwater Acro?

[rkb]

Hello all-

I'm trying to learn about some of the different type of acros. Is a Hawkins a type of deepwater acro or not. Also, does all deepwater acro really come from deepwater or that just a meaningless name.

 

[ReefTECK]

IDK, but my enchinata (some other ORA type idk which one it is actually, not the hawkins though) doesn't like the upper 18" of my tank, I've got him nearly on the bottom about 21" below surface and tucked in beneath the light shading of a millie. He's doing much better now than he was (not in the shade of the millie)

 

[dots]

That term started being used within the last two years or so.....it refers to the corals that tend to be "smoothed skinned" Echinata, Turaki, etc.....

If your interested in such things, start frequenting the SPS id subforum, read this:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=366161

in which a number of other reference materials are mentioned. Its a great "hobby within a hobby" to get into.

Personally, I don't care for the term myself.....

 

[stanlalee]

Hello all-

Also, does all deepwater acro really come from deepwater or that just a meaningless name.

meaningless. as stated its usually a descriptive term and has nothing to do with light requirements or where it came from.

 

[rkb]

That term started being used within the last two years or so.....it refers to the corals that tend to be "smoothed skinned" Echinata, Turaki, etc.....

If your interested in such things, start frequenting the SPS id subforum, read this:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=366161

in which a number of other reference materials are mentioned. Its a great "hobby within a hobby" to get into.

Personally, I don't care for the term myself.....

-thanks that is a great thread. I have never liked the trade names that get attached to corals.

meaningless. as stated its usually a descriptive term and has nothing to do with light requirements or where it came from.

When I saw the term deepwater the first thing that came to my mind was they were named deepwater because their dark blue/green color was the color of the deep open ocean.

 

[SDguy]

When I saw the term deepwater the first thing that came to my mind was they were named deepwater because their dark blue/green color was the color of the deep open ocean.

That's interesting, I never considered that. More appropriate, really.

 

[rkb]

That's interesting, I never considered that. More appropriate, really.

I used to work as a graphic artist, so perhaps I look at stuff a little differently sometimes but this was the connection I made-

 

[sjfishguy]

I thought the term came from acro species that grow in deeper water and not on the reef crest often grow much thinner branches since they did not have to withstand the turbulence of the crest. I do realize that the hobby now seems to call every thin branched, smooth skinned acro "deep water" and the term is pretty meaningless when it comes to lighting requirements