andysgr
Thu, 27th Mar 2008, 03:14 PM
For sale is a WYSIWYG frag (larger frag pictured approx. 1") of the Tyree Limited Edition Mike Paletta Turquoise Acropora Lovelli. The coral is on the Reefarmers waiting list until July of 2009. They sell frags for $65 but may be purchased from me for $40.
Reefarmers says the following about this coral: "Expert reef aquarist Mike Paletta has been continuously maintaining exotic stony corals in his personnal reef aquariums for as long as just about anybody. Over the years he has acquired a very exotic collection of stonies. His turquoise Acropora lovelli is one such coral. Mike originally acquired this exotically colored and shaped coral in 1994-1995 from a cultured colony that Bob Mankin was maintaining. Bob was another one of the original 'old school' sps coral aquarists. This coral maintains its turquoise color easily, grows well and can even develop a tabular growth form when nearing the surface. Reeffarmers acquired a fragment of this coral from the reeffarmer Tracy Gray who had acquired a fragment directly from Mike Paletta. Steve Tyree is maintaining this coral for reeffarmers.com in a 125 gallon naturally filtered TriZonal system. This system is naturally filtered with a cryptic zone, filter feeder zone and reef flat exposed zone. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positoned 16 inches below a 400 watt 20,000 K radium metal halide. The turquoise coloration is fairly easy to maintain and will intensify dramatically under strong illumination. Water current is moderate to weak. Price is currently $65 per small sized fragment. The monthly limited edition reservation schedules can be found below. Please note effective March 2009 we have changed the harvesting and reservation schedule to bimonthly. This better matches the corals long term growth rate in captivity."
Reefarmers says the following about this coral: "Expert reef aquarist Mike Paletta has been continuously maintaining exotic stony corals in his personnal reef aquariums for as long as just about anybody. Over the years he has acquired a very exotic collection of stonies. His turquoise Acropora lovelli is one such coral. Mike originally acquired this exotically colored and shaped coral in 1994-1995 from a cultured colony that Bob Mankin was maintaining. Bob was another one of the original 'old school' sps coral aquarists. This coral maintains its turquoise color easily, grows well and can even develop a tabular growth form when nearing the surface. Reeffarmers acquired a fragment of this coral from the reeffarmer Tracy Gray who had acquired a fragment directly from Mike Paletta. Steve Tyree is maintaining this coral for reeffarmers.com in a 125 gallon naturally filtered TriZonal system. This system is naturally filtered with a cryptic zone, filter feeder zone and reef flat exposed zone. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positoned 16 inches below a 400 watt 20,000 K radium metal halide. The turquoise coloration is fairly easy to maintain and will intensify dramatically under strong illumination. Water current is moderate to weak. Price is currently $65 per small sized fragment. The monthly limited edition reservation schedules can be found below. Please note effective March 2009 we have changed the harvesting and reservation schedule to bimonthly. This better matches the corals long term growth rate in captivity."