by Afishionado | Aug 23, 2019 | Corals, Events, Video
Here is the video everyone is waiting for. As one can come to expect from ReefAPalooza California, this show was filled to the brim with eye candy. Vendors really took their time and created a one-of-a-kind show with their outstanding selection of corals, as well as... by Marcin Smok | Aug 8, 2019 | Events, Industry, Photography, Travel
So much to cover, so little time. I would have to write well into the late fall to cover everything I witnessed at the Reefapalooza 2019 NY show, so, or the sake of brevity, I was forced to skip some and feature the ones I personally liked the most…... by ReefBum | Jul 19, 2019 | Corals
The Oregon Blue Tort is perhaps my favorite SPS coral. The blue color of a “true” Oregon Blue Tort is so vivid it makes you wonder whether it was injected with an artificial blue pigment. Mother nature has blessed this coral and as such it is a much sought after addition for many SPS collectors. Oregon Blue Tort The Oregon Blue Tort, which is an Acropora Tortuosa, has an interesting story behind its lineage. I bought my first Oregon Blue Tort from Rick Souta who was in Oregon and sold frags online at Reefstuff.com. As the story goes, Rick acquired his frags from Travis at Upscales who had picked up a frag from Shaun Monahan, who was the founder and original owner of Waves in Portland by ReefBum | Jun 1, 2019 | Corals
Back in 2008 AquaSD in San Diego was unpacking a shipment of corals and came across a stunning Acropora millepora that created quite a buzz among SPS enthusiasts. Frags of this coral, the AquaSD Rainbow Millie, started to spread around the reef keeping community, becoming a must have coral for many SPS collectors, especially among those who craved millies, like me ? There are other corals today that generate much more buzz, and higher prices, but the AquaSD Rainbow Millie is certainly a worthwhile addition to any reef tank. It has neon green polyps that contrast beautifully with vivid orange corallites, which have more pronounced coloration near the tips of the coral’s branches. Wicked Long Polyps So what else is cool about this Acropora? The long polyp extension by Josh Saul | May 20, 2019 | Corals, Video
Chalice corals represent a large group of wildly disparate corals that share little in common past their flat, plate-forming appearance.
