LoJack's 144 Gallon Reef

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by LoJack

Yes, very green base. and right now its twice as red/pink as in my last photo. I need to try and get a current photo of it thats half decent.

I have a photo from a couple weeks ago … I just can't get a good shot. Its too far back from the glass.



If you look close you can see the green tint to the base … especially where it is encrusting … its almost neon.

I just wish I could get a good shot of it that shows the detail. The polyp growth is now starting to resemble the other Red Planets that I've seen photos of

You know I actually have this exact coral in my tank. It's not exactly "red planet", but it's just as nice IMO. This is it from October:


You'll find it has less of a tabling habit as it gets larger, more of a traditional acro pin cushion look, but it's definitely one of my favourite pieces. Relatively fast grower as well. Mine has kept that beautiful deep red colour with whitish tips to on the actively growing branches, but the neon green has diminished pretty dramatically as it's gotten larger. My red planet in comparison is almost pink.

[LoJack]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

You know I actually have this exact coral in my tank. It's not exactly "red planet", but it's just as nice IMO.

Its kind of funny … I started thinking when the color started changing that it might not be ORA's strain.

I found an article stating that Acropora Hyacinthus is the coral that is often confused with Red Planet, and that if you receive a Red Planet frag, and don't receive it from ORA directly, or someone who can tell you thats where it's from that this Hyacinthus is often what it is.

Its still pink, has white tips, tabling growth … and is very similar in colour and appearance to Red Planet … but isn't the same species.

Here is a pic of A. Hyacinthus

[LoJack]

And for the record, that's not my photo … just a pic of A. Hyacinthus from google images