ORA Joe the Coral

The ORA Joe the Coral is similar to both the ORA Borealis Acropora and the ORA Roscoe’s Blue. The branches and body fade from a metallic green to a soft blue, while the growing tips are a darker blue. The polyps are yellowish green.


Aquarium: 65 Gal. open top Hexagon tank Aquarium Lighting: Current Orbit 150W HQI w/ 2 65W PCs MH bulb is Radium 20K DE PC Bulbs are Current 420\460 nm dual actinics Aquarium Equipment: Sumpless Deltec MCE600 2 Koralia 2's 2 Koralia 3's Seio Controller for Koralias Phosban Reactor runs GFO Also run Carbon and Purigen Aquaclear 75 Refuge Mod running cheato on reverse lighting cycle Tank is cooled via Azoo dual fans timed to run with MH Tank is mixed, shared by softies, LPS and other SPS. Light fish stock. no crabs! Camera: Canon Powershot SX110 using Macro

Here are is a really cool transformation of an ORA Joe the Coral. It shows the transformation from brown to pretty
I took the first shot (the brown one) about a week after I received it from ORA through my LFS. I’ve kept the coral at the same height level in the tank [...]


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Photo By: Dan Rigle Aquarium: 180 gal SPS dominated display, two 40 gal coral prop tanks Aquarium Lighting: 2x250W Radiums on Lumenarc III minis, with VHO actinics Aquarium Equipment: ETS downdraft skimmers, closed loops and 2 Tunze 6101 & 7095 controller,DIY calcium reactors and DIY custom built sumps
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Photo By: agsansoo Aquarium: 65g Bow-Front Reef Aquarium Lighting: 250w Metal Halides with 12k ReefLux Bulbs and T12 UV Lighting Super Actinic

This ORA Joe the Coral mini colony is maturing nicely. You can see the hint of green with the nice purplish blue tips.  Excellent polyp extension is always a sign of correct levels of calcium, alkalinity, low nitrates, ample flow and lighting.
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Photo By: Brandon Vettel Aquarium Lighting: Fuji Finepix S700 Aquarium Equipment: 250w Metal Halides with 14k Hamiltons Bulbs

This photo was provided by Oceans Paradise


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