TM

Limited Edition
Echinophyllia sp.
Upscales Raspberry


Reeffarmers Raspberry Echinophyllia Seed Colony
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

While on a trip to Portland to make a presentation to the Pacific Northwest Marine Aquarium Society, Steve Tyree went on some coral hunting side trips and made a visit to the Portland area Reef Store Upscales. www.upscales.com Steve was shown the stores two main reefs by Travis Heidt. There were numerous exotic stony coral colonies and many were rare. Travis had a brilliantly colored Echinophyllia thick plating coral that had a red raspberry coloration that was similar to the Watermelon Alien-Eye coral. This particular Echinophyllia also has corallite centers that are colored bright orange or blue (see image below). Travis acquired the coral from Indonesia sometime in 2004. He believes that in the valley areas where the coral recieves weaker light the corallite centers are colored blue. In upper areas the corallite centers become colored bright orange. This gives the opportunity for reef aquarist to experiment with lower light levels that could develop a red Echino with blue centers. Travis recommends bright light and he maintains the coral under 400 watt 20,000 K radiums. Under bright light the corallites develop bright orange pigmentation. Steve Tyree is maintaining a farmed section of this coral for reeffarmers.com in his 225 gallon naturally filtered Quad-Zonal Reef Aquarium. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positoned to recieve moderate to intense light under a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium Metal Halide. Limited Edition Reservation price is currently $90 per small sized fragment. The monthly limited edition reservation schedulescan be found below. Please note effective June 2007 we have changed this corals harvesting reservation rate to bimonthly. This better matches the corals long term growth rates in captivity.

Raspberry Echinophyllia Closeup of Orange Corallites
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

Echinophyllia sp. Raspberry Year 2007 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
Reserved for S. Hansen
Febuary
Reserved for D. Pham
March
Reserved for M. Downs
April
Shipped to E. Balls
May
Reserved for W. Roesler
June
Reserved for T. Wasden
August
Reserved for T. Biondolillo
October
Reserved for M. Maher
December
Available


Echinophyllia sp. Raspberry Year 2008 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

Febuary
Available
April
Available
June
Available
August
Available
October
Available
December
Available


Echinophyllia sp. Raspberry Year 2009 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

Febuary
Available
April
Available
June
Available
August
Available
October
Available
December
Available


Echinophyllia sp. Raspberry Year 2006 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
Delivered to C. Conway
February
CFM Auctions
March
Shipped to R. Barton
April
Shipped to J. Berney
May
CFM Auction
June
CFM Auction
July
CFM Auction
August
Reserved for A. Andrasz
September
Reserved for B. Wilson
October
Shipped to G. Schwabb
November
CFM Auction
December
Reserved for T. Conway


Echinophyllia sp. Raspberry Year 2005 Monthly Limited Edition Schedule

October
First Edition Auctioned for $159.01
November
Shipped to E. Nichols
December
Shipped to A. Deukmedjian


To inquire about reserving a limited edition farmed fragment of this coral please send an email to reeffarmers@aceweb.com.

Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

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