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Limited Edition
Fireball Acropora
Wet Thumb Frags
Limited Edition Fireball Acropora Reeffarmers Original Seed Colony.
The incredible Fireball Acropora contains bright white polyps and pink/red branches.
Polyp tentacles can also develop pink/red pigments. Note the blue encrusting growth edge.
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The Fireball Acropora is a new morph that combines a true red colored Acropora with bright white polyps. These polyps also extend during the daytime photoperiod. It is fairly easy to maintain the deep red coloration of this Acropora even with moderate light levels (250 watt DE Halides). This Acropora morph also fully extends one tentacle from each radial polyp. The polyp tentacles are colored bright white with dark red markings at their base. These white tentacles contrast sharply with the base red coloration this coral develops in moderate light exposure.

The Fireball Acropora was originally imported late in 2010. The entire initial colony was acquired by Dan and Tina of Wet Thumb Frags. Reeffarmers acquired our initial seed fragments of the Fireball Acropora directly from Wet Thumb Frags. Reeffarmers has also distributed a couple of tiny fragments of this coral to a private collector and another retail Coral Farmer.

Steve Tyree is maintaining a seed section of this coral for Reeffarmers.com in a 130 gallon Raceway Gyre BiZonal system. This system is naturally filtered with a semi-cryptic zone and a reef flat exposed zone. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positioned to receive moderate light levels from a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium metal halide. The price of this coral per small fragment consisting of a single branch will be determined by the first edition auction below.

Limited Edition Fireball Acropora Reeffarmers Seed Branch Closeup.
The dark red markings at the base of the white tentacles is visible in this closeup.
All polyps slightly extend while axial polyps (end polyps) fully extend.
Note the single fully extended tentacle within each radial polyp (side polyp).
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Reeffarmers Actual Fireball Acropora First Edition fragment.
This was the actual First Edition fragment consisting of two branches.
Physical size was approximately 5/8 inch tall.
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Fireball Acropora Year January 2011 First Edition Sold
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$ 95.00
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For this silent auction, bidders are required to give their full name and their winning bid along with an optional maximum bid. We will accept these bids via phone 909-989-9711. If no one is there leave a message. We also accept bids via email to reeffarmers@aceweb.com . Email bids will be processed in order of their time stamp. Reeffarmers will be answering the phone from noon to 8 PM PST on the final auction day. Other days we will tend to be here in the afternoon and evening. Accepted payment for the final winning bidder is paypal. The payment method we use for this silent auction is safe and secure. Please note - Your full real name will be displayed above. This is so the accuracy of the auction bidding process can be independently confirmed. Steve Tyree with Reeffarmers is the administrator for the auction. Bid increments are $5.00 . Next day shipping charge for this coral is $45.00 (UPS Express Saver). Local pickups have no shipping charge. California residents add 8.75 % sales tax. Please note - If you do not place a maximum your bid could be out bid within the final minutes of the auction. If you want to be called when your bid is no longer the winning bid, please let us know. Otherwise you may want to place a maximum bid.
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