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Volcanic Eruption Acan
Acanthastrea rotundoflora
The Limited Edition Volcanic Eruption Acan jimmy007 Colony. The original colony is
amazing when the pigments intensify. Corallites are large and ringed with a thick
orange ridge with radiating orange red lines. The main body surface is pigmented
fluorescent medium dark green. Large corallites can easily be cut from the main colony.
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The Volcanic Eruption Acan has large sized corallites and is probably an Acanthastrea rotundoflora. It has an amazing pigmentation pattern that can vary its intensity. The fluorescent green large corallites have extensive bright orange ridges. Radiating outward from these ridges are lines of orange red spots. The inside of the corallites also contain concentric circles of orange yellow spots.

The coral was purchased from the reef shop Amazing Reef's in Southern California. Ali of Amazing Reefs sold the entire colony to Jimmy Tran (jimmy007) in early 2010. Jimmy showed this coral to Reeffarmers in late 2010/early 2011. We immediately recognized its very unique pigmentation pattern. Jimmy and Reeffarmers both developed the coral marketing name of Volcanic Eruption. We currently believe that the coral prefers weak to moderate light levels and moderate current. Just which conditions help to develop the most intense pigmentation pattern is still being determined.

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 weak to moderate light levels from a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium metal halide. Water current is also weak to moderate. The price of this coral per single large corallite will be determined in part by the first edition auction conducted live at the 2011 www.sw-cfm.com coral show.


Limited Edition Volcanic Eruption Acan Colony Corallite Closeup.
This closeup shows just how the coral was named the Volcanic Eruption.
Large corallites contain internal rings of yellow orange spots.
Ridges are colored bright orange which helps to define a volcanic cone.
Radiating outward from the ridges are alternating lines of orange red spots.
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Reeffarmers Actual Volcanic Eruption Acan First Edition fragment.
This is the actual First Edition large corallite fragment.
Was maintained under T5 lights and lost some pigmentation intensity.
Maximum Dimensions of Fragment are 7/8 x 5/8 inch.
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Copyright © 2011 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.
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