Auctioned Editions Emmas Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata

TM	Auctioned Edition Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata

Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata Mark Poletti's Seed Colony. True Montipora undata corals with red polyps are very rare.
The bright red orange polyps on the greenish base of the coral give the coral a basic Reverse Sunset pigemntation pattern.
This M. undata however also develops blue pigmented edges that can grow thick in larger colonies. Polyps also tend to occur
in depressions that are surrounded by smooth growth ridges. This gives the surface a slight honey-combed undata appearance. Image Copyright © 2008 by Mark Poletti All Rights Reserved.

Montipora corals do not get much rarer then this. A red/orange polyped true Montipora undata with blue growth edges. Smooth ridges occur around corallites and can develop a honey-combed appearance. Reeffarmers acquired our seed and first edition fragments from Mark Poletti of Sacramento California. The coral originally came from the private collection of Mike Paletta. Only two fragments of this coral had been distributed by Mike Paletta as of April 2008. Mark Poletti acquired one of those fragments in a trade with Mike. Reeffarmers recently received the first two fragments that Mark has ever made from his seed colony. We do not know with certainty where Mike acquired his original fragment and we only have anectodal information. Suffice it to say it is a very rare coral within the States. Mark Poletti has named his seed coral the Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata after his daughter Emma. Mark believes the coral will do fine in low light levels. When Mark tried positioning the coral under moderate light levels, it did not show any adaptation problems from the stronger light levels. Reeffarmers is placing our seed under moderate light levels and we will document any pigmentation changes that develop here on this web page. Mark believes the coral prefers moderate flow rates. Steve Tyree is maintaining a seed section of the Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata for Reeffarmers.com in an 125 gallon naturally filtered Tri-Zonal Reef Aquarium. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positioned to receive moderate to strong light under a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium Metal Halide. The coral only needs weak to moderate illumination to maintain its coloration. The Auctioned Edition opening bid for each new auction is currently $125 per small fragment. The quarterly auctioned edition auction schedules can be found below.

Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata Seed Corallite Closeup. Note how the
smooth ridges develop the honey-comb appearence that is typical on some undata morphs. Image Copyright © 2008 by Mark Poletti All Rights Reserved.

Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata Reeffarmers Seed. The polyps on this
coral are very distinctive and striking. Also note the blue pigmentation area on the right.
Reeffarmers believes these blue leading edge pigments might develop over the entire
body of the coral when the coral is adapted to moderate to strong light levels. Image Copyright © 2008 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata Year 2009 Quarterly Auctioned Edition Schedule

February
Auction Fourth Edition Auctioned for $112.50 through CFM Auctions

June
Auction Fifth Edition Auctioned for $95.00 through CFM Auctions

September
Auction Sixth Edition Auctioned through CFM Auctions in September 2009

December
Auction Seventh Edition Auctioned through CFM Auctions in December 2009

Emma's Jedi Mind Trick Montipora undata Year 2008 Quarterly Auctioned Edition Schedule

April
Auction First Edition Auctioned for $243.50 through CFM Auctions

July
Auction Second Edition Auctioned for $125.00 through CFM Auctions

October
Auction Third Edition Auctioned for $196.00 through CFM Auctions

To inquire about the auctioning of this farmed fragment please send an email to reeffarmersauctions@aceweb.com.

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