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Limited Edition
Two Tone Tortuosa Acropora
A Uchins Select Corals Original
Limited Edition USC Two Tone Tortuosa Acropora Reeffarmers First Edition Closeup Imaged.
The corals green swirling two tone pigment bands can be seen in this closeup image.
Blue pigment can develop on branch stems as can be seen on the far right of this image.
Tortuosa corals typically require stronger light to develop more blue purple.
 Image Copyright © 2012 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.
The USC Two Tone Tortuosa is a bright blue purple pigmented Acropora tortuosa that also contains bands and distinct patches of fluorescent green pigments. Tortuosa corals with these two tone bands and patches are fairly rare. The coral colony was imported into the US with these two tone green pigments already present.

Uchin Chong acquired the original colony of the Two Tone Acropora from a local Dallas Retailer back in 2009. It was possibly exported from Fiji. Reeffarmers acquired our seed fragment and 1st edition fragment directly from Uchin. He states that this coral was grown under moderate light and moderate water flow.

Steve Tyree is maintaining a seed section of this coral for Reeffarmers.com in an 8 foot 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 strong to moderate light levels from a 400 watt SE 20,000 K metal halide. The first retail edition fragment of this coral is currently being sold on our Buy It Now web page. The introductory price is $150.00 .

Limited Edition USC Two Tone Tortuosa Acropora Entire First Edition Imaged.
Actual First Edition Medium Sized Fragment with Harvestable Two Tone Branches.
The green pigment is a fluorescing pigment stimulated by violet and blue light.
The blue pigment is a reflecting pigment more intense on branch tips and corallites.
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Copyright © 2012 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.
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