Many of us montipora collectors know of a few designer species. We all remember the true superman monti, the sunset, the sunrise, and the pokerstar. But not many reefers know of this radiating orange Montipora setosa. It is so nice, it doesn’t require a cool name. Take a look:  This montipora branches out like a M. [...] Related posts:

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We have all seen them at some point in the Local Fish Stores. No, Dunkin Donuts didn’t rent out a 4′x4′ space in your reef store. I am talking about the big fleshy corals that we call Cynarinas., most commonly the Cynarina deshayesiana. We tend to call them ‘doughnut’ or ‘button’ corals.  Over the years, we have [...] Related posts:

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The acronym speaks directly to the hearts of coral collectors world wide. Its an acronym that was used on a single coral and made it legendary. Your eyes pop when you read anywhere about the Purple People Eaters. I don’t even need to tell you what coral classification it may be or its species. It [...] Related posts:

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  This is often a mistaken Cyphastrea ocellina. According to most, this coral has two variations depending on the light source.  The belief is that with more light, this coral will turn green, and with less, a superman blue. That is not true at all. There are in fact two specimens of this species. It just happens [...] Related posts:

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Hey friends, we are thrilled to announce the season’s end event unlike other. On June 5th and 6th, we will hosting a Customer Appreciation BBQ. Bring your family for an afternoon of reefing fun. We will be serving some delicious BBQ, talking reefing and some great give-aways. And as a topper, we [...] Related posts:

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If you are a fair zoa lover, or a zoa maniac, you would immediately know what to call these upcoming zoanthids. Since we love to show you all great photos of corals, you knew this was coming. Here is the money shot:  Still don’t know what they are dubbed? Try Tubbs Blues. Wish you all well in finding them. [...] Related posts:

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Who doesn’t love the crazy color combinations in Acroporas? We have the dual colored Acros, the tricolors, and even the quads. But sometimes a simple contrast between three colors is truly remarkable and surreal. Case in point, the Pink Lemonade Acropora nasuta. How does Mother nature figure out to color this nasuta with yellow, green and [...] Related posts:

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If you are just arriving to the party, here is the scoop on collector zoas. Apparently, people are paying huge money for any zoanthid with a ‘Hornet’ suffix. So when we found this Kig Hornet, we though we would add to the lunacy. Offered by UniuqueCorals.com, this is a similarily blended Hornet, except for the smokey centers. How much [...] Related posts:

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