Where all corals comes from !?

artursm15 · 01/08/2017, 05:56 AM

Hello guys im new in all this reef staff have my aquarium running for 5-6month now.. one day i was looking on my corals and was wondering where do they come from because some of the corals have wierd colors like rainbow montipora my question is do they live in ocean reefs or is it some labratory breed !?

Ron Reefman · 01/08/2017, 06:27 AM

There are different kinds of corals growing on reefs in many places. IMHO the vast majority of collected corals come from various reefs in the South Pacific. Some corals are raised captively by growers, specialists and hobbyists.

The colors are mostly natural. Some corals will change colors based on the light they receive, just like we do. After a long winter, go stand in the summer sun and what happens? You turn either tan or red based on how much sun you get. Corals create pigments to protect themselves from light as well. They create different colors to protect themselves from different spectrums of light.

I collect some nice medium pea green zoas in the Florida Keys and have found that 2' deep in my DT they stay green. But on top of a rock island in the same tank where they are under only 4" of water, and therefore receive much more light, they turn a very pretty bright sky blue over a period of 2 to 3 months.

Sk8r · 01/08/2017, 11:44 AM

Interesting on the color change.

Artursm---if you know the name of the coral, or any marine creature, try google---it can often give you specifics on habitat.

01/08/2017, 05:56 AM	#1
artursm15 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 86	Where all corals comes from !? Hello guys im new in all this reef staff have my aquarium running for 5-6month now.. one day i was looking on my corals and was wondering where do they come from because some of the corals have wierd colors like rainbow montipora my question is do they live in ocean reefs or is it some labratory breed !?

01/08/2017, 06:27 AM	#2
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	There are different kinds of corals growing on reefs in many places. IMHO the vast majority of collected corals come from various reefs in the South Pacific. Some corals are raised captively by growers, specialists and hobbyists. The colors are mostly natural. Some corals will change colors based on the light they receive, just like we do. After a long winter, go stand in the summer sun and what happens? You turn either tan or red based on how much sun you get. Corals create pigments to protect themselves from light as well. They create different colors to protect themselves from different spectrums of light. I collect some nice medium pea green zoas in the Florida Keys and have found that 2' deep in my DT they stay green. But on top of a rock island in the same tank where they are under only 4" of water, and therefore receive much more light, they turn a very pretty bright sky blue over a period of 2 to 3 months. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

01/08/2017, 11:44 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Interesting on the color change. Artursm---if you know the name of the coral, or any marine creature, try google---it can often give you specifics on habitat. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.