Few other coral in our hobby captures the image we have about massively plating coral likeAcropora efflorescens。我们已经看到了诸如Acropora granulosa或者Acropora milleporabut in reality the title of a true plating Acro belong to the Efflo. Instead of branching and fingering out to build a flat structure, these corals grow flat and solid, often described as a dinner plate.
The original Ultimate Efflo was acquired in 2003 by Greg Carroll from a Black Coral Hawaii in Orange County California. It was originally with a shipment from Indonesia. From the best of my knowledge no other coral of it’s kind has been collected and imported into the US since.
随着终极剥离，其他几个珊瑚在高端SPS收藏家社区中也广为人知。其中包括在天空中的石灰，GC丙莓，终极蓝色雄鹿等。至少可以说，这种珊瑚的进口很少见。
Pictured in the header image are twoAcropora efflorescensfrom Greg Carroll’s 225 Gal reef in 2008. Bottom one is the Tyree LE Soli and top is the Ultimate Efflo. Note the distinct differences in coloration and structure. The Ultimate Efflo is solid blue in color with green polyps at the body, florescent polyps at the tips.
我们都知道，许多ACROS需要大量的水流才能蓬勃发展，最终的饮食是没有什么不同。但是，我们将迈出一步，并说它比诸如Millepora之类的高流量物种需要更多的流动。随着终极饮食的增长，它需要极高的流量和光才能保持其颜色。
in 2012, due to plans moving to a new house, Greg moved his large colony to a coral farm. Unfortunately over the course of eight months, it steadily lost tissue. Currently a remaining colony is being kept and farmed for future propagation. This coral is down to two remaining sources and no import of it is in sight. I hope our advanced coral keepers can keep this coral available in our community.
This is a guest contribution from Leo Chen, owner/operator of珊瑚Revolution。
