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06/14/2007, 10:29 AM
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ORA Purple Pillow pics please
Can those of you with the ORA Purple Pillow please post some pictures. I got a supposed ORA purple Pillow frag in a trade and I am really doubting the authenticity of my little frag based on the growth formation, especially after seeing the frags that Eric is selling over at FragFarmer.com. Thanks so much
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06/14/2007, 11:30 AM
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One of my favorite corals
Here are some older pics of my original PP. It has grown a bunch since these shots were taken:
 
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06/14/2007, 11:32 AM
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 This is soon after I first got it.....see the RB's? They are long gone now....
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06/14/2007, 02:06 PM
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Okay, thus far my little frag continues to look nothing like all of yours. Let's hope it grows up to be a really nice Acropora sp.
Keep the pictures rolling if you all don't mind, further confirmation can only be a good thing.
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06/14/2007, 02:18 PM
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where can I
get a frag like that?
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06/14/2007, 02:42 PM
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Re: where can I
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06/14/2007, 03:04 PM
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I have a huge colony of it but just moved it.
Here is a small portion of a closeup. This is 100% the real purple pillow as the original frag came directly from ORA before the hurricane.  Here are two under pure actinics. You can look at the coral structure to compare.  
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06/14/2007, 03:34 PM
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Re: where can I
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06/14/2007, 05:45 PM
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Rays,
That is a TCN purple pillow which is the same as the ORA purple pillow since the original broodstock came from ORA. Yours does not seem to have new growth going at the moment that is why there is no purple on the tips. It is probably going through some acclimation from shipping and introduction to a different system. Once growth starts you should get some nice purples. Rafael TCN |
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#12
06/14/2007, 10:36 PM
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Just a FYI, the purple pillow generally appears more greenish under 20K and more purple under 10K. I personally prefer the purple. It colors up fairly quickly but the negative part I've noticed with it being a large colony is if you move it, the color only looks nice from that position. So you must wait another 2 weeks while that area colors up. It is also VERY brittle and the tips break off very easily.
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06/14/2007, 10:41 PM
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So, is this coral of mine turning out to be a "purple pillow"? It started out like this, before 2/3 of it died
 : Here it is recently, looks JUST like neptune's pic: 
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