Any JKR rainbow colonies?

[bubbaque]

I have a frag of this that I been growing but curious what a full size colony looks like. Here is my frag I took with my cell phone.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

I'm thinking that I've seen several of those colonies around, but not sure who has them. Hopefully someone will chime in. Maybe some of our #SPSExperts know of some. Let's see those pics!

 

[atlfishes]

 

[bubbaque]

Thanks for sharing! It looks amazing!

 

[Trevor40]

Bump. Bubba does yours look like a large colony now?

 

[bubbaque]

Bump. Bubba does yours look like a large colony now?

I think it does. The JKR Rainbow is a very underrated coral IMO. It was one of the first corals I fragged from my display and started to grow another in my frag tank just because I liked it so much.

This is the one in my display

This is the one I started to grow in my frag tank and I believe it looks much better than the one in my display. It gets way more par than the display one. The polyps are actually that red.

 

[jda]

JKR Rainbow is a great coral that never has needed any tricks to look great.

There is a JKR Rainbow 2.0 that is really nice too - heard, although not confirmed, that it was a graft of the two original corals as the OG JKR Rainbow, but this time the tips are blue.

 

[Huff747]

I think it does. The JKR Rainbow is a very underrated coral IMO. It was one of the first corals I fragged from my display and started to grow another in my frag tank just because I liked it so much.

This is the one in my display

This is the one I started to grow in my frag tank and I believe it looks much better than the one in my display. It gets way more par than the display one. The polyps are actually that red.

Feel free to frag that one for my next order

 

[Trevor40]

I think it does. The JKR Rainbow is a very underrated coral IMO. It was one of the first corals I fragged from my display and started to grow another in my frag tank just because I liked it so much.

This is the one in my display

This is the one I started to grow in my frag tank and I believe it looks much better than the one in my display. It gets way more par than the display one. The polyps are actually that red.

WOW! Excellent! I have a small frag that I am waiting to grow into a mini colony. I have mine at the top of the tank in the center so hopefully it does well. I have notices it seems more hardy than some other acros as I got some burnt tips on others and it remains unaffected. Here is what I started with a little over a months ago. It's now encrusting the whole plug.

 

[bubbaque]

Very nice!

 

[Trevor40]

The polyps turned green on me.

 

[jda]

This one needs some size before it starts to shine, IME. It will start to look good at real colony size of 3-4 inches like the ones shown in the photos.

Mine does better with lots of light.

 

[Trevor40]

This one needs some size before it starts to shine, IME. It will start to look good at real colony size of 3-4 inches like the ones shown in the photos.

Mine does better with lots of light.

Yes, I am hoping it starts to shine once it starts taking off. It is getting about 400 PAR under T5 for 7 hours with lots of random flow. I can't wait to see how it looks in 1 year.

 

[Mouse84]

I think it does. The JKR Rainbow is a very underrated coral IMO. It was one of the first corals I fragged from my display and started to grow another in my frag tank just because I liked it so much.

This is the one in my display

This is the one I started to grow in my frag tank and I believe it looks much better than the one in my display. It gets way more par than the display one. The polyps are actually that red.

skittles taste the rainbow

 

[Trevor40]

Continues to grow.

 

[Trevor40]

Still holding strong.

 

[Trevor40]

Another growth update. two months from the last pic

 

[Da8]

JKR Rainbow is a great coral that never has needed any tricks to look great.

There is a JKR Rainbow 2.0 that is really nice too - heard, although not confirmed, that it was a graft of the two original corals as the OG JKR Rainbow, but this time the tips are blue.

Sorry for the off topic, but what is a graft?

Thanks

 

[jda]

Just like a graft with any kind of plant or creature... putting two different kinds together tissue together to see if they will take forms from each other. Some work and some do not.

The second photo down shows a graft:
http://www.reeffarmers.com/limitedjoesrainbowacropora.htm

 

[Da8]

Thank you so much.

Is there any guide of do and don't in coral grafting or any literature?

Been years in this and never heard anything.


Thank you