Kirk's Corals

Kirk's Corals Hello! We run a 180 gallon coral farm frag tank for the aquaculture and grow out of living corals - SPS, LPS and soft varieties. Located in Dublin Ohio.

A thorough quarantine process assures healthy pest-free livestock for sale. Healthy 100% Aqua-cultured Reef Corals, sold by appointment. Helping to promote reef sustainability in the wild, by selling only captive bred corals. Contact Kirk for more information!

02/01/2022

Hello and Happy New Year! I haven't posted in quite a while. A bunch of frags have now grown into fully encrusted pieces. Super chunky. I am motivated to sell some stuff so I can refill the racks, as the mother colonies need trimmed back. Out of Space! PM me if you are looking for something. My prices on these are really good as I have a lot to sell. You won't leave disappointed. Thx!

Hello, I wanted to update our availability sheet of frags and mini colonies that are ready for pickup. My prior price ...
10/04/2021

Hello, I wanted to update our availability sheet of frags and mini colonies that are ready for pickup. My prior price sheet was a bit optimistic and things are taking longer to grow than I hoped. More should be ready by year-end though.

Thank you for all the inquiries, we do appreciate it! We are open for walk-ins now so you can see it before you buy it. I'm trying to only offer fully encrusted pieces so they are very healthy and already growing out. Please PM me and I'll send you a WYSIWYG photo.

Hello. We have four pieces of SPS available in Dublin
09/18/2021

Hello. We have four pieces of SPS available in Dublin

Hello, attached is our price list going into the fall. Many of these are still growing out as mother colonies but we wil...
09/05/2021

Hello, attached is our price list going into the fall. Many of these are still growing out as mother colonies but we will have frags of them available soon. More new pieces in the works to add soon.
All super clean. PM me if interested! Thx!! Kirk

09/02/2021

Several corals will be available this fall. Seeing some good healthy growth. Please PM if interested. Thx. Kirk.

08/30/2021
We have three Pink Pocillopora Damicornis mini colonies available. Chunky pieces. This is a very forgiving SPS coral w...
08/30/2021

We have three Pink Pocillopora Damicornis mini colonies available. Chunky pieces. This is a very forgiving SPS coral with good daylight pink coloration. Love strong light and flow. Pest free, come see for yourself. Pick up in Dublin. Please PM me if interested. Price in comments. Thx!! Kirk

Hello, we have 5 blue montipora digitata pieces available. 3 - 4" tall. FAST growers. Three are fully encrusted on the...
08/30/2021

Hello, we have 5 blue montipora digitata pieces available. 3 - 4" tall. FAST growers. Three are fully encrusted on the plugs. Pickup in Dublin. PM if interested. Several rainbow stylo mini SPS colonies are ready also. Thx!!

Hello. I have several neon green Nepthea colonies available. About 4" tall growing on a 3" frag disc. These are stock...
08/16/2021

Hello. I have several neon green Nepthea colonies available. About 4" tall growing on a 3" frag disc. These are stocky with many branches and completely healthy. Most have two base stocks. They love flow and light. I can cut down the grow out disc if you want. PM me please. Pickup in Dublin. Thx!

Tank Update - Hello! Lot's of new growth over the summer slow season. We should have 100+ fully encrusted frags and mi...
07/31/2021

Tank Update - Hello! Lot's of new growth over the summer slow season. We should have 100+ fully encrusted frags and mini colonies available this fall! Water is over 10 months old now and finally starting to ramp up the SPS. PM me if you are looking for something specific so I can cut and mount it now. Cheers!

Finally seeing some color and growth in my SPS. The water is nine months old. Started Kalk dosing a month ago which see...
07/12/2021

Finally seeing some color and growth in my SPS. The water is nine months old. Started Kalk dosing a month ago which seems to be a big benefit. Less algae now too. I should have pieces available this fall. Hope to see you in person this year!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1TTs9MMT2kAdded a frag tank update video on YouTube!
06/16/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1TTs9MMT2k

Added a frag tank update video on YouTube!

Coral farm system tour. Home based coral farm in Central Ohio. Eight months old and just starting to show coral growth. Please ask questions in comments b...

06/16/2021

Morning in the farm tank. Finally moving some sticks into the tank. The water is now 8 months old.

Great day for the farm tank! Moved my 40 watt UV sterilizer from my old frag tank to the new system. New bulb installe...
05/10/2021

Great day for the farm tank! Moved my 40 watt UV sterilizer from my old frag tank to the new system. New bulb installed. This should help with overall water clarity and some of the bacterial blooms a new system suffers from. We should have corals finally available this summer! Long build - but fun.

Frag day Sunday!! New gryphon saw is ready.
04/18/2021

Frag day Sunday!! New gryphon saw is ready.

Hello, I have four 16 oz. bottles of live phytoplankton, just harvested and in the fridge. Now $6 each, for those who f...
04/05/2021

Hello, I have four 16 oz. bottles of live phytoplankton, just harvested and in the fridge. Now $6 each, for those who follow my FB page. Located in Dublin. Tetra saltwater strain. PM if interested for pickup. Next batch ready in about two weeks. Thx!

03/03/2021

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Muirfield
Dublin, OH
43017

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Several corals will be available this fall. Seeing some good healthy growth. Please PM if interested. Thx. Kirk.

Morning in the farm tank
Morning in the farm tank

Morning in the farm tank. Finally moving some sticks into the tank. The water is now 8 months old.

First batch of Phyto
First batch of Phyto

Ten days later.... Our first batch of Tetra Phytoplankton is dark green and bottled. Living algae cells to feed the inverts and corals. I'm starting the next culture batch in gallon sizes. I'll have plenty if anyone wants to buy a 16 oz. bottle. It will keep in the fridge for 2-3 months.

First Phytoplankton Culture
First Phytoplankton Culture

After buying bottles of phytoplankton algae for years I've decided to grow my own. We'll see how this goes. This is the Tetra marine strain, great for corals and copepod reproduction. Takes about seven days to turn dark green. Should have plenty to share. I'll probably scale this up a bit if there is local demand.

Nori time! The 7” tang used to be the boss. The rabbit is fearless though for algae.

Farm Tank Update Video
Farm Tank Update Video

My 7" blue tang and new Biota gold rabbit fish are suddenly getting along well. It took about a week for the tang to realize that the rabbit has a toxic dorsal fin and will use it if provoked. All good now! Still waiting for the red cyanobacteria stage to clear after some water changes.

Farm tank progress.
Farm tank progress.

Farm tank Sunday morning. The coral count is growing as pieces slowly come out of the QT process. I’ll need more lighting soon. I love that problem.

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Kirk’s Corals

I’m a life long marine aquarist that got bitten by the coral growing bug a few years ago. It is possible to recreate the bio diversity and beauty of a natural reef in your home! I enjoy talking with people about this challenging hobby and a healthy local reefing community benefits us all.