ABOUT SIGNATURE FRAGS

Signature Frags is owned and ran by myself, Christian, I'm a passionate reefer who has been in the hobby for almost 20 years, I've had a fascination of corals since first seeing them in a local fish store all that time ago, it seemed like an alien world, from that first moment I was hooked, I spent a lot of time hunting for various coral species and as the years passed and the hobby developed I became mesmerized with the beautifully colourful corals I saw online available in America.

Signature Frags was born following a unsuccessful search throughout the UK for these colourful American corals, I came to realise it was the culture of our domestic trade which was to blame, nobody was taking the time to employ settling and colouring techniques but rather sell before they died, I've learned through trial and error over the years and now implement rigorous quarantine procedures and more recently regimes for microbial cleansing. 

I source corals through UK wholesale and through my own exclusive exporters, every specimen is picked by eye and even found through request which allows me to have specific colour morphs or genus you are unlikely to find elsewhere. 

We add the post QT cleansed corals to our farm systems to grow out and colour up, only when significant growth and colour development is observed do we cut, heal and offer frags for sale, as such the process can take up to 6 months from first receiving. We continue to grow and offer these corals for as long as we are able to.

I'm offering the UK hobby a different option and without the hassle & risk of fresh imports. Once our frags are settled in your system you will notice they are much more resilient to mishaps that may harm your other corals.

We are predominantly mail order however I love it when customers come to the farm and shop in person as you can see the process I'm describing here, see the images are a true representation but actually that the corals often look better in the flesh.

We are appointment only but encourage you to visit us to really take in what we have to offer, including the wealth of knowledge that id love to share with you in order to help you achieve that reef of your dreams, please book on the visit us page

Recommended water parameters

I keep water parameters as follows, ensuring yours are somewhat close to these will enable a quicker acclimation to your system, matching them isn't a priority over stability as corals will adapt.

DKH : 7.7-8.3

Calcium : 430 - 450

Magnesium : 3 x Calcium minimum

Nitrate : 5-20

Phosphate : 0.03-0.1

PH : low point above 8, average 8.2-8,3