Aquacultured corals?

[Fishstuff45]

Hi.
I've been looking online to find a place to get a few corals. While looking I found a lot of sites had a tab marked aquacultured. What does that mean? Are they bigger or healthier then other corals? This might be a dumb question but please answer it. Thanks.

 

[AquaRick]

Aquacultured corals refers to specimens that are grown in large tanks with synthetic salts and lights etc. Maricultured corals on the other hand are grown out in the ocean in a protected area using natural saltwater and sunlight.

Aquacultured corals tend to faira bit better in our hobby. Personally I don't care so much where corals are grown as long as they are a specimen I want in my tank. Fish other the otherhand is a different story.

 

[Beengirl]

Aquacultured just means that the coral was grown in a tank, rather than harvested from the ocean. Obviously this is better because then the reefs, fish and corals in the wild aren't being depleted.

 

[Fishstuff45]

Ok. Thanks.