The Official "Full Spectrum SPS Stunners" Thread/Database

[naterealbig]

Bali green slimer is hard to beat. Needs no blue lighting to look fantastic. One of the fastest and most hardy acros. If I could only have one coral in my tank, it’s a no brainer. Also purple stylo in full spectrum is hard to beat. Also very fast growing and hardy. High flow and light.

Lighting?

Your pic has been added to the picbase! Thank you!

 

[jackson6745]

Nobody has come with a nice Strawberry Shortcake colony which surprises me

Under 400w radium/T5

 

[Lionfish hunter]

Lighting?

Your pic has been added to the picbase! Thank you!

250 par lower on the coral, around 350 at the top

 

[naterealbig]

If it hasn’t been said already, Pretty much anything that was popular circa 2000-2010 would qualify as “good looking at full spectrum” I’d say.

Grape juice

Sean Bennett yellow tort

Hey @Battlecorals - any idea of species on the Grape Juice? What lighting are you using in the photos of each?

Flow - Low/Med/High
Light Intensity - Low/Med/High

Thanks!

 

[naterealbig]

One of my favs, and definitely shines under full spectrum - but it doesn’t really fit the “SPS” criteria

You probably remember mine from another thread we had:

Need to go through my photos and post some SPS here too

Hey @DanyL - what lighting is your Turbinaria under?

 

[Big E]

You may want to post a don't buy list too...............it's gonna be short............mainly those pastel tenuis

Here's a few Aussie Ice Fire pics-- A. echinata

 

[naterealbig]

@lbacha - What Lighting is your Milka Stylo and GARF Bonsai under?

 

[naterealbig]

Update - the following updates have been made:

Picbase

1. GARF Bonsai - thank you for the photo @lbacha !!

Picbase+Poll:

1. Spathatat-Tat That As* (DreamOceanCorals) + SBB Double Rainbow Mille - thank you for the pics and info @billyocean !
2. BC Reef Ready Grape Juice + BC Sean Bennett Yellow Tort - you're the man Adam @Battlecorals !
3. Perry's Pink Lantana Table + TSA Bill Murray - beautiful photos @Perry !
4. I know, I know - not SPS, but stunning, and thrive in SPS environment and shine under the whites! ORA Purple & Yellow Scroll - stunning shots @spsick and @DanyL - thank you posting!
5. ORA Milka Stylo (@lbacha) & the infamous OG Tyree Purple Monster (may be my favorite coral and favorite photo wrapped into a single post by @RussiReef - thank you!

 

[naterealbig]

Is it getting super annoying for anyone to scroll past the long poll list, to get to the thread?

If not, I'll leave it alone and understand I'm being neurotic. If so, any ideas on how to trim it down to a top 10 (or whatever), while still allowing folks to vote (or change vote)?

 

[billyocean]

You may want to post a don't buy list too...............it's gonna be short............mainly those pastel tenuis

Here's a few Aussie Ice Fire pics-- A. echinata

Wow! I need that.

 

[VintageReefer]

. I know, I know - not SPS, but stunning, and thrive in SPS environment and shine under the whites! ORA Purple & Yellow Scroll -

If we are including scroll coral, this is my Laker scroll colony
Reefbreeders photon v2, daylight and dusk settings.

 

[spsick]

Update - the following updates have been made:

Picbase

1. GARF Bonsai - thank you for the photo @lbacha !!

Picbase+Poll:

1. Spathatat-Tat That As* (DreamOceanCorals) + SBB Double Rainbow Mille - thank you for the pics and info @billyocean !
2. BC Reef Ready Grape Juice + BC Sean Bennett Yellow Tort - you're the man Adam @Battlecorals !
3. Perry's Pink Lantana Table + TSA Bill Murray - beautiful photos @Perry !
4. I know, I know - not SPS, but stunning, and thrive in SPS environment and shine under the whites! ORA Purple & Yellow Scroll - stunning shots @spsick and @DanyL - thank you posting!
5. ORA Milka Stylo (@lbacha) & the infamous OG Tyree Purple Monster (may be my favorite coral and favorite photo wrapped into a single post by @RussiReef - thank you!

I think Turbinaria Reniformis is as much sps as some larger poylp montipora or Acropora. Mine is next to a green Slimer and the poylps are the same size.

Sorry if that’s getting in the weeds too much. Thanks for your efforts on this!

 

[VintageReefer]

@naterealbig are we including leptoseris? I’ve heard people argue about it being sps vs lps. I’ve seen vendors list it as both also

 

[naterealbig]

I think Turbinaria Reniformis is as much sps as some larger poylp montipora or Acropora. Mine is next to a green Slimer and the poylps are the same size.

Sorry if that’s getting in the weeds too much. Thanks for your efforts on this!

No worries on the weeds - I imagine there are some folks who would argue on this (I might be one of them depending on the time of day, If my 4 mo old kept me up all night, etc), but let's not split hairs. I think there are a solid handful of corals that are 'close enough' that we should include them We'll add in the purple scroll for sure.

Surprised that nobody's mentioned the OG Fiji Yellow Leather (I mean, I don't think anyone's actually named it, but I suppose OG in this instance means 'real' yellow (not brown) and actually from Fiji. I have one I got from Tidal Gardens that identifies as an SPS.

 

[naterealbig]

@naterealbig are we including leptoseris? I’ve heard people argue about it being sps vs lps. I’ve seen vendors list it as both also

First google result was a snip from Tidal Gardens calling it an SPS, so I'd say if it looks awesome under heavy whites, let's add it in.

 

[Perry]

You may want to post a don't buy list too...............it's gonna be short............mainly those pastel tenuis

Here's a few Aussie Ice Fire pics-- A. echinata

Well done Ed,
We all have a few that plague us, that one has my number

 

[Perry]

Here's a looker Pengs Purple Tip Granulosa.

 

[naterealbig]

@VintageReefer - any idea who originally named the coral (lineage)?

 

[VintageReefer]

First google result was a snip from Tidal Gardens calling it an SPS, so I'd say if it looks awesome under heavy whites, let's add it in.

Corals of Eden Jack o Lantern

Corals of Eden Golden Tiger

Photon 48 v2, approx 14k in the above settings

Adding a little blue in…

 

[VintageReefer]

@VintageReefer - any idea who originally named the coral (lineage)?

the lakers scroll? It’s from vivid aquarium, I’ve been growing it for a few years, it’s dinner plate size