Hubbard42 February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 What are your top acros? Looking to build my wtb list. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 Acropora abrotanoides or Acropora robusta (similar when small) Acropora austera (blue) Acropora millepora (red) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 Not sure if you want latin names or popular, but was going to say bubblegum millepora, rainbow granulosa, teal blue acro loisettaea, acropora tortuosa various color morphs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 4, 2015 Share February 4, 2015 Humulis, monticulosa, abrotranoides, or anything thick and short. This is what I like, not many others like them so I would basically go through websites and figure out what growth forms you like and figure out which ones come in the colors you like. I always try to get odd stuff, that way its easy to get rid of when its time to frag. If I made a list of what everyone else liked I would most likely not enjoy my tank. I agree with coralhind, robusta is a beautiful coral. And easier to grow than abros. I am still looking for a nice one for my tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueTricia February 6, 2015 Share February 6, 2015 Disney acro..... wicked expensive, but the Google photos are BEAUTIFUL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmerek2 February 6, 2015 Share February 6, 2015 Not sure if you want latin names or popular, but was going to say bubblegum millepora, rainbow granulosa, teal blue acro loisettaea, acropora tortuosa various color morphs. Do you or someone you know happen to have loisettaea. I have been looking for this for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huly February 6, 2015 Share February 6, 2015 Disney acro..... wicked expensive, but the Google photos are BEAUTIFUL! OMG! It is gorgeous! Hey Richard any group buy for this acro? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilRams February 6, 2015 Share February 6, 2015 This thread needs pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 Disney acro is downright incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 The disney acro pictures are nice but look shopped and under lighting that is only used to make the coral look crazy. After all they have to charge a crazy price and keep it in damand. I am waiting to see some colonies in normal lighting before I say too much. And it will be a while before people have colonies. Seems like a lot of coral pics are like this now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 What paul said. I will rarely if any at all buy coral now without seeing it in person. Photoshop has totally gotten outta control in the for sale sections. I lose out on alot of stuff because I simply won't take the chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 I don't think this Disney colony is photoshopped. http://reefbuilders.com/2015/01/26/rainbow-acropora-sps-coral/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 Do you or someone you know happen to have loisettaea. I have been looking for this for a while Brian, I got some from Robert Chu (chucelli on WAMAS) in Montgomery Village. It's pretty and growing well for me and fraggable if you want some with the disclaimer that I still have some montipora eating nudibranchs in the tank and I have the little red flatworms that don't bother corals and seem to stay down near the sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbard42 February 7, 2015 Author Share February 7, 2015 This thread needs pictures!Pics would be great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM February 7, 2015 Share February 7, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I don't think this Disney colony is photoshopped. http://reefbuilders.com/2015/01/26/rainbow-acropora-sps-coral/ I think they took the picture under extreme blue and maybe red led lighting and edited the picture to much. Do you think it would have been such a hot coral if they took the original pictures under white bulbs and edited them as to what the coral really looked like to the naked eye? I don't and I think the people involved planned the whole thing out for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I think almost everyone takes pics under blue bulbs. White bulbs makes almost all corals brown-looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangspeed February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I don't think this Disney colony is photoshopped. http://reefbuilders.com/2015/01/26/rainbow-acropora-sps-coral/ Majorly over saturated. Look at everything else in the picture. That is not natural looking. I've been meaning to reply to this thread with some of my favorites. Unlike piper27, I tend to prefer named collector pieces, simply because I prefer to know what I'm getting and how it will look. Off the top of my head: Oregon tort Battlecoral's Hyperberry Pro corals Superman Table Bonsai Graham's (gws3) Captain Planet Reef Raft The Vihn Red Planet I could keep going. -- Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 I think almost everyone takes pics under blue bulbs. White bulbs makes almost all corals brown-looking. I run 6 white bulbs and 2 blue in my t5 fixture. I don't have any brown acros that's for sure. And I bet anyone that has seen my tank will tell you I have very nice colors. Not sure how you figure white bulbs make almost all corals brown looking, but that is defiantly not the case. All white spectrum will favor certain colors but it will not make everything brown. Bad parameters and low lighting will make acros brown. Not a white spectrum. It seems a lot of people seem to think the same thing recently and in a way I think it has to do with the blue tank fad and corals taken under all blue lighting. Not trying to argue or sound rude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miggs76 February 8, 2015 Share February 8, 2015 Take an led flashlight to a coral after your lights go out. I have bought acros off people on Wamas that have world class tanks and they do still have some brown tint when you just shine a white light on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 I am confused... I don't see anything but color when I shine a white led flashlight at night. Buy frags from me next time and you won't have brown tinted acros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 Hey guys, just as reminder the op is looking for top acros! Not a lighting debate. The information is interesting, but perhaps for another thread? For me, I like the spathulata acropora, and any deep water acro. I like the formation of the spath, and the dw colors with odd variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 9, 2015 Share February 9, 2015 We are talking about pictures of top acros and lighting is a part of taking pictures, especially when it comes to popular acros. So the conversation is basically a part of the topic right? I am not trying to debate anything or be rude, as I already stated. (Although my last post probably read wrong as well but i was just playing around anyways ) I was just stating something that should be said. I dont want people reading this thinking some white bulbs are going to turn your acros brown. And I am sure miggs didn't mean exactly that they would be brown, as he touched on kinda. It just read wrong and figured it should be talked about. I don't think I should have started a new thread over it, that would be overdoing it for sure IMO. Unless Hubbard has a problem with the way the thread is going then thats cool, because it is his thread. But as wangspeed showed, I think its possible to have a small semi-maybe- kind of off topic conversation while keeping the original meat of the topic going. I would like to hear some of the odd subspecies of acropora that people have that they like. Thoes are some of the coolest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefer_Madness April 4, 2015 Share April 4, 2015 (edited) Right now my favorites are: Strawberry Shortcake Disney Acro Hawkins Red Dragon ORA Pearlberry GARF Bonsai Hellraiser Acro Tyree Purple Monster I have a lot more 'Favorites' but these came to mind quick. Edited April 4, 2015 by Reefer_Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas April 5, 2015 Share April 5, 2015 Brian, I got some from Robert Chu (chucelli on WAMAS) in Montgomery Village. It's pretty and growing well for me and fraggable if you want some with the disclaimer that I still have some montipora eating nudibranchs in the tank and I have the little red flatworms that don't bother corals and seem to stay down near the sand. The guy who used to own Marine Care Specialists? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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