SPS...your opinions

andy.thompson12 · 07/11/2010, 12:34 AM

Im looking into getting more SPS corals (prefer acro), and was told that if I was having the great success with my stylophora and pocillopora and monti cap I could probably get an acro. I refuse to get anything more green because I have too many green corals.

now, from what I can see, most people say green slimer, a. valida, a. millepora, tricolor acro, a. tenuis, and ORA frags. My question is, with all the ORA names...i can't even keep track, would you suggest I get an ORA over anything else? What might my success rate be? and are acropora sp. not suggested to begin with?
what about miami orchid, blue tortusa, bonsai...? What is one of the hardiest ORA corals?

p.s.~I post in other threads to get most input so you may see this somewhere else. I know people often answer these questions, but I really can't find the best answers

Acid Rain · 07/11/2010, 01:05 AM

bonsai my vote ! If your tank atleast a year old and u can keep the ones listed ! Go for it ! bonsai is on my list to get ! my tank is mainly sps !

JMalone81 · 07/11/2010, 07:42 AM

If you're looking for Ora I like the red planet

JAustin · 07/11/2010, 11:02 AM

my spelling is going to be way off here.

Cranberry tip sermintosa if you can find it
ORA german blue polyp acro if you can find it
tri color validia
bonsi for sure, great coral
ORA red planet
blue and green millepora

I'll stop there. More good ones out there but that list in a tank would be sweet!

ZurichOne95 · 07/11/2010, 11:57 AM

Red planet!! Then Ora plum crazy acro, Cali blue tort, my stags like blue tip stag acro and teal stag are growing like weeds. Nectar of the gods digi is my favorite

buy_baff · 07/11/2010, 12:04 PM

Nectar of the gods digi? Never herd of it got a pic?

Bugzme · 07/11/2010, 12:38 PM

My favorite coral is the ********** red robin

joshrules123456 · 07/11/2010, 08:36 PM

or pearl berry!!!!, and my personal favorite the ora borealis!!

jfingers8 · 07/11/2010, 08:51 PM

You can't really go by what you can keep right now and what you can't because i have a 90 gallon sps dominate tank with tons of acro's in it including very fragile sps like the ora pearlberry and stuff like that and i can't keep stylo's for some reason they always start to STN on me about 1 to 2 months in my tank and my buddy has a beautiful dominate sps tank and he can't keep a green slimmer to save his life and that supposed to be one of the easier sps to keep. So basically you just have to try it and see if it does good in your tank because you will find tons of people that you will read and hear that they can't keep this and they can't keep that while tons of other people can. Give whatever sps a shot and see what happens Good Luck! They are a lot of fun once they start growing into big colonies.

abrian · 07/12/2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jfingers8

You can't really go by what you can keep right now and what you can't because i have a 90 gallon sps dominate tank with tons of acro's in it including very fragile sps like the ora pearlberry and stuff like that and i can't keep stylo's for some reason they always start to STN on me about 1 to 2 months in my tank and my buddy has a beautiful dominate sps tank and he can't keep a green slimmer to save his life and that supposed to be one of the easier sps to keep. So basically you just have to try it and see if it does good in your tank because you will find tons of people that you will read and hear that they can't keep this and they can't keep that while tons of other people can. Give whatever sps a shot and see what happens Good Luck! They are a lot of fun once they start growing into big colonies.

I tend to agree, I can grow most acros and millis just fine, but encrusting monties just sneer at me and then waste away slowly out of spite.

Mr. Right · 07/12/2010, 02:22 PM

I also think you may want to try and see what works. I for the most part can keep SPS, but I due have issues with the more delicate species.

andy.thompson12 · 07/13/2010, 12:13 PM

so what are the most delicate ORAs???

ChicagoReefOne · 07/13/2010, 02:38 PM

I had trouble with the ORA Hyacinth-very pretty but fragile and not very hardy (plus I got it in poor shape), it was one of the few I lost. The ORA German Blue Polyp is very difficult to find and difficult to grow quickly, mine loses color frequently and is SLOW growing, I'd avoid it to start with.

andy.thompson12 · 07/15/2010, 07:39 PM

So, in other threads and this...the responses I got for best/ easier ORA frag was:
red planet, bonsai, millepora, plum crazy, cali blue tort, blue tip stag & teal stag, pearlberry, borealis, and miami orchid

difficult ones to keep: hyacinth and german blue polyp

so.....what's your bet? Do I just need to try one out and see how it goes? There are too many!

Acid Rain · 07/18/2010, 01:58 PM

Dang lots of nice ideas i wish i had half of this list LOL !

offroadodge · 07/18/2010, 09:53 PM

id say the ORA Pearlberry....i frag my big colony all the time and everyone has yet to die. I think its probly the ezr one. On the other hand PurpleMonster in all its beauty is very,very,very, did i say VERY hard to keep. Once its happy and encrusted it will do fine but till then its a 50/50 crap shoot.

07/11/2010, 12:34 AM	#1
andy.thompson12 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Suburbs (Lake Zurich) Posts: 51	SPS...your opinions Im looking into getting more SPS corals (prefer acro), and was told that if I was having the great success with my stylophora and pocillopora and monti cap I could probably get an acro. I refuse to get anything more green because I have too many green corals. now, from what I can see, most people say green slimer, a. valida, a. millepora, tricolor acro, a. tenuis, and ORA frags. My question is, with all the ORA names...i can't even keep track, would you suggest I get an ORA over anything else? What might my success rate be? and are acropora sp. not suggested to begin with? what about miami orchid, blue tortusa, bonsai...? What is one of the hardiest ORA corals? p.s.~I post in other threads to get most input so you may see this somewhere else. I know people often answer these questions, but I really can't find the best answers

07/11/2010, 12:04 PM	#6
buy_baff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,180	Nectar of the gods digi? Never herd of it got a pic? __________________ 150g sps display with basement sump.

07/11/2010, 08:36 PM	#8
joshrules123456 josh dimichele Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: akron, ohio Posts: 199	or pearl berry!!!!, and my personal favorite the ora borealis!! __________________ basting, it worked for me, and it can work for you!! Current Tank Info: 53 gallon vho(uri 454, uri 75.25) mixed system, (23 gallon sump: 18 gallon tub w/ vodka,kalk drip, asm g4, 10 gallon fuge with a giant ball of chaeto and 3" sand bed) 800 gph total flow. 10 gallon sps graveyard.

07/12/2010, 02:22 PM	#11
Mr. Right Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Here Posts: 521	I also think you may want to try and see what works. I for the most part can keep SPS, but I due have issues with the more delicate species. __________________ He who knows does not speak, He who speaks does not know Current Tank Info: Old tanks: 37gal mixed, 57 gal mixed, 120 sps. Current tank 18”x18”x18” rimless in the works.

07/18/2010, 09:53 PM	#16
offroadodge Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 168	id say the ORA Pearlberry....i frag my big colony all the time and everyone has yet to die. I think its probly the ezr one. On the other hand PurpleMonster in all its beauty is very,very,very, did i say VERY hard to keep. Once its happy and encrusted it will do fine but till then its a 50/50 crap shoot. __________________ Custom 200G-Digital Aquatics Controller-40G sump-Skimz SM201 Skimmer-PM Cal Reactor-Sunlight supply 1.5hp Chiller-2x400wMH-8xT5(54w)-2x36"VHO-LED MoonLT Current Tank Info: custom 200G

07/11/2010, 01:05 AM	#2
Acid Rain Moved On Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 20	bonsai my vote ! If your tank atleast a year old and u can keep the ones listed ! Go for it ! bonsai is on my list to get ! my tank is mainly sps !

07/11/2010, 07:42 AM	#3
JMalone81 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Joliet IL Posts: 1,040	If you're looking for Ora I like the red planet

07/11/2010, 11:02 AM	#4
JAustin Acropora Nut Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,628	my spelling is going to be way off here. Cranberry tip sermintosa if you can find it ORA german blue polyp acro if you can find it tri color validia bonsi for sure, great coral ORA red planet blue and green millepora I'll stop there. More good ones out there but that list in a tank would be sweet!

07/11/2010, 11:57 AM	#5
ZurichOne95 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Glen Allen Posts: 518	Red planet!! Then Ora plum crazy acro, Cali blue tort, my stags like blue tip stag acro and teal stag are growing like weeds. Nectar of the gods digi is my favorite

07/11/2010, 12:38 PM	#7
Bugzme Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: salt lake,utah Posts: 233	My favorite coral is the ********** red robin

07/11/2010, 08:51 PM	#9
jfingers8 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MA Posts: 562	You can't really go by what you can keep right now and what you can't because i have a 90 gallon sps dominate tank with tons of acro's in it including very fragile sps like the ora pearlberry and stuff like that and i can't keep stylo's for some reason they always start to STN on me about 1 to 2 months in my tank and my buddy has a beautiful dominate sps tank and he can't keep a green slimmer to save his life and that supposed to be one of the easier sps to keep. So basically you just have to try it and see if it does good in your tank because you will find tons of people that you will read and hear that they can't keep this and they can't keep that while tons of other people can. Give whatever sps a shot and see what happens Good Luck! They are a lot of fun once they start growing into big colonies.

07/13/2010, 12:13 PM	#12
andy.thompson12 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Suburbs (Lake Zurich) Posts: 51	so what are the most delicate ORAs???

07/13/2010, 02:38 PM	#13
ChicagoReefOne Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northside, Chicago Posts: 732	I had trouble with the ORA Hyacinth-very pretty but fragile and not very hardy (plus I got it in poor shape), it was one of the few I lost. The ORA German Blue Polyp is very difficult to find and difficult to grow quickly, mine loses color frequently and is SLOW growing, I'd avoid it to start with.

07/15/2010, 07:39 PM	#14
andy.thompson12 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Chicago Suburbs (Lake Zurich) Posts: 51	So, in other threads and this...the responses I got for best/ easier ORA frag was: red planet, bonsai, millepora, plum crazy, cali blue tort, blue tip stag & teal stag, pearlberry, borealis, and miami orchid difficult ones to keep: hyacinth and german blue polyp so.....what's your bet? Do I just need to try one out and see how it goes? There are too many!

07/18/2010, 01:58 PM	#15
Acid Rain Moved On Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 20	Dang lots of nice ideas i wish i had half of this list LOL !

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