GRAFTED SPS--let's see them

[watchguy123]

Not often do you get to see a grafted acro.


I got this coral some time ago (6-12 months ago?), and it has an interesting history to it. Was in a LFS that has some hard core sps reefers in it. One of the guys said he got this from RR usa originally, forgot name or had no name, not sure anymore and he brought it in to his store to sell it. So I indeed bought it.


Anyway, it started out bright green with purplish tips and was interesting. Here are a couple of "colony" shots (its not much of a colony yet). Apparently, my aim was not very good this morning, I couldn't get a centered shot of the colony so you get two pictures of the colony.












And now magnifications of two different areas to get a pretty good sense of the grafting or unusual coloring going on. It is pretty cool.




Close up of top left branch from the first colony picture:







Close up of bottom branches from the second colony picture:







So share your pictures of any crazy grafted sps that you have as well

 

[180galreef]

Mine are still frags so no cool patterns here but that piece looks fantastic!

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Impressive pictures watchguy :usa2:

 

[TheReefKeeper]

Awesome coral I want a piece!:xd:

 

[spspirate]

Grafted Montipora sp. (Orenji)

 

[spspirate]

Not often do you get to see a grafted acro.


I got this coral some time ago (6-12 months ago?), and it has an interesting history to it. Was in a LFS that has some hard core sps reefers in it. One of the guys said he got this from RR usa originally, forgot name or had no name, not sure anymore and he brought it in to his store to sell it. So I indeed bought it.


Anyway, it started out bright green with purplish tips and was interesting. Here are a couple of "colony" shots (its not much of a colony yet). Apparently, my aim was not very good this morning, I couldn't get a centered shot of the colony so you get two pictures of the colony.












And now magnifications of two different areas to get a pretty good sense of the grafting or unusual coloring going on. It is pretty cool.




Close up of top left branch from the first colony picture:







Close up of bottom branches from the second colony picture:







So share your pictures of any crazy grafted sps that you have as well

Thats so bazar!!! Really cool piece!!!

 

[Muttley]

Not sure if this is grafted, but this coloration has been taking over my Ultimate's Purple Monster over the past year.... Look marbleized

 

[Paolissimo]

Sorry for my ignorance, but does "grafting" means that two colors are mixed together?

 

[TheReefKeeper]

Sorry for my ignorance, but does "grafting" means that two colors are mixed together?

Yes

 

[reggaedrummin]

Do you know how they accomplish that?

 

[watchguy123]

Do you know how they accomplish that?

There are more current articles but I think this is helpful

GFP ?infection? radically alters the look of stony corals, like the Green Jacket

 

[prime8reef]

Currently two of my montipora are attempting to graft. They meet at the edges and are starting to grow together with no chemical warfare yet. The chili pepper is growing with the lip of the strawberry fields monti and hopefully the plate will adopt a few polyps from chili pepper and continue the growth pattern, carrying along with it some of the characteristics of a chili .
Not often does an encrusting and a plating monti graft so it'll be interesting

 

[tonymission]

I have a Tyree grafted milli I'll try to get a decent pic of. Still very small

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

Really cool picture prime8reef :wink:

 

[Reefkeepr1986]

Amazing pics and coral colorations!! From now on I will be looking out to see if my SPS corals have this!!

 

[melendezreef]

Pink panther

 

[Shpongled]

Picked this piece up from a LFS. Colors are blue and green. Sorry for horrible pics, quick iphone pictures. I will try to snap some better photos when my lights turn on tomorrow. It looks purple in photo, but it's blue in person.

 

[Acro maniac]

When i saw a comment and pick of the gafted acro in watchguys sps thread. It made me think of a coral frag i have in the rack. A couple pieces from a validea broke off during maintenance and i picked them up and glued them to plugs. I try not to neglect the opportunity to aquire frag when mishaps happen. Anyway here it is what do you think.

 

[PachecoBoston]

Does anyone knows any video of grafted sps acros? Not montis
Thanks

 

[Acro maniac]

Sorry double post

 

[Graffiti Spot]

I know this is an old thread but there is a difference between grafting and a green pigment infection.

 

[joseserrano]

I have a wet thumbs Tina’s pink o that has grafted and turned into something very interesting. I’ll upload pics later