GRAFTED SPS--let's see them

watchguy123 · Oct 8, 2014

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 · Oct 8, 2014

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

SantaMonicaHelp · Oct 8, 2014

Impressive pictures watchguy :usa2:

TheReefKeeper · Oct 8, 2014

Awesome coral I want a piece!:xd:

spspirate · Oct 8, 2014

Grafted Montipora sp. (Orenji)

spspirate · Oct 8, 2014

watchguy123 said:
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 · Oct 10, 2014

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 · Oct 10, 2014

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

TheReefKeeper · Oct 10, 2014

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

Yes

reggaedrummin · Oct 11, 2014

Do you know how they accomplish that?

watchguy123 · Oct 11, 2014

reggaedrummin said:
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 · Oct 11, 2014

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 · Oct 12, 2014

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

SantaMonicaHelp · Oct 13, 2014

Really cool picture prime8reef :wink:

Reefkeepr1986 · Oct 13, 2014

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

melendezreef · Oct 23, 2014

Pink panther

Shpongled · Nov 24, 2014

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 · Dec 30, 2016

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. View attachment 450033