The Official "Full Spectrum SPS Stunners" Thread/Database

[Philrock]

What we need from you!

1) Pics of your favorite (s) SPS that look best under ~ 6.5k - 14k Kelvin or "full spectrum" lighting.
*Your best pic of the most grown-out colony you have.
*Can be someone else's photo but get permission from the creator to post (and list credit along with pic)!!
2) Genius and species of the coral
3) Trade Name & Lineage (ORA, Tyree, Battle Corals, etc). Write out the acronym if you know it!
4) Aliases (some same corals are sold with different trade names. Post those names here, so others know what's what)
5) Light + Flow Requirements (hi, med, low)
6) Growth rate (fast, moderate, slow)
7) Lighting details for the coral in your photo

If your favorite coral(s) is already in the database, post anyway. We want to see the eye candy, and maybe your photo will replace one that's in the database. Credit will be given to those submitting photos - please state if you wish to not have your submitted photo placed in the database.

 

[Philrock]

LPS Hammer,frogspawn garden.

 

[Jamestown]

Any love for Oregon Tort?!

 

[naterealbig]

Any love for Oregon Tort?!

Yes! A superstar for sure (along with many others that haven't been mentioned yet) but I have no pics.... What about you?

 

[SeaDweller]

LPS Hammer,frogspawn garden.

looks great... but this thread is for SPS, not LPS.

 

[spsick]

Any love for Oregon Tort?!

I just can’t manage to capture the color of this thing with my phone but here’s the best I can do.

It’s over a 12” across

 

[naterealbig]

looks great... but this thread is for SPS, not LPS.

Someone was not paying attention during class!

 

[naterealbig]

I just can’t manage to capture the color of this thing with my phone but here’s the best I can do.

Say no more fam

(I mean, probably still not there but a little closer?)

It’s over a 12” across

Good god man!

 

[Jamestown]

Say no more fam

Good god man!

Classic! Beautiful

 

[spsick]

Say no more fam

(I mean, probably still not there but a little closer?)

Good god man!

Pretty darn close to actual! Nice sorcery!

 

[naterealbig]

Pretty darn close to actual! Nice sorcery!

You betcha. Will get this added to the database ASAP!

 

[bubbgee]

Any way we can add the latin names along with the trade name? This will help with troubleshooting and ID of other similar color morphs. Thanks!

Edit: I see it now, sorry it was tiny text and everyone was writing the trade names in the posts. Thanks!

 

[naterealbig]

Any way we can add the latin names along with the trade name? This will help with troubleshooting and ID of other similar color morphs. Thanks!

Edit: I see it now, sorry it was tiny text and everyone was writing the trade names in the posts. Thanks!

I'm trying to find additional info on each one.. some is readily available, and others don't have much. Either way I'll fill in the blanks as much as i can!

Feel free to propose any edits (anyone!)

 

[bubbgee]

Maybe color data? (Body, polyp and coralite).. This way we can potentially do searches via color since right now I am more interested in SPS with multicolor polyps.

 

[bobnicaragua]

Here are some of my best full spectrum acros, grown under 20K halides, supplemented with T5 and LED.

Joe Knows Rainbows:

Dark Knight left and Princess Peach right:

Nicks Purple Passion left & Rainbow Loom in the center:

ORA Bellina:

 

[naterealbig]

Maybe color data? (Body, polyp and coralite).. This way we can potentially do searches via color since right now I am more interested in SPS with multicolor polyps.

I like this idea, and I also am curious if there's a better way to incorporate a search-type function. In it's current format (basically a screenshot of a spreadsheet, w/ photos copied/pasted in) it's not really searchable in a meaningful way on this webpage/thread.

Wonder if I could put additional details (including the one's you mention) in an excel table that is filterable, attach the spreadsheet to this thread. This way, someone could search the table for say, all listed corals with green polyps. Or all corals with ORA lineage. Although I think some/many (including myself) that individual colors of stalks, bases, coralites, polyps will shift in unique ways that are individual to systems, lighting, flow, nutrients, etc.

In this case, something might be better than 'nothing' so let me experiment a bit, and see if we can come up with something usable, and then improve from there.

 

[naterealbig]

I can't see the screen names of the 4 folks who have voted but - thank you!! Give me a day or two to catch up, and I'll start arranging the photobase in order of the most popular.

@bobnicaragua - got a couple more photos to update/finish recon for, but got a couple up on the page.

@spsick - thank you for the awesome pic of your ORA Oregon Tort!

 

[naterealbig]

Voters!

Feel free to update your TOP 5 any time.

IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED FOR YOUR FAVORITE SPS - GET IN THERE!

The following corals have been added to the poll:

1. GC Efflo
2. ORA Oregon Tort
3. ORA Bellina
4. RR Rainbow Loom

The following corals will be added to the photobase + poll shortly:
1. Princess Peach
2. JKR Rainbow

 

[naterealbig]

Here are some of my best full spectrum acros, grown under 20K halides, supplemented with T5 and LED.

Joe Knows Rainbows:

Dark Knight left and Princess Peach right:

Nicks Purple Passion left & Rainbow Loom in the center:

ORA Bellina:

@bobnicaragua - you don't happen to have any better shots of your gorgeous Dark Knight or Purple Passion do you? Maybe a photo of the whole coral, centered?

 

[bobnicaragua]

@bobnicaragua - you don't happen to have any better shots of your gorgeous Dark Knight or Purple Passion do you? Maybe a photo of the whole coral, centered?

Dark Knight:

Purple Passion:

Bonsai: