Best acros?

[24/7ReeFTime]

What are the best acros? Please send name, best place to get them, lighting and flow, and if you have pics I would love to see them!!

 

[SeaDweller]

you're gonna get a plethora of answers here, but the real question is, how much do you have to spend or WANT to spend?

 

[24/7ReeFTime]

What are some of the cheaper ones? I just started the hobby not to long ago and spent most of my budget for this month.

 

[NanoDJS]

Oh boy what a question, its totally subjective. the SPS eye candy thread is good place to start.
and the vendors you see on here posting are basically all reputable but some more known for SPS than others.

 

[nshepler]

My recommendation is to start with the easy one's such as montipora or birdsnest. The learning curve can be steep no need to waste money or loose confidence.

 

[SeaDweller]

What are some of the cheaper ones? I just started the hobby not to long ago and spent most of my budget for this month.

cheap doesn't necessarily mean ugly either; for the record. For inexpensive ones - OG green slimer, lime in the sky, red planet, vivid rainbow, strawberry shortcake, tyree pink lemonade, oregon tort, WWC yellow tips, sunset mille, ASD rainbow mille; paletta pink tip, JF Fox flame,Walt Disney; all of these can be had for very little money nowadays. These have been around forever, so they're tried and true.

If your definition of "cheap" is $30-50+/frag, then these are it. Nowadays, $100-150/frag is the new "cheap" for the really nice stuff, IMO

 

[NanoDJS]

What are some of the cheaper ones? I just started the hobby not to long ago and spent most of my budget for this month.

Some good acros for beginners and./or systems that are not built for SPS would be GARF Bonzai , ORA Red Planet these have been aquacultured a long time and are more resilient to crazy swings and non ideal conditions than alot of more expensive pieces. Ironically alot of Tenuis grows well in non - ideal conditions but thats an expensive test. I would honestly buy a Battlebox @ the $$$ you want to spend and keep in mind the ones with more frags , the frags are smaller , same money less frags they will be larger. If you own none , and want to experiment shoot them a text and be honest with your setup , they will set you up with the species they know have the best shot of living in your system. Nothing is guaranteed though and SPS keeping is for people who love overcoming challenges and need to have a sense of acceptance when things dont go your way. Good Luck !!!

 

[Braves Fan]

I wouldn't worry about " Best" what I would do if I were you go to a quality vendor ,, like Battle Corals ,, there are others ,, I gave his name because Adam won't do you wrong ,, he will sell you some starter corals ,, pest free frags at a good price ,, try growing those ,, if you can keep them alive and happy ,, then you can get other corals that you like ,, baby steps

 

[SliceGolfer]

What are the best acros? Please send name, best place to get them, lighting and flow, and if you have pics I would love to see them!!

So hard to remain objective with a post like this.

 

[mfollen]

The best ones are the ones from clean systems with no pests. Dip and qt everything if possible. Dip no matter what

 

[dough]

I just a box in from Reefbum.com. I've ordered from many many vendors over the years. This so far has to be one of my top experiences. I ordered some "old school" SPS from him. Frags were actually mini colonies and he did a video of the frags before he shipped them. He has an informative website about each of the corals he sells. I'd recommend checking Reefbum.com out as you explore your options.

 

[OrionN]

Definitely 4 cheap must have SPS are ASD Rainbow Mill, ORA Red Planet, GRAF Bonzai, Oregon Tort

 

[vetteguy53081]

This can be best answered if you describe your tank size, age of tank, your budget and typical parameters.
Easy are joes coral, bonsai, monti, birdnest , stylo and pocci