Encrusting SPS corals: What is your favorite?

[Hermie]

If it can't handle high light, it's not SPS, I don't consider psammocora an SPS.

 

[14 foot reef]

Love my orange Pavona

 

[encrustingacro]

If it can't handle high light, it's not SPS, I don't consider psammocora an SPS.

There are plenty of SPS corals that prefer lower lighting. Some strains of Seriatopora prefer lower light, many Leptoseris species are found at very high depths and are sometimes the dominant reef building coral on mesophotic reefs, there are plenty of deeper water Acropora species, Pavona tend to prefer medium lighting, and I’m sure there are many other examples.

 

[OrionN]

Stylocoeniella. Burning Banana

 

[design.maddie]

I will keep spamming Pavona till you all start to love them.

 

[James210ReefLife]

Encrusting to my overflow and climbing the rocks

 

[biecacka]

I put mine on the bottom of my tank, often directly on the acrylic. I know that eventually they will work their way towards the rock. But by starting them there, the are usually in a place we don’t put SPS corals.


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[MrGisonni]

Stylocoenella...I love them

 

[Mark Bradley]

One of my favourites

 

[EakTheFreak]

Sunset & Aquaman Monti’s have been up and down for me. Seem to be finally settling in and growing after a solid 6 months of me finding good flow/parameters.

 

[ArtisticReef]

It’s interesting to see what happens when they grow into each other.

 

[OrionN]

Definitely Burning Banana and Looney Tune Stylocoeniella

 

[Azael]

Montipora rainbow is my favorite, but I don’t have it yet.