Top 10 smooth skin SPS must have

chipchipbro · Mar 8, 2023

Pieces of the Ocean said:
Yes this is the SPS2 schedule. G5 blue no diffuser.

Thanks!

have you ever used a diffusor?

I have one but i am unsure…

Pieces of the Ocean · Mar 8, 2023

chipchipmofo said:
Thanks!

have you ever used a diffusor? I have one but i am unsure…

I've never used a diffusor. Depends on the look you're after.

StatelineReefer · Mar 8, 2023

SBB Blood Moon under full daylights

mwil79 · Mar 8, 2023

bar|none said:
Transplant from old to new tank. Not sure what it is.

Acropora sarmentosa aka wwc cookie monster

chipchipbro · Mar 9, 2023

Pieces of the Ocean said:
I've never used a diffusor. Depends on the look you're after.

I understand.. Ive read that you even lose some spread with the diffuser, not sure if its true.
Plus you def. gonna lose some PAR when using it.

I will remove my diffuser and see if I like that look more though.

adsf430 · Mar 9, 2023

Question for the smoothie experts, any experience with maricultured/wild smooth skins? Do they typically change or lose color?

StatelineReefer · Mar 9, 2023

adsf430 said:
Question for the smoothie experts, any experience with maricultured/wild smooth skins? Do they typically change or lose color?

They respond to light changes faster than most Acros. meaning they 'suntan' or change color more readily. I'm not sure whether or not it's because of their adapability to 'deep water' where they have to make the best use of incoming light or not.

therman · Mar 9, 2023

adsf430 said:
Question for the smoothie experts, any experience with maricultured/wild smooth skins? Do they typically change or lose color?

They usually change growth form in captivity and produce more branches/denser corallites. Some are pretty darn touchy, I have not seen many suharsonoi grown out into substantial colonies in the 20 some years they have been imported. And far fewer elegans or any of the really oddball deepwaters survive.

adsf430 · Mar 9, 2023

therman said:
They usually change growth form in captivity and produce more branches/denser corallites. Some are pretty darn touchy, I have not seen many suharsonoi grown out into substantial colonies in the 20 some years they have been imported. And far fewer elegans or any of the really oddball deepwaters survive.

What type is this?

BirdFish5000 · Mar 9, 2023

No idea, but those colors are awesome

aquavista99 · Mar 9, 2023

Hard to beat the deep blue color on the Oregon Tort. Quasi smooth skinned cluster sized frag.

StatelineReefer · Mar 9, 2023

adsf430 said:
What type is this?

From that photo I'd first glance it as an Acropora Echinata

aquavista99 · Mar 9, 2023

One of my RRC Jaw droppers is starting to take off again after remaining dormant for years. It's direct from the source when they shipped just a few frags in 2014 ( all of them were tiny and browned out too). Glad a few survived!

therman · Mar 9, 2023

adsf430 said:
What type is this?

Looks like maybe a loripes to me. They tend to have corallites all on one side of some branches like that. How long have you had it? It is a really nice color!

There are a lot of new forms and colors like this coming in from Malaysia now that there isn’t much track record for yet. Hope it grows well for you!

therman · Mar 9, 2023

aquavista99 said:
Hard to beat the deep blue color on the Oregon Tort. Quasi Smooth skinned cluster sized frag.

That is some crazy growth for Oregon tort! Super cool.

adsf430 · Mar 9, 2023

therman said:
Looks like maybe a loripes to me. They tend to have corallites all on one side of some branches like that. How long have you had it? It is a really nice color!

There are a lot of new forms and colors like this coming in from Malaysia now that there isn’t much track record for yet. Hope it grows well for you!

Not mine (yet) hence the questions : )

therman · Mar 10, 2023

adsf430 said:
What type is this?

Actually I was looking on my phone earlier and didn't see the photo as clearly. That is a speciosa to the bottom left, so it has tiny branches. The main coral in the photo is more like the Jawdropper or Skinny Love species I think, which grow into tabling Acropora with smooth branches. Not exactly sure what species, maybe A. jacquelinae. Quite a bit smaller, thinner branches than loripes.

Perry · Mar 10, 2023

TGC Bugatti

OnPointCorals · Mar 10, 2023

I got this wild Aussie A. Rosaria for past year. I just know there's more color to pull. Recently moved it to higher par to see what it will do. I love the white polyps.