What is the best LPS VOTE #17!

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 4, 2023

You know the drill.

Here are our previous winners!

Scolymia
--------------------Scolymia
Cynarina

Frogspawn (branching or wall)
-----------------------------------------------torches
Torches

Favia
------------------favia
Platygyra

Trachyphyllia
------------------------Acanthophyllia
Acanthophyllia

Blastomoussa
-------------------------Duncan
Duncan

Lobophyllia
-----------------------Lobophyllia
Symphyllia

Favities
------------------Favities
Leptastrea

Alveopora
-------------------goniopora
Goniopora

Chalice
----------------chalice
Pectinia

Hammer (branching or wall)
--------------------‐---------------------hammer
Octospawn

Acan lord
-----------------------------acan lord
Acan bowerbanki

Galaxea
-----------------Frammer
Frammer

L. Rowleyensis (australomussa)
--------------------------‐-‐--------L. rowleyensis
Moseleya

Physogyra
------------------Pleogyra
Pleogyra

Cyphastrea
---------------------Cyphastrea
Turbinaria

Helmet "fungia"
---------‐----------------Heliofungia
Heliofungia

i cant think · Oct 5, 2023

Reefkeepers Archive said:
You know the drill.

Here are our previous winners!

Scolymia
--------------------Scolymia
Cynarina

Frogspawn (branching or wall)
-----------------------------------------------torches
Torches

Favia
------------------favia
Platygyra

Trachyphyllia
------------------------Acanthophyllia
Acanthophyllia

Blastomoussa
-------------------------Duncan
Duncan

Lobophyllia
-----------------------Lobophyllia
Symphyllia

Favities
------------------Favities
Leptastrea

Alveopora
-------------------goniopora
Goniopora

Chalice
----------------chalice
Pectinia

Hammer (branching or wall)
--------------------‐---------------------hammer
Octospawn

Acan lord
-----------------------------acan lord
Acan bowerbanki

Galaxea
-----------------Frammer
Frammer

L. Rowleyensis (australomussa)
--------------------------‐-‐--------L. rowleyensis
Moseleya

Physogyra
------------------Pleogyra
Pleogyra

Cyphastrea
---------------------Cyphastrea
Turbinaria

Helmet "fungia"
---------‐----------------Heliofungia
Heliofungia

Straight off the bat, I saw Fox Coral and didn’t care about the opposing coral. This is another coral I want in my system, unfortunately last time I saw one was in 2018 and now the hobby has moved onto more SPS we don’t get the joys of our ‘vintage’ corals we used to love…

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

i cant think said:
Straight off the bat, I saw Fox Coral and didn’t care about the opposing coral. This is another coral I want in my system, unfortunately last time I saw one was in 2018 and now the hobby has moved onto more SPS we don’t get the joys of our ‘vintage’ corals we used to love…

Yes! I cannot understand why b. merletti is more popular, I have a colony of nemenzophyllia and they have to be one of the best pieces in my tank

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

i cant think said:
Straight off the bat, I saw Fox Coral and didn’t care about the opposing coral. This is another coral I want in my system, unfortunately last time I saw one was in 2018 and now the hobby has moved onto more SPS we don’t get the joys of our ‘vintage’ corals we used to love…

Though the only downside with nemenzophyllia is that they are very easily covered in sponges, had to pluck off some that were growing too close to the tissue. Though that's true with pretty much every branching LPS

i cant think · Oct 5, 2023

Reefkeepers Archive said:
Yes! I cannot understand why b. merletti is more popular, I have a colony of nemenzophyllia and they have to be one of the best pieces in my tank

Photos of yours are a must!!

Reefkeepers Archive said:
Though the only downside with nemenzophyllia is that they are very easily covered in sponges, had to pluck off some that were growing too close to the tissue. Though that's true with pretty much every branching LPS

I agree with the downside of sponges but at the same time who doesn’t love a good sponge?
I had a gorgeous sponge growing on my bicolour hammer but unfortunately my angels got to the sponge, completely left the coral alone though.

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

i cant think said:
Photos of yours are a must!!

I agree with the downside of sponges but at the same time who doesn’t love a good sponge?
I had a gorgeous sponge growing on my bicolour hammer but unfortunately my angels got to the sponge, completely left the coral alone though.

I wish my coral liked sponges as much as angelfish, does irritate the polyps a bit, don't have any recent photos of this piece, but I'll get one as soon as I get to my tank

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

@encrustingacro any thoughts on today's vote?

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

ATTENTION: 12 hours left to cast your vote!

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

@encrustingacro any opinions on today's vote?

((FORDTECH)) · Oct 5, 2023

i cant think said:
Straight off the bat, I saw Fox Coral and didn’t care about the opposing coral. This is another coral I want in my system, unfortunately last time I saw one was in 2018 and now the hobby has moved onto more SPS we don’t get the joys of our ‘vintage’ corals we used to love…

TCK and Poto have had these corals for sale in their sales many times over the past 1-2 years…….and venture to say they still have some for sale.

i cant think · Oct 5, 2023

((FORDTECH)) said:
TCK and Poto have had these corals for sale in their sales many times over the past 1-2 years…….and venture to say they still have some for sale.

Unfortunately I’m not in the US so these corals aren’t available to me but if I was in the US I’d happily get some.

((FORDTECH)) · Oct 5, 2023

i cant think said:
Unfortunately I’m not in the US so these corals aren’t available to me but if I was in the US I’d happily get some.

Well that’s a whole another problem

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

i cant think said:
Photos of yours are a must!!

I agree with the downside of sponges but at the same time who doesn’t love a good sponge?
I had a gorgeous sponge growing on my bicolour hammer but unfortunately my angels got to the sponge, completely left the coral alone though.

Here you go!

encrustingacro · Oct 5, 2023

Reefkeepers Archive said:
@encrustingacro any opinions on today's vote?

Wait, I'm in school right now; I'll get back to this thread once I'm out

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

encrustingacro said:
Wait, I'm in school right now; I'll get back to this thread once I'm out

Collage or highschool? I know, off topic, just curious

encrustingacro · Oct 5, 2023

Reefkeepers Archive said:
Collage or highschool? I know, off topic, just curious

highschool

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

encrustingacro said:
highschool

Cheers from me, a 14 y.o reefkeeper!

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

encrustingacro said:
highschool

Wow. How long have you been in the hobby?

encrustingacro · Oct 5, 2023

Reefkeepers Archive said:
Wow. How long have you been in the hobby?

since freshman year in 2020

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 5, 2023

encrustingacro said:
since freshman year in 2020

Wow, what a small world, I'm 14, been in the reefkeeping hobby since 7th grade middle school, been in freshwater much longer. Right now is my freshman year, 120 gallon has been up for 8-9 months, I thought I was the only teenager on the form lol

What setup do you have?