Show me your SPSs [Archive]

Jimnorris

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:09 AM

It is show off time! Lets see the sps corals that we reef keepers have/had.
Here is one of my all time best.
It was given to me by Marc at Seaworld.
Jim

TexasTodd

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:47 AM

Well...um.....YUMMY! :)

Todd

hobogato

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:32 AM

nice jim! i have a frag of something suspiciously like that which came from seaworld. hmm i hope it colors up that nicely, right now it is just solid pink (like that is a bad thing)

here's my favorite right now, although i have alot of close second favorites ;)
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/ayoungi2.jpg

Jimnorris

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:37 AM

When I first got it the color was a pale blueish-pink. I did a fresh water dip and it then turned a ghost white! After awhile under a 400 watt 20k XM blub it turn into what you see.
Jim

aquadoc

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 10:12 AM

Jim I still have that thing. Me and Raymond split that sucker. It is deffinately a beutifull coral! Thanks!!!!! ;)

Richard

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 06:06 PM

Hey Jim,

Here's a couple that I got from Tim Marvin so they might have came from your tank also....

Sorry, this is the best my camera can do.

blueboy

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 06:12 PM

wow ace, nice PE.

Ram_Puppy

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 06:57 PM

not to hijack the topic... but whatever happened to tim?

Very pretty corals!

aquadoc

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:11 PM

Here is one of my favorite sps, butt do not know the name.

It is just so fluffy!

aquadoc

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:21 PM

Another sorry.

gjuarez

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:27 PM

Mike, is that the texas purple monster.

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:48 PM

The pic doesn't do it justice, but here is one I just picked up from Carlos at River City Aquatics.

Any of you SPS guys got an ID for it?

aquadoc

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:53 PM

Yeah that is the Texas Purple Monster. I have had it for a while and it is at the top of my list for sps to have.

hammondegge

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 07:57 PM

Hey Mike, do you have a picture of the coral that you got from Jim Norris. The one in this post. :) I mean the one at the top of the post :lol

JimD

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:02 PM

Ed, that looks Samoensis-ish. By the looks of the pic, a little on the bleached side. Hows the polyp extension?

gjuarez

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:03 PM

Ed, sarmentosa maybe? I am really not sure about this one.

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:15 PM

Ed, that looks Samoensis-ish. By the looks of the pic, a little on the bleached side. Hows the polyp extension?

Jim,

The polyp extension is great. It doesn't seem bleached to me, probably the poor pic that makes it look that way.

gjuarez

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:20 PM

DOesnt seem like a samoensis to me. Samoensis have thicker branches and polyp extension is not as long like in the pic.

JimD

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:47 PM

Its really hard to tell from that pic. Judging from the pic, color alone rules out Sarmentosa and branch thickness is usualy regulated by flow. My Samoensis looks similar to the one pictured and has tremendous polyp extention.

fishypets

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 08:57 PM

Nice pics everyone. I'll try to post a few later.

Clint

gjuarez

Fri, 7th Apr 2006, 09:06 PM

Jim, I agree on branch thickeness being reugalated by flow. Its really hard to tell. As far as thicker branches, I was referring to the finger type corals. Here is a pic. Btw, finger acros are my favorite. I am looking to buy more on my next trip to san antonio.

http://www.reefermadness.us/A_Finger.htm

Jimnorris

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 07:41 AM

The Orginal Round Rock Purple Monster?

Jimnorris

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 07:57 AM

This is a picture of a beautiful sps coral that JimD had. One of my favorite!
Jim

JimD

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 10:07 AM

Wow! Thats an ollllddd pic! That coral has since been relocated to Sue T's tank in Houston.

discuspro

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 10:29 AM

Here is one of my favorites in my collection! BTW frags of it are for sale on my frags.org link below :D

http://myweb.stedwards.edu/~dholden/top%20efflo.jpg

hobogato

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 11:39 AM

^^is that an efflo?

discuspro

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 12:26 PM

Yep

hobogato

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 01:03 PM

i have a little frag of one that is green with purple tips with neon green polyps, when it grows out a bit maybe we can trade a frag for a frag?

TexasTodd

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 04:49 PM

A few. Some sold off, some dead, some still with me. :)

Jimnorris

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 05:35 PM

I liked this one

Jimnorris

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 05:39 PM

another

TexasTodd

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 06:57 PM

Nice Jim....man I wish I'd been around to see your tank!

TexasTodd

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 07:00 PM

Couple more.

TroyPham

Sat, 8th Apr 2006, 07:25 PM

Milli

http://www.dubspeedracing.com/photopost/data/500/milli1.jpg

http://www.dubspeedracing.com/photopost/data/500/milli2.jpg

http://www.dubspeedracing.com/photopost/data/500/milli3.jpg

i can never get the color to show

here's my slimer
http://www.dubspeedracing.com/photopost/data/500/slimer.jpg

fishypets

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 07:02 AM

^ show off :D

fishypets

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 07:26 AM

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4154.jpg

JeffCo

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 11:13 AM

Here are a couple of mine:

Yellow tenuis with blue tips:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/JeffCo/1-26-06/IMG_2268.jpg

Pink birds nest:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/JeffCo/1-26-06/IMG_2263.jpg

True Enchiata

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/JeffCo/1-26-06/IMG_2255.jpg

TexasTodd

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 11:29 AM

Sexy Jeff!

Todd

fishypets

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 03:56 PM

Here are a few I just snapped.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4171.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4172.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4173.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4174.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4175.jpg

fishypets

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 03:58 PM

more
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4176.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4177.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4178.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4179.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/mini-IMG_4180.jpg

discuspro

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 04:29 PM

Clint you've got a good camera there and nice coral, pictures are nice and clear.

fishypets

Sun, 9th Apr 2006, 05:37 PM

Thanks Dustin.

Jimnorris

Mon, 10th Apr 2006, 11:40 AM

Group picture

Jimnorris

Mon, 10th Apr 2006, 11:41 AM

Group picture

Jimnorris

Mon, 10th Apr 2006, 11:44 AM

another group picture

hobogato

Mon, 10th Apr 2006, 12:06 PM

:blink :shades (if you cant tell, i have no words - just expression jim!)

cbianco

Mon, 10th Apr 2006, 12:13 PM

My massive table! I can feel the jealousy in the air :)

Christopher

fishypets

Mon, 10th Apr 2006, 07:22 PM

Brian,

It's called...........Youcanthaveafragofit!!! It is SUPER RARE!! LOL

fishypets

Mon, 10th Apr 2006, 08:39 PM

Forgot about this picture. One of my new favorite corals the Mike Paletta blue tenius.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_4194.jpg

Jimnorris

Tue, 11th Apr 2006, 01:11 PM

SOME GREEN

Jimnorris

Tue, 11th Apr 2006, 01:15 PM

some caps

hobogato

Tue, 11th Apr 2006, 04:03 PM

actinic only shot of a new monty from CB - hope it all turns that bright pink color!
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/pinkbluemonty.jpg

jim1000

Tue, 11th Apr 2006, 04:32 PM

What camera are yoy all using to get these kind of shots. Mine are alws fuzzy.

Jim

hobogato

Tue, 11th Apr 2006, 06:16 PM

i just have a toshiba pdr m70. it is 3.3 Mpixel, and i use a macro lens for the stuff up close. i take almost all my pix with a tripod and the built in timer so my hands arent touching the camera when it takes the pic - that really seems to help.

here's a better pic of the last one i just took with PC lighting only - MH already kicked off.
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/pinkmonty2.jpg

Jimnorris

Tue, 11th Apr 2006, 07:03 PM

I have a new Sony that I never use. Most of my pictures you see are taken by a seven year HP 2.3 MP c618?????
Jim

fishypets

Tue, 11th Apr 2006, 07:10 PM

Rebel XT here.

fishypets

Sat, 22nd Apr 2006, 11:26 PM

Here is one with the white balance corrected.

Oregon blue tort
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/fishypets/IMG_4361.jpg

BIGBIRD123

Sat, 22nd Apr 2006, 11:58 PM

Clint,
That last one looks in bad shape, maybe you might need to give me a frag so that I can save it. LMAO! Great shots! You gonna be home after noon tomorrow?

Steve