Mandinga Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Why the allure, Why the attraction? Is it the color, the texture, the challenge, or WHAT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Satisfaction of growing a large colony I think. I have yet to get to that point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssappington Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Why the allure, Why the attraction? Is it the color, the texture, the challenge, or WHAT? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsonmfg Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 For me its the color an the structure, it's always fascinating watching colonies form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefnjunkie Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Pretty sure it's just an ego thing, honestly I'm a fan of the green toadstool and Devils finger #drool And what other coral can you sell a 1" frag for 250.00 #rubbinghandstogetherinastateofgreed Oh, and yes the colors (Thought I'd pay a visit to see the "new platform") #soooosad Hash tag-nosmileys Edited December 20, 2014 by reefnjunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Pretty sure it's just an ego thing, honestly I'm a fan of the green toadstool and Devils finger #drool . . . Hash tag-nosmileys I have about 30 tyree green leather frags if you want one [emoji6] I'm working on the smileys. I actually got quite a few new ones loaded in, I just can't figure out how to get them in the post section just yet. Work in progress Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Well after tucking my coral children in for the night, I'm off to tuck the humans in to bed now. Brad you are on to something with the ego bit. Hmm. Reevaluating motives... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexinverts Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Great question, Isaac! I prefer SPS over LPS for a number of reasons: 1) SPS grows faster for me than any of my LPS. 2) All of my SPS colonies are propagated rather than wild collected, so they tend to be hardier for me than do my LPS colonies. 3) None of my SPS reach out and sting their near neighbors (with the exception of my Pocillopora damicornis) like a hammer will do. 4) It tends to be easier to frag SPS than LPS, in my experience. -- I really enjoy zooanthids as well, for many of the above reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) The propagation factor is pretty awesome. The polyps just speak to me... Wasn't really a why is SPS better than other coral thread, but still great points! Lps can be a pain in the beeehind with long polyps...there is just something about SPS...I remember the first sps coral I bought in 1996. I watched it bleach over the course of a week...so I went out and bought my first halide...after watching that little stick grow(vERY slowly), polyps extend, I was hooked. Edited December 23, 2014 by Mandinga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 To me its the challenge. Its near impossible to kill most softies, anemones, etc, but SPS will put hair on your chest, and gray hairs on your head! And IMO nothing looks better than a fully grown out tank full of sps. I still do prefer a mix of all of them though if possible, I like to have some of the movement and colors of LPS mixed in here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 To me its the challenge. Its near impossible to kill most softies, anemones, etc, but SPS will put hair on your chest, and gray hairs on your head! And IMO nothing looks better than a fully grown out tank full of sps. I still do prefer a mix of all of them though if possible, I like to have some of the movement and colors of LPS mixed in here and there. This is why it's maddening to me when people look into the tank for a few minutes and always comment, "ohhhhh, look at the hermit crab!" DOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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