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Old 12/22/2008, 01:30 PM   #1
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Talking Show off your Rarest/Most Colorful SPS corals

Show your rarest and most expensive SPS corals. I think that many people including myself have been waiting to see some of the rarest, most expensive, craziest colored SPS corals. So show your best of the best!!!

(Plz include names of the SPS that you post)


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Old 12/22/2008, 10:03 PM   #2
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This is an ultra rare, Tyree LE Brown Digitata.....dont ask about the price, i payed out the *** for it.


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Old 12/22/2008, 11:22 PM   #3
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lol haha


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Old 12/22/2008, 11:27 PM   #4
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Old 12/22/2008, 11:37 PM   #5
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Reefer334, where did you get your Orenji? I have someone local who has it, and I'm waiting on a frag sometime down the line here soon.


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Old 12/22/2008, 11:54 PM   #6
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Here's mine.



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Old 12/23/2008, 09:19 AM   #7
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Reefer334, where did you get your Orenji? I have someone local who has it, and I'm waiting on a frag sometime down the line here soon.
I got mine from Unarce.


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Old 12/23/2008, 09:48 AM   #8
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I got mine from Unarce.
Karl and Mark have all the nice stuff. Almost makes me want to move back to NorCal.


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Old 12/23/2008, 09:59 AM   #9
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Nice coral deep6er!
Purple bonsai?

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Old 12/23/2008, 10:02 AM   #10
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As soon as I saw the location, I figured Karl was the originator of the Orenji


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Old 12/23/2008, 10:34 AM   #11
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Karl and Mark have all the nice stuff. Almost makes me want to move back to NorCal.
Oh stop it Greg...


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Old 12/23/2008, 01:05 PM   #12
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Are these consider rare?
green and purple efflos


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Old 12/23/2008, 01:09 PM   #13
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Not too rare but can get expensive. Also verry colourful
Monti setosa LE



And another real colourful one




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Old 12/23/2008, 01:46 PM   #14
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Not rare, but really like the color on this valid.




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Old 12/23/2008, 02:23 PM   #15
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Old 12/23/2008, 04:10 PM   #16
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I guess it's becoming more rare now that ORA lost their mother colony. Still just a frag but it's getting there:

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Old 12/23/2008, 05:06 PM   #17
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60cubed, can you break me off that little branch on the right hand side of thant please??? lol


also roktsintst what is the first pic???


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Old 12/23/2008, 05:15 PM   #18
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Its the Ultimates Rainbow!!!


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Old 12/23/2008, 06:16 PM   #19
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Here are a few more...










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Old 12/23/2008, 09:02 PM   #20
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roktsintst - DANG you have some crazy stuff

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Old 12/23/2008, 09:23 PM   #21
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Great stuff Ryan Are you still planning on coming to town any time soon?


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Old 12/23/2008, 09:44 PM   #22
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Not sure if this is actually considered SPS/




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Old 12/23/2008, 10:01 PM   #23
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sometimes the absence of color is kinda cool



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Old 12/23/2008, 10:03 PM   #24
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dont see very many big true blue stags (at least i dont see many)



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Old 12/23/2008, 10:04 PM   #25
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i enjoyed this lati for a while... until a neighboring mycedium reached out to say hello one nite



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