I like the maris due to the high volume of coral to price ratio. I still buy "designer" corals because lineage is important and you don't ever know what you're truly getting with mariculture so it can be hit or miss. My method for collecting acros in this new tank is a nice mix of "designer corals" (oregon tort, pink lemonade, shades of fall, hawkins echinata, etc) with a good mix of gorgeous maris to fill out the space.