Orange Capricornis
Montipora capricornis

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PARENT COLONY

Jun '01
Lighting:  400W 10K MH  w/ actinics
Calcium:  450 - 500 
Alkalinity: 3.5 - 4.5meq/l 
Temp:  78 - 80 
pH:  8.0 - 8.25 
Moderate water motion
Strong  lighting
Jul '01 Coral is starting to form whorls visible at the top of the specimen, but otherwise growth has be relatively slow so far.
Sep '01 This frag has finally started to show some significant growth.  The whorls are starting to become obvious.  The original frag can still be seen as the raised area in the center.  Coral is about 2 1/2" across at this point and has almost completely covered the epoxy holding in place.
Mar '03 The coral is finally reaching a decent size and is about 6" across here.  I'm not sure why it has taken almost 2 years to reach this size since it is normally a fast growing coral.  By comparison, the purple rimmed green cap in the same tank has grown 3 to 4 times faster.

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