Blue Millipora
Classification: SPS
Description:
Blue Millipora is a heavily branched coral that spreads outwards
horizontally with short upwards growing branches. The branches are
brownish with attractive light blue tips and edges to the radial
corallites. The polyps are cream colored and visible during the day, prominent
at night.
Veron: Colonies are corymbose cushions, with short uniform branches. Axial corallites are distinctive; they are tubular in shape. Radial corallites are closely compacted and all the same size. They have prominent lower lips giving a scale-line appearance. Commonly green with orange tips, also a distinctive bright salmon pink, pale green or blue.
Natural Environment:
Veron: Shallow water, usually reef flats, but also lagoons and upper reef slopes.
Care:
Lighting: Requires strong lighting to thrive and achieve maximum
coloration. Recommend Metal halide
or strong VHO/PC lighting.
Water Current: Does well with medium to high water current levels.
Temperature: Does well within a range of at least 75º to 84º F
Aggressiveness: Low. All corals can sting adjacent corals, but Millipora does not have elongated stinging fingers, so they can live in close proximity to other non-aggressive corals.
Feeding: Millipora is photosynthetic and requires no direct feeding. That is why it is important to provide the proper lighting. It will take presumably take small zooplankton type foods if provided.
Supplements: Correct Calcium (400 – 500) and Alkalinity (3.2 – 4.5) levels are important for health, growth and coloration.
Tank Positioning: Best if kept in the middle to upper portion of the tank where it can get maximum light and moderate to strong water flow. If your tank has very high intensity lighting, it is best to place any new coral on the bottom of the tank for a week or two to acclimatize it to your tank lighting conditions before moving it to it’s final location.
