Purple Polyp Plating Montipora Coral
Montipora peltiformis

Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Lighting: Moderate
Waterflow: Medium
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, sg 1.023-1.025, pH 8.1-8.4
Color Form: Purple, Yellow
Supplements: Calcium, Strontium, Iodine, Trace Elements
Origin: Aquacultured - Drs. Foster & Smith
Family: Acroporidae
Polyp Size: SPS - Small Polyp Stony
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The Purple Polyp Plating Montipora is a beautiful encrusting coral. This color variety has a gold base with vivid purple polyps. The parent colony of these coral frags was collected in Solomon at a depth of about 25-35 feet and then quarantined and given a health inspection before being propagated.
Montipora Corals can live in a variety of lighting conditions, ranging from power compacts, VHO, T-5's up to the more intense metal halides. Alter their position in the aquarium depending on the lighting. In an aquarium lit by metal halides, Montipora Corals should be kept in a mid to low position, and under other lighting they should be kept in a mid to high position. To bring out the most intense coloration of this coral, we recommend metal halide lighting. For continued good health, they will require the addition of a two part calcium and buffer supplement in order to maintain a calcium level of 400-450 ppm and dKH of 8-12. They will benefit from the addition of zooplankton.