Lighting
250-450 PAR is a working SPS starting range; raise light slowly and watch tips, color, and polyp extension rather than chasing PAR alone.
SPSAdvancedCare score 9/10
Acropora Millepora
Acropora millepora
Use this Acropora Millepora profile to compare hairy polyp extension with Acropora and Acropora Tenuis, plan conservative spacing, and watch for reduced hairy polyp extension under high flow.
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Snapshot
Quick Care Snapshot
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Care score
- 9/10
- Placement
- High
- PAR range
- 250-450 PAR
- Flow
- High
- Aggression
- Low
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Minimum tank age
- 9 months
- Minimum tank size
- 40 gallons
Care note
This entry has low confidence or is marked for expert review. Treat the ranges as conservative starting points and compare them with your own system.
- Review advanced-care ranges against specimen source and aquaculture history.
Images
Reference Photos
Photos are shown only when a source includes reusable license metadata. Always verify appearance against the coral in your own lighting and flow.
Primary reference: MDC Seamarc Maldives
Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: David Witherall and Sabrina Prince
Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY 3.0
Photo: Michelle Jonker
Source: Wikimedia Commons. License: CC BY 3.0
Ranges
Water Parameters
These ranges are approximate starting points from the coral database and should be adjusted to the stability and history of your system.
- Temperature
- 76-79 F / 24.4-26.1 C
- Salinity
- 1.025-1.026
- Alkalinity
- 7.5-8.8 dKH
- Calcium
- 400-460 ppm
- Magnesium
- 1280-1400 ppm
- Nitrate
- 1-10 ppm
- Phosphate
- 0.02-0.08 ppm
Care
Care Notes
Flow
high varied flow should keep the surface clean without blasting one side of the colony.
Stability
For Acropora Millepora, check alkalinity, temperature, and nutrient trends before moving the frag; sudden corrections are often more risky than modestly imperfect numbers.
Variability
Acropora Millepora requirements vary by specimen, aquaculture history, shipping stress, and tank maturity; use these ranges as starting points, not guarantees.
Feeding
Feeding
- Benefits from feeding
- Yes
- Food types
- amino acids, fine planktonic foods, fish waste
- Frequency
- optional light broadcast feeding; stability is more important
ID
Identification
Key features
- hairy polyp extension
- branching table or bush growth
- radial corallites along branches
Common colors
- Red
- Pink
- Green
- Blue
Similar coral references
How to tell apart
When Acropora Millepora is confused with Acropora and Acropora Tenuis, the useful clues are hairy polyp extension, branching table or bush growth, and radial corallites along branches. Color is secondary; structure, expansion pattern, and the first place tissue irritation appears are more reliable. Use growth form, corallite texture, and polyp extension before trusting a trade name because color can shift with light and nutrients.
Placement
Compatibility
Compatibility depends on specimen size, flow, growth, aggression, and spacing. Use these references conservatively and watch for contact over time.
Usually compatible with spacing
Use caution near
Avoid close placement with
Spacing recommendation: keep about 3 inches of clearance, then adjust based on extension and neighboring coral response.
Troubleshooting
Common Problems
Use these as troubleshooting checks, not a diagnosis. Symptoms may point to more than one issue.
Acropora Millepora reduced hairy polyp extensionOpen for symptoms, likely causes to check, and practical next steps.
Symptoms that may indicate it
- the normally fuzzy surface looks smooth and growth tips pale
- Acropora Millepora shows less normal extension, inflation, or feeding response than its recent baseline
- changes are localized rather than a confirmed single-cause condition
Likely causes to check
- pests, flow shadowing, parameter swings, or excessive handling
- recent placement, lighting, flow, or chemistry changes affecting Acropora Millepora
- possible irritation from neighbors, pests, detritus, or handling depending on the coral group
Quick checks
- check Acropora Millepora alkalinity and temperature trends before changing placement
- inspect shaded bases and branch tips under white light
- adjust light or flow gradually rather than making several corrections at once
Checklist
Common Mistakes
- do not judge Acropora Millepora only by color when polyp extension changes
- placing Acropora Millepora before confirming hairy polyp extension and its spacing needs
- using Acropora Millepora color or trade name alone instead of comparing it with Acropora
- changing light, flow, and chemistry together when Acropora Millepora looks irritated
- ignoring stable alkalinity when keeping Acropora Millepora
Compare
Similar Corals
Neighbors
Compatible Corals
These corals are usually compatible with spacing, observation, and stable conditions. This is not a guarantee.
Usually compatible with spacing
Montipora Digitata
Montipora digitata
- Category
- SPS
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Aggression
- Low
Usually compatible with spacing
Birdsnest Coral
Seriatopora spp.
- Category
- SPS
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Aggression
- Low
Usually compatible with spacing
Stylophora
Stylophora spp.
- Category
- SPS
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Aggression
- Low
FAQs
FAQs
Is Acropora Millepora beginner friendly?
Acropora Millepora is not a beginner coral. It needs mature-system stability and careful observation, and the listed values should be reviewed before publication.
Where should Acropora Millepora be placed?
Place Acropora Millepora high only after light acclimation and stable alkalinity are proven. Use 250-450 PAR and high flow as a starting point, then adjust from tissue extension, color, and nearby coral response.
Does Acropora Millepora need coral food or mainly stability?
Acropora Millepora may use amino acids, fine planktonic foods, and fish waste, but the database feeding note is conservative: optional light broadcast feeding; stability is more important. For SPS-style care, stable light, flow, alkalinity, and nutrient trends usually matter more than heavy feeding.
How should I space Acropora Millepora near LPS or fast-growing corals?
Give Acropora Millepora about 3 inches of clearance as a starting point. Its database aggression level is Low. Use caution near Pocillopora and Montipora Capricornis. Avoid close placement with Torch Coral, Elegance Coral, and Chalice Coral. Compatibility is not a guarantee, so check contact points as colonies expand.
What should I check if Acropora Millepora looks stressed?
Use this as a troubleshooting check. For Acropora Millepora, the normally fuzzy surface looks smooth and growth tips pale and Acropora Millepora shows less normal extension, inflation, or feeding response than its recent baseline can indicate Acropora Millepora reduced hairy polyp extension. Likely causes to check include pests, flow shadowing, parameter swings, or excessive handling and recent placement, lighting, flow, or chemistry changes affecting Acropora Millepora. Start with these database checks: check Acropora Millepora alkalinity and temperature trends before changing placement and inspect shaded bases and branch tips under white light.
What stability matters most for Acropora Millepora?
For Acropora Millepora, check alkalinity, temperature, and nutrient trends before moving the frag; sudden corrections are often more risky than modestly imperfect numbers. The database lists 9 months as the minimum tank age and 40 gallons as the minimum tank size. For SPS-style care, avoid sudden corrections and check trends before moving the frag or changing light.
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