Description
Montipora green and red plating, M. capricious
Description – Green Plating Montipora is possibly a Montipora. capricornis. Forming a plate shape, that extends outward from the aquascape. Do be aware that montipora plating corals are fast growers that may shade corals underneath.
What you will receive – This frag is just roughly under 1” in diameter and may ship loose (without a frag plug) depending on size. The edges may get bumped in shipping but the coral recovers fast
Lighting Requirements
Plating Montipora: medium to high light intensity
| Light Intensity | PAR |
| Low Light | 30-60 |
| Medium Light | 60-150 |
| High Light | 150+ |
Flow – Medium to High
Placement in the reef– Mid-upper levels
Water quality
Salinity – 1.024-26
Ca- 420-500ppm
Mg- 1350-1420ppm
KH- 7-9
PO4- 0.05-8ppm
No3- 4ppm
martinhopkins1969 (verified owner) –
As with the other purchase of the candy canes, these are going from strength to strength. New LEDs will help them grow, but after a couple of weeks, things are going well with them. I’ll be using these guys again for more corals in the future. Very pleased.