Montipora capitata

[velvetelvis]

I just got a small maricultured colony of this from my LFS. Looks like it will turn green with bluish polyps and has a really interesting form. I'm looking forward to seeing how it grows out and (I hope) branches out. This is the first time the LFS has had this species in and they didn't have much information on it--does anybody have any advice on lighting, placement, flow, etc?

Basics: 34G, 150W/14K MH lighting w/actinics, 2 MP10s for flow. No skimmer currently; trying to make up for this with weekly 10% water changes. The only other corals in the tank are two thriving colonies of M. digitata.

Thanks!

 

[OrlandoReef407]

any pics

 

[Reefer577]

Its easy to keep, similar in care to a digitata or spongodes. It prefers med-high light and moderate flow. If you don't keep it under high light the polyps will turn brown and won't look very pretty. It grows pretty fast also. Enjoy!