• Name:

    Midnight Dynamite Monti

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  • Family: Hirsuta
  • Species: Montipora
  • Scientific Name: Montipora hirsuta
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| Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta

| Midnight Dynamite Hirsuta

| JF Midnight Dynamite Montipora

| Jason Fox Midnight Dynamite Montipora

General info about Midnight Dynamite Monti

In general, corals coming from the genus Montipora takes several coral lifeform like submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting and branching. Their appearance and coloration is usually mottled in nature.  They have corallites that are considered one of the smallest as far as the family of corals is concerned. Their walls usually has an elaborate structure and has a porous texture.

As for the Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta, they are predominantly colored red with neon green polyps. This are the water parameters in cultivating Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1350 - 1500
  • Strontium: 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.024 - 1.025

Midnight Dynamite Monti Diet & Nutrition

The Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta get its primary nutrition from a symbiotic algae called zooxanthelae that is living within their tissues. But despite this symbiotic relationship with an algae, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding mysis and brine shrimp in the water.   

Fragging / Propagating Midnight Dynamite Monti

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta. They should be set on the middle or bottom part of the tank.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Midnight Dynamite Monti

The Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.

Midnight Dynamite Monti Origin

The Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta can be found in the waters of the Indo Pacific Ocean. They are considered as a vulnerable species listed under Appendix II of the CITES list.

How to Acclimate Midnight Dynamite Monti

The Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

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Midnight Dynamite Monti Montipora Hirsuta Montipora hirsuta

In general, corals coming from the genus Montipora takes several coral lifeform like submassive, laminar, foliaceous, encrusting and branching. Their appearance and coloration is usually mottled in nature.  They have corallites that are considered one of the smallest as far as the family of corals is concerned. Their walls usually has an elaborate structure and has a porous texture.

As for the Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta, they are predominantly colored red with neon green polyps. This are the water parameters in cultivating Midnight Dynamite Montipora Hirsuta:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.5 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1350 - 1500
  • Strontium: 10
  • Temperature: 72° - 78° F (22° - 26° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.024 - 1.025
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