- Name:
Suntan Digi Montipora
(View AKA's) - Family: Digitata
- Species: Montipora
- Scientific Name: Montipora digitata
General info about Suntan Digi Montipora
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 Suntan Digi Montipora, they are predominantly colored green with red polyps. This are the water parameters in cultivating Suntan Digi Montipora:
- 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
Suntan Digi Montipora Diet & Nutrition
The Suntan Digi Montipora 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 Suntan Digi Montipora
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Suntan Digi Montipora. They should be set on the middle or bottom part of the tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Suntan Digi Montipora
The Suntan Digi Montipora requires moderate lighting and moderate waterflow.
Suntan Digi Montipora Origin
The Suntan Digi Montipora 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 Suntan Digi Montipora
The Suntan Digi Montipora are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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Suntan Digi Montipora | Montipora | Digitata | Montipora digitata | 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 Suntan Digi Montipora, they are predominantly colored green with red polyps. This are the water parameters in cultivating Suntan Digi Montipora:
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