Blue branching porites care needed

[kris2001]

Mine is a 75g mixed reef under MH.
everything's going well.

About to get branching porites. What is the care for it? Placement? See pic thanks!

 

[James M]

The like high flow , high light and placement is medium to high

 

[29bonsaireef]

+1 HIGH light, and high flow

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Looks like a stylophora. Never heard of blue branching porites, though i would love that!

 

[kris2001]

Looks like a stylophora. Never heard of blue branching porites, though i would love that!

I've seen a white one too very cool

 

[kris2001]

+1 HIGH light, and high flow

Is this slow or fast growing? Hardy?

 

[kris2001]

Someone said this...

"The porities is different colors under different lights so no guarantee on what it will turn out to be in your tank. "

Will it turn out being blue under my MH?

 

[DesertReefT4r]

Not a stylo, polyps are too small.
High to medium light and hugh flow. Treat it like any other sps and it will do fine.

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Wow aims says it does come in blue, that's one I have never seen! Amazing find imo. Is this color shared by clubs anywhere or is it rare to everyone else as well?

 

[29bonsaireef]

Is this slow or fast growing? Hardy?

IME, it is a hardy coral, but a relatively slow grower.. at least for me. Just give it plenty of light and flow and it should do well.

 

[kris2001]

IME, it is a hardy coral, but a relatively slow grower.. at least for me. Just give it plenty of light and flow and it should do well.

Good. Is it blue for you. What lights are you using

 

[Graffiti Spot]

Porites can vary on care but I would guess any branching ones need high flow and light to get going, my yellow and green did. Darth maul on the other hand does best in lower light.

 

[brandon p]

Looks like a stylophora. Never heard of blue branching porites, though i would love that!

I've got a blue one; they exist. I've got stylos, branching montis, branching porites (etc). My porites and branching monti both are a sort of... Prussian Blue. I'd post pics of them but they are busy looking washed out in a new tank with a Tuna Blue on top so the pics would be worthless

 

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Blue's are so great, you could probably charge for just the pics.