Millipora Care Help!

[PaulKreider]

Basically just wondering about care requirements for most millies, I have acro's and monti's but I just got a few of my first millies in about a month or so ago and 2 of them havn't quite colored up to expectations. I received Joes bubble Gum Millie, Joes Sunset Millie, and Joes Inferno Millie, The only one that has some of the color is the Bubble Gum. I run LED's so lighting isn't a problem and Nitrates are practically undetectable. Wondering if lower light vs higher light ect? Let me know where you keep yours! Thankyou!

 

[jm23]

I don't find that they are any differnt then any other SPS. Each one is different is regards to light and flow. I have my millies towards the top of my tank. I do have one millie (a green very hairy one) where the front edge gets 400+ par at noon and the back edge only gets 90 (+ or -) par and the color still seems to be the same. I do find they like quite a bit of flow though. I love millies and if I had more room I would have bought reefpets pack in a heartbeat.

 

[Dtech07]

I don't find that they are any differnt then any other SPS. Each one is different is regards to light and flow. I have my millies towards the top of my tank. I do have one millie (a green very hairy one) where the front edge gets 400+ par at noon and the back edge only gets 90 (+ or -) par and the color still seems to be the same. I do find they like quite a bit of flow though. I love millies and if I had more room I would have bought reefpets pack in a heartbeat.

+1 I keep mine in mid flow why because their millisecond and their polyps extend better in my tank under med flow flow 400 par areas.

 

[Ike]

Millipora = Acropora millepora, treat them like you would any other Acropora... Mllepora sp. = fire coral and totally different from what you're speaking of.

 

[bucksfan1976]

Mine have all been under strong light and tons of current, they seems to do the best with polyp extension and color.

 

[Badfish83]

IME millis require full spectrum lighting more than any of my other acros. Especially reds/pinks and oranges. I have no proof, so I could be wrong on this.


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