Description
Montipora Capricornis purple plate
Montipora Capricornis purple plate is a plating, slighly encrusting SPS coral of the genus Montipora. Needing sliightly less light than other plating Montis and at the blue end. Montiporas are generally a more forgiving sps than acroporas and come in a variety of forms, plating, encrusting, and branching and found in almost every colour.
These can be considered as the beginners first sps coral. Many do appreciate higher nutrient levels than acroporas.
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
Lighting: Medium
Flow: Medium to High
Feeding: Relies on zooxanthellae
Aggressiveness: Peaceful
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Strontium and Iodine