Corals
Montipora digitata
Montipora digitata
Photo: Haplochromis · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.2–8.4
- Adult size40 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- SPS
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, Red Sea
- Size
- 15 – 40 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.2 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- Ca 400–430, KH 8–10, Mg 1280–1380
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Light
- high (PAR 200–400)
- Current
- high
- Aggressiveness
- low
- Feeding
- photosynthesis; fine zooplankton
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Branched (digitate) form. Grows faster than most SPS corals. Very sensitive to temperature: bleaches above 28°C. The most recommended “starter” SPS: if you can grow M. digitata well, you’re ready for Acropora.
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