Articles in SPS Coral
Scientific name: Acropora formosa
Common Names: None
Lighting: High. Metal Halide, VHO/PC. Metal Halide is best.
Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive
Current: Strong
Hardiness: Moderate
Color: Usually cream, brown or blue, generally with pale branch ends.
Water parameters: 72-78F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12
Common species: Acropora humilis
Common Names: None
Lighting: High. Metal Halide, VHO/PC. Metal Halide is best.
Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive
Current: Strong
Hardiness: Moderate
Water parameters: 72-78F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12
Scientific name: Acropora hyacinthus
Common Names: None
Lighting: High. Metal Halide, VHO/PC. Metal Halide is best.
Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive
Current: Strong
Hardiness: Moderate
Water parameters: 72-78F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12
Common species: Acropora insignis
Common Names: None
Lighting: High. Metal Halide, VHO/PC. Metal Halide is best.
Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive
Current: Strong
Hardiness: Moderate
Color: White branches with contrastingly coloured radial corallites.
Water parameters: 72-78F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12
Scientific name: Acropora kimbeensis
Common Names: None
Lighting: High. Metal Halide, VHO/PC. Metal Halide is best.
Aggressiveness: Semi-Aggressive
Current: Strong
Hardiness: Moderate
Color: Uniform yellow, cream or blue (which may photograph pink).
Water parameters: 72-78F; sg 1.023-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12


