Montipora sp. – "Purple Haze"

Characteristics:

• Type: Montipora sp.
• Variant: Purple Haze
• Color: Intense violet-purple base tissue with contrasting, purple polyps
• Structure: Encrusting to plating growth; forms decorative coverings on live rock over time and can develop flat plates
• Light requirements: Medium to high – strong lighting intensifies the violet coloration
• Flow: Moderate to strong, uniform

Care instructions:
The Montipora "Purple Haze" is a robust SPS coral that thrives with stable water parameters. It prefers good lighting and a uniform flow to prevent deposits on its surface. Consistent levels of KH, calcium, and magnesium are important for healthy growth and stable color development.

Special features:

• Intense purple coloration
• Fast growth under stable conditions
• Encrusting to plating growth form, ideal for overgrowing reef structures
• Popular SPS for mixed and SPS-dominated reef aquariums
• Particularly effective in the middle to upper reef area