🌟 Green Star Acropora

Acropora sp. (Verde Star Colony)

🔹 Quick Stats

• Care Level: Moderate to Advanced

• Temperament: Peaceful

• Colour Form: Vibrant green branches with subtle lighter green highlights along tips, resembling a shining star pattern. Under actinic or blue-dominant lighting, the fluorescence of the green intensifies, creating a stunning ultra effect.

• Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–12, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026

• Family: Acroporidae

• Lighting: Moderate to high (to maintain vibrant fluorescence)

• Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements, Amino Acids

• Water Flow: Moderate — ensures full polyp extension

• Placement: Mid to upper reef levels

🧬 Overview

The Green Star Acropora is an ultra morph prized for its vivid green coloration and star-like highlights on each branch tip. Its compact, branching structure allows excellent polyp extension, enhancing both movement and fluorescence. This colony is perfect for hobbyists seeking a lively, eye-catching centerpiece with a natural, vibrant appearance.

🍽️ Feeding & Care

While photosynthetic, this Acropora benefits from 1–2 weekly feedings of fine particulate foods, phytoplankton, or coral-specific amino acid blends. Feeding promotes brighter coloration, healthy growth, and fuller polyp extension. Stable water parameters are essential for long-term health and ultra coloration.

📈 Optimal Parameters

• Alkalinity (dKH): 8–12

• Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm

• Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm

• Nitrate (NO₃): 0–10 ppm

• Phosphate (PO₄): 0–0.05 ppm

📍 Placement

Place in moderate to high lighting with steady, moderate water flow. Allow sufficient space around the colony for polyp expansion and avoid aggressive neighbours. Under blue-dominant lighting, the tips glow brightly, creating a star-like effect that highlights the colony’s vibrant green beauty.