🪸 Acropora millepora “Metallic Orange Fury”
Metallic Orange Indonesian Millepora – Cut-to-Order SPS Frag
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful (requires spacing from neighbouring SPS colonies)
Colour Form: The Metallic Orange Fury Millepora displays intense glowing orange tissue with a shimmering metallic sheen that reflects strongly under reef lighting. Under actinic spectrum the coral ignites into a fiery neon-orange glow while the polyps create a rich textured surface across the branches. Under balanced white lighting the colony reveals warm tones of molten orange, copper and bright tangerine highlights, giving the coral a vibrant metallic appearance rarely seen in SPS.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.5, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High (PAR 250–400)
Water Flow: Strong and turbulent
Placement: Upper rockwork or high-energy reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Acropora millepora “Metallic Orange Fury” is a highly attractive Indonesian SPS known for its thick branching structure and dense polyp coverage, giving the coral a soft, almost fuzzy appearance when fully extended.
Millepora species are especially prized for their intense coloration and strong polyp extension, which create a vibrant textured look across the colony. The metallic orange pigmentation combined with active polyp movement makes this coral visually dynamic, especially under modern reef LED lighting where the orange tones become almost electric.
As the colony matures, it develops dense branching clusters that add structure, movement and bright warm colour to SPS-dominated reef systems.
Cut-to-Order Frag:
This coral is cut to order from a healthy, established Indonesian mother colony. Each frag maintains the same colour lineage and growth characteristics as the parent colony, though natural variation in branch formation and colour intensity may occur between frags.
Each frag is prepared with:
• Fresh cut from established mother colony
• Healthy tissue and strong polyp extension
• Securely mounted frag plug or base
• Proven colour stability under reef LED lighting
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Like most Acropora millepora, this coral relies mainly on photosynthesis but benefits from nutrient-balanced reef environments and occasional micro-feeding.
Recommended feeding:
• Fine plankton blends or powdered coral foods
• Amino acid supplements for SPS systems
• Broadcast feeding 1–2× weekly
📈 Optimal Parameters
Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–8.5
Calcium (Ca) | 420–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1300–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Place in the upper aquascape where strong lighting and turbulent water flow are present. Millepora corals thrive in dynamic environments that encourage strong polyp extension and steady skeletal growth.
Allow adequate spacing from neighbouring SPS colonies to prevent shading and allow the coral’s branching structure to develop naturally.
🔥 Acropora millepora “Metallic Orange Fury”
A blazing metallic-orange millepora with dense polyp texture — fiery, vibrant and built to dominate any serious SPS reef.