🪸 Acropora millepora “Sunset Blaze”
Sunset-Coloured Indonesian Millepora – Cut-to-Order SPS Frag
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful (requires spacing from neighbouring SPS colonies)
Colour Form: The Sunset Blaze Millepora displays warm sunset tones ranging from glowing orange and soft amber to deep golden highlights across its branches. Under actinic lighting the coral radiates bright fluorescent orange while the dense polyps create a shimmering texture across the colony. Under balanced white lighting the coral reveals beautiful gradients of sunset orange, warm gold and soft copper tones, resembling the colours of a tropical sunset over a reef.
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 “Sunset Blaze” is a beautiful Indonesian SPS coral known for its dense polyp extension and warm sunset coloration. Millepora species naturally develop thick branching structures covered in active polyps, giving the coral a soft textured appearance when fully extended.
This morph brings vibrant warm-spectrum colour to SPS aquariums, making it a perfect contrast piece among cooler blues and purples often found in Acropora-dominated reefs. As the colony grows, branches develop compact clusters and glowing tips that enhance the coral’s sunset-like colour palette.
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 individual frags.
Each frag is prepared with:
• Fresh cut from established mother colony
• Healthy tissue with 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 high-energy reef zones that promote strong polyp extension and healthy skeletal growth.
Allow adequate space between neighbouring SPS colonies to prevent shading and allow the coral to develop its natural branching structure.
🌅 Acropora millepora “Sunset Blaze”
Glowing sunset orange with golden highlights and dense polyp texture — a warm, radiant millepora that brings tropical reef energy to any SPS aquarium.