🪸💜💚 Purple Dream Acropora millepora – WYSIWYG
Premium SPS Collector Coral
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Rich lavender to deep violet branches complemented by intensely metallic fluorescent green polyps and contrasting lighter growth tips. Under actinic lighting, the vivid purple skeleton and shimmering emerald polyps create a breathtaking display, giving this Millepora its unmistakable "Purple Dream" appearance.
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, Turbulent
Placement: Upper Reef
Type: WYSIWYG
🧬 Overview
The Purple Dream Acropora millepora is a premium SPS collector coral admired for its striking combination of vibrant purple branches and metallic fluorescent green polyps. The remarkable contrast between the colourful skeleton and extended polyps creates exceptional depth and texture, making this variety a true standout in any SPS aquarium.
As the colony matures, it develops a dense branching structure covered in long, flowing polyps that remain extended throughout much of the day, giving the coral the signature soft, velvety appearance characteristic of high-quality Millepora. Under blue-spectrum lighting, the metallic green polyps glow intensely against the rich violet branches, producing a spectacular display of colour and movement.
Maintained under stable reef conditions, the Purple Dream Millepora rewards experienced reef keepers with rapid growth, outstanding colour stability, and exceptional visual impact.
Selected for:
- • Rich purple branch colouration
- • Metallic fluorescent green polyps
- • Outstanding daytime polyp extension
- • Exceptional actinic fluorescence
- • Premium WYSIWYG collector specimen
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Although primarily photosynthetic, Acropora millepora benefits from regular feeding of fine suspended foods and amino acid supplementation, promoting enhanced colouration, skeletal growth, and excellent polyp extension.
Recommended feeding:
- • Reef Roids and fine powdered coral foods
- • Zooplankton-based SPS foods
- • Amino acid supplements
- • Live or preserved phytoplankton as part of a balanced feeding regime
Maintaining stable alkalinity and low but measurable nutrient levels is essential for achieving the best long-term colouration and healthy growth.
📈 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) | 0.03–0.08 ppm |
📍 Placement
Position in the upper regions of the aquarium where it receives high-intensity lighting and strong, turbulent water movement. Stable water chemistry and consistent flow will maximise the vibrant purple pigmentation, maintain the metallic green polyps, and encourage compact, healthy branching.
🪸💜💚 Purple Dream Acropora millepora – WYSIWYG
A premium WYSIWYG Acropora millepora featuring rich purple branches, intensely metallic fluorescent green polyps, and exceptional daytime polyp extension. Its striking colour contrast and outstanding actinic fluorescence make it a spectacular collector SPS and a true centrepiece for any reef aquarium.