🔹 Orchid Glow Alveopora
Alveopora sp. (Mini Colony – Pink Center with Green Border)
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Mini colony featuring delicate flower-like polyps with soft pink centers framed by a contrasting bright green border. Under actinic or reef-blue lighting, the polyp tips fluoresce, producing a soft two-tone glow.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–12, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Poritidae
Lighting: Moderate (enhances both center and border colours)
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements, Amino Acids
Water Flow: Gentle to moderate — promotes natural polyp extension and swaying
Placement: Mid to lower reef levels
🧬 Overview
The Orchid Glow Alveopora displays a beautiful bi-colour pattern, with its flower-like polyps opening into soft pink centers surrounded by glowing green borders. Unlike its close relative Goniopora, Alveopora is slightly easier to care for, making it a desirable choice for reefers who want a long-polyp coral with elegant motion and eye-catching contrast.
🍽️ Feeding & Care
Although largely photosynthetic, Alveopora benefit from 2–3 weekly feedings of microplankton, marine snow, or powdered coral foods. Stable alkalinity and trace element supplementation support sustained growth, polyp extension, and consistent coloration.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–12
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Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm
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Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm
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Nitrate (NO₃): 2–10 ppm
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Phosphate (PO₄): 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Place in mid to lower reef zones with gentle to moderate flow. Allow enough space for the polyps to extend fully and sway naturally. Under actinic lighting, the green border fluoresces while the pink centers remain vibrant, creating a striking bicolour bloom.
📸 WYSIWYG Note
This coral is sold as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). The exact mini colony photographed — with pink centers and green borders — is the one you will receive.