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Montipora Digitata (Montipora digitata)

Montipora Digitata

Montipora digitata

saltwatermedium to keepSPS (small-polyp stony)high lighthigh flowfast growth

The usual first SPS: fast-growing and forgiving by SPS standards. Needs stable alkalinity.

Light
High (≈200–350 PAR)
Flow
high
Where it goes
Top of the tank
Colony size in a year or two
4–10 in
Aggression toward other corals
low
Temperature
76–82 °F
Start a saltwater build to add this

Where to buy it

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Buy aquacultured frags where you can: they're hardier than wild colonies and don't come off a reef.

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Reef-safe fish and inverts

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Care ranges are typical hobby guidance and vary by source and by where the animal came from. Ask your supplier and watch your own tank. Spot a mistake on this page? Let me know.