The ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral is a vibrant green variety of Acropora echinata coral sure to add fantastic visual interest to your reef aquarium landscape. In addition to its exceptional coloration, the ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral demonstrates an interesting growth habit forming horizontal or prostrate branches that resemble bottlebrushes. As the ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral frag establishes itself in your aquarium, you'll be rewarded with a remarkable coral boasting incredible color and architectural presence.

The ideal aquarium setup for the ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral is an established reef aquarium with moderate to bright lighting conditions achieved with T-5 fluorescent, powerful LEDs, or the more intense metal halide light fixtures. To maximize the growth rate of your ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral, it is imperative to maintain high pH, alkalinity, and calcium levels and to keep phosphate and nitrate levels as close to zero as possible.

In addition to moderate to high lighting conditions and high water quality, the ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral benefits from medium to strong, intermittent water flow within the aquarium. This is best accomplished with a wavemaker or multiple powerheads. For continued good health, the ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral requires the addition of calcium, strontium, iodine, magnesium supplements, as well as trace elements. Keep in mind that under the right conditions, Acropora corals are exceptionally fast-growing and will most-likely require additional supplementation, especially calcium, to sustain its growth.

The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within the ORA® Marshall Island Aquacultured Smooth Green Acropora Coral supplies the coral a majority of its nutrition. However, it will benefit from the addition of various types of phyto and zooplankton.

Approximate Purchase Size: 1" to 2".