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Smooth Encrusting Green Montipora — Velvet Coral, SPS Coral, Live Aquacultured Coral for Reef Tanks

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Smooth Encrusting Green Montipora – Velvet Rock Coral

The Smooth Encrusting Green Montipora, also known as Velvet Coral, is a vibrant SPS (Small Polyp Stony) coral prized for its velvety texture and bright green coloration. This encrusting variety will naturally spread across live rock when provided with stable conditions, creating a lush, elegant mat of color and texture in your reef aquarium. Perfect for reef hobbyists seeking a low-maintenance yet visually striking addition.

Coral Highlights

  • Velvety Green Texture: Smooth, elegant surface that enhances any aquascape

  • Encrusting Growth Form: Spreads across rockwork, ideal for natural, layered reef layouts

  • Aquarium Grown: Raised in land-based, controlled systems for maximum stability and health

  • Frag Size: 1.5"+ | Full colonies also available

Care Requirements

  • Lighting: Medium intensity (LED, T5, or metal halide)

  • Water Flow: Moderate, indirect flow to support even encrusting growth

  • Feeding: Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from weekly target feeding with micro-plankton or filter-feeder coral foods

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Smooth Encrusting Green Montipora – Velvet Rock Coral

The Smooth Encrusting Green Montipora, also known as Velvet Coral, is a vibrant SPS (Small Polyp Stony) coral prized for its velvety texture and bright green coloration. This encrusting variety will naturally spread across live rock when provided with stable conditions, creating a lush, elegant mat of color and texture in your reef aquarium. Perfect for reef hobbyists seeking a low-maintenance yet visually striking addition.

Coral Highlights

  • Velvety Green Texture: Smooth, elegant surface that enhances any aquascape

  • Encrusting Growth Form: Spreads across rockwork, ideal for natural, layered reef layouts

  • Aquarium Grown: Raised in land-based, controlled systems for maximum stability and health

  • Frag Size: 1.5"+ | Full colonies also available

Care Requirements

  • Lighting: Medium intensity (LED, T5, or metal halide)

  • Water Flow: Moderate, indirect flow to support even encrusting growth

  • Feeding: Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from weekly target feeding with micro-plankton or filter-feeder coral foods

Information

Montipora are arguably the second most popular small polyp stony coral behind Acropora. Their popularity is well-deserved. Montipora are diverse in color and come in a multitude of growth forms. With just a little bit of searching, a reef hobbyist can find plating, encrusting, or branching varieties of Montipora in just about any texture or color. Montipora also tend to be easier to care for than Acropora making them more appealing to beginner hobbyists looking to try SPS for the first time.

Lighting

It will require medium lighting.

Water Flow

In general you need medium water movement within the aquarium.

Feeding

It will also benefit from additional food fed weekly in the form of micro-plankton or foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates.

Warning and Handling

The Encrusting Montipora Coral is peaceful and can be placed in close proximity to other similar peaceful corals in the reef aquarium. It is relatively easy to maintain, but should be housed in a mature reef aquarium.