Where to buy Milne's Star Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Milne's Star Coral
Brain-like or star-shaped LPS coral with prominent polyps that extend from a calcium carbonate skeleton. Typically brown, green, or red with contrasting polyp centers; displays radial patterns on each corallite reminiscent of a star or brain surface.
Key facts
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from occasional meaty food offerings such as zooplankton or small copepods 1–2 times per week.
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to strong lighting (PAR 200-300) • Moderate to high water flow for nutrient delivery • Feed with small meaty foods 2-3x weekly • Maintain stable parameters: 8.1-8.4 pH, 400-450 ppm Ca, 1200-1350 ppm Mg • Tolerates moderate temperature range (75-79°F)
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 75-82°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Family
- Faviidae
- Min tank size
- 75 gallons
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Appearance Description
- Brain-like or star-shaped LPS coral with prominent polyps that extend from a calcium carbonate skeleton. Typically brown, green, or red with contrasting polyp centers; displays radial patterns on each corallite reminiscent of a star or brain surface.
- Coloration
- Tan to brown with distinctive polyp pattern
- Lighting Requirement
- 100-200 PAR
- Additional Notes
- Hardy Favia species that benefits from occasional feeding. Avoid direct high-velocity flow that causes stress; moderate, indirect flow is ideal.
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
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