Acropora Millepora Showoff Thread!

AdamNC · Jun 28, 2017

Lost this one in a tank crash earlier this year.

This is my latest one.

Balz3352 · Jun 28, 2017

Sunset..... Looking for more millies! Because hey who doesn't need more millies

lilchris_357 · Jun 28, 2017

Since this is a thread on Milli's, can you all post how you care for these? Lighting, placement, nutrients, parameters etc. Love milli's (probably my favorite) and would love to pick everyones brains on how to care for them.

ValG · Jun 28, 2017

crazyphish · Jun 28, 2017

Coronus · Jun 28, 2017

BoomCorals · Jun 28, 2017

Some of my favorites

Torqued · Jun 28, 2017

dodgerblew said:
Looks to me like a chips acro, Acropora Desalwii. Very nice. Here's a pic of it from ORA

It's similar....ora doesn't sell that any longer. I think they lost that colony

dodgerblew · Jun 28, 2017

I know but there's a lot that is still around.

Sobo's Reef · Jun 28, 2017

No name colony I picked up the other day.

AdamNC · Jun 28, 2017

lilchris_357 said:
Since this is a thread on Milli's, can you all post how you care for these? Lighting, placement, nutrients, parameters etc. Love milli's (probably my favorite) and would love to pick everyones brains on how to care for them.

I've got mine about 14 inches from the lights, high lighting and high turbulent flow. Same care as Acros really since they are in the family.

Fugs · Jun 28, 2017

Has anyone got some examples of where they've taken a browned out Mille and pulled it's colour back?

Balz3352 · Aug 3, 2017

Can I bump this to look at some amazing millis

JDM213 · Aug 3, 2017

It's starting to color up after 6 months

bif24701 · Aug 5, 2017

kchapmanjr said:
Derek, don't be bummed!!! Spaths are one of my favorites acros ever! That's why I can spot them from across a room. You can tell by the tips, or the lead corallites. If you notice, millies have a pronounced corallite. They kind of poke out a bit. Spaths have tips that form a kind of rounded point. Much rarer than millies, and VERY sensitive to fluctuations in chemistry. They are infamous for being one of the worst all time shippers (particularly wild colonies), so if you have a healthy one, you are lucky. They are closely related to milleporas, and endemic to a small area in Australia. For reference, here are a couple of links and pics of other Spathulatas so you can get familiar with the differences.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+2&ddid=268055
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+2&ddid=268053
http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemDisplay.cfm?c=2733+2&ddid=266015

And here is one I recently bought that unfortunately couldn't survive 14 hours of mild weather shipping:

Hope this helps. They are an amazing coral that has yet to really hit its stride in our hobby - and for that I'm glad