Blue Rim Tenuis — Cream with Blue / Purple Tips (Acropora tenuis)

• Date Added: 08/06/2010
• Tank: Cardiff
• Status: Inactive 11/20/2010
• Purchased at: FAOIS
• Cost: $15.00
• Coloration: Royal blue growth tips on a cream body
• Lighting: 250w MH 14000K Phoenix
• Description: The Blue Rim Tenuis, a Small Polyp Stony (SPS) coral, has Royal blue growth tips on a cream body with moderate polyp extension. It is branching form with smooth texture.
• More Info: Temporary picture from web until my frag gets large enough or I get a better lens to take a good picture.
• Light and Flow: For optimum coloration, it should be given a medium to high light levels such as T5 or metal halide lighting combined with medium to strong intermittent water current within the aquarium.
• Supplements: It will require maintaining stable levels of calcium, magnesium, pH, alkalinity, and other trace elements as you would with other types of SPS corals. It is essential for SPS health to keep nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates near undetectable levels.
• Feeding: While it does not require additional food to maintain its health, it will feed on micro-plankton and foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates.