Firework Clove Polyps
Firework Clove Polyps don’t need much current to get the show started. Bright pink tentacles with electric green centers sway with the slightest movement, and under blue lighting the colors look almost plugged in.
They spread by runners across rock and even over the sand, slowly sending up new little bursts along the way. Give them some room and before long you’ve got your own little fireworks display going across the reef.
Care LevelEasy
GrowthEncrusting
SpeciesCloves Polyps
Lighting / PAR — 125–200
125–200
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We recommend starting the Firework Clove Polyps in the 125 - 200 PAR range.
Flow — Low
Low
Provide Low variable flow that keeps detritus from settling on the Cloves Polyps. Avoid constant direct current from the same direction in favor of random chaotic water movement.
Placement — Lower to Mid level
Placement of your Firework Clove Polyps is one of the most important decisions.
This is where you’ll have to take lighting, flow, future growth and nearby corals into consideration.
Since it prefers 125 - 200 PAR range it will need to be mounted Lower to Mid level on your rock work depending on your light intensity.
Allow room for its Encrusting growth form, and consider neighboring coral colors and shape. When possible, use contrasting corals such as red next to green, blue next to orange, or yellow next to purple, and mix growth forms such as tall branching corals next to plating or encrusting corals.