WYSIWYG Midnight Sun Alveopora Colony

You are buying the exact coral in the photo. This is a Midnight Sun Alveopora colony with full, extended polyps across the whole piece. Under blue spectrum reef lighting each polyp opens into a ring of 12 rounded tentacles in bright neon green, with a glowing yellow-green star at the center around a small mouth. The stalks underneath are a deep blue-violet, so the green heads look like they are floating over a dark base. Conditioned in our Key West systems and photographed in our showroom.

About Alveopora (Alveopora sp.)

Alveopora is a long-polyp LPS often confused with Goniopora. The easy way to tell them apart is the tentacle count: Alveopora has 12 tentacles per polyp, Goniopora has 24. The polyps extend on long stalks and sway in the current, which adds constant motion to a reef tank. Alveopora is generally considered hardier than Goniopora, and a colony that is already eating and fully extended in a conditioned system is a solid start.

Care Guide

Moderate care. Alveopora rewards steady feeding and stable water with full polyp extension and steady growth.

Lighting: Medium — PAR 100–200. Acclimate it to new lighting over a week or two.
Flow: Medium — enough random flow to keep the polyps moving, never a direct jet.
Placement: Sandbed or lower rockwork, with room for the polyps to extend fully.
Feeding: High — fine plankton, powdered coral foods, and amino acids several times a week.
Aggression: Peaceful. Keep it clear of aggressive neighbors with long sweepers.
Water Parameters: Temp 76–78°F, salinity 1.025–1.026, Alk 8–9 dKH, Ca 420–440, Mg 1300–1400. Stability matters more than exact numbers.

Shipping & Live Arrival Guarantee

Livestock ships Tuesday or Wednesday by UPS Next Day Air from Key West, Florida. Packed in an insulated box with a heat or cold pack matched to current conditions, and secured so the specimen cannot move in transit.

Qualifying Florida livestock shipments under 6 lb: $30.
All other eligible lower-48 livestock shipments: $50.
Box & handling: $10 per livestock box, in addition to the transportation charge above.
Maximum estimated packed weight is 6 lb (96 oz) per box. Orders that pack heavier ship in additional boxes, and each additional box carries its own $10 box & handling charge.
Free livestock transportation begins at $349 in qualifying livestock subtotal. WYSIWYG livestock counts toward that subtotal; dry goods do not.
The $10-per-box charge still applies on free-transportation orders unless checkout explicitly waives it.
We do not ship orders of any kind to Alaska or Hawaii.

Live arrival is guaranteed. If your animal arrives DOA, photograph it inside the unopened bag within four (4) hours of delivery confirmation and contact us right away with those photos. We will work with you on a resolution.