Common Name: Mushroom Coral Scientific Name: Actinodiscus   Coral Type: Soft coral Care Level: Easy Lighting: Low-High Flow: Tolerant of all flow types, but will split fast under high flow Care Notes: Mushrooms are one of the easiest corals to keep. They do not require any feeding, but may split faster if fed Description: Mushroom coral grows in colonies of round discs with   Read More …

Common Name: Finger Coral, Club Finger Coral Scientific Name: Stylophora Spp.   Coral Type: Small Polyp Stony Care Level: Medium-high Lighting: High Flow: Needs high flow to keep clear of debris and waste. Care Notes: Must be kept in high light and high flow. Stable calcium and alkalinity is a must as well as clean water. Description: Stylophora is a small polyp stony coral   Read More …

Common Name: Cauliflower Coral Scientific Name: Pocillopora Damicornis   Coral Type: Small Polyp Stony Care Level: Medium-High Lighting: Medium-High Flow: Needs higher flow to stay clear of debris Care Notes: Pocillopora are on of the easiest and fastest growing of all SPS corals, but they still require relatively high light, high flow and stable conditions Description: Pocillopora forms in short thick branches with small polyps covering the entire   Read More …

Common Name: Monti Cap Scientific Name: Montipora Capricornis   Coral Type: Small Polyp Stony Care Level: Medium Lighting: Medium-High Flow: Needs high flow Care Notes: Monti are one of the easiest of SPS corals to keep but still need high light and flow Description: Montipora capricornis forms in large flat round plates. It can be found in several different colors Other Notes: Montis are the most susceptible coral to bleaching   Read More …

Common Name: Bottlebrush Acropora Scientific Name: Acropora Echinata, Acropora Carduus   Coral Type: Small Polyp Stony Care Level: High Lighting: High Flow: Must have high flow Care Notes: As with most SPS corals echinata requires high light, high flow and excellent water conditions. Description: Bottlebrush acroporas for in tight colonies full of tiny fragile branches. They have some of the brightest coloration of all SPS corals.

Common Name: Cup Coral Scientific Name: Turbinaria   Coral Type: Large Polyp Stony Care Level: Medium Lighting: Medium Flow: Very tolerant of different flow patterns Care Notes: Cup corals are fairly easy to care for and will thrive mostly on light. Some additional feeding of meaty foods will help to accelerate growth. Description: Cup corals grow a large bowl shaped calcified skeleton which   Read More …

Common Name: Trac Brain, Wellsophyllia Brain Scientific Name: Trachyphyllia Geoffroyi   Coral Type: Large Polyp Stony Care Level: Medium-Low Lighting: Low-medium Flow: Will extend its flesh more in lower flow, but can tolerate relatively high flow Care Notes: Trachyphyllia brains are among the easiest of LPS corals to care for. They do not need large amounts of light or flow, and are primarily photosynthetic, so do not   Read More …

Common Name: Scoly Scientific Name: Scolymia   Coral Type: Large Polyp Stony Care Level: Medium-High Lighting: Medium Flow: Will extend its flesh more in lower flow, but can tolerate relatively high flow Care Notes: Scolymias are one of the harder to care for LPS species. They need stable conditions to do well Description: Scolymias are typically a round concaved disc with a central mouth. Intense   Read More …

Common Name: Bubble Coral Scientific Name: Plerogyra Simplex   Coral Type: Large Polyp Stony Care Level: Medium Lighting: Medium Flow: Needs lower flow so that it can extend its flesh without being damaged Care Notes: Bubble Coral demands highly stable alkalinity and lower flow to survive Description: Bubble coral looks just like it sounds. It has large bubbles of flesh with tentacles between Other   Read More …

Common Name: Lobed Brain, Open Brain Scientific Name: Lobophyllia Spp.   Coral Type: Large polyp stony Care Level: Medium Lighting: Medium-high Flow: Tolerant of all flow conditions Care Notes: Lobos are among the easiest of LPS corals. They are extremely aggressive though so care must be taken to give them space. Description: Lobos form in branching colonies of large fleshy mouths. When feeding the   Read More …