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 …