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Leather Corals are soft corals mostly found in the Alcyoniidae family. There are four general groupings of leather coral. Sinularia, which includes finger leathers. Lobophytum, which includes devil’s hand leathers. Sarcophyton, which includes toadstool leathers. And, Cladiella, which includes colt corals and other types of finger leathers. All of these groupings share similar care requirements, they are easy corals to keep and are generally quite hardy making them great beginner corals.
Leathers like low to moderate lighting in the range of 100 – 200 par, but usually adapt. They also like moderate, but indirect, water flow. They need enough flow to keep themselves clean, but too much flow can damage their tissues or limit their ability to feed.
Leathers don’t need any particular feeding approach. If there is a reasonable amount of food particles in the water, they will generally do fine.
Leathers are aggressive, but in a bit of a different sense than other corals. Leathers can use chemical warfare against other corals by releasing toxins into the water. However, hobbyist have kept Leathers with other coral without difficulty. However, you want to have activated carbon and good filtration to combat any fight that might break out. Also, give them some room, particularly in relation to any sensitive coral.
Water Quality: PH 8.0 – 8.4, Nitrate 5 – 30 (best to keep it stable), Phosphate 0.05 – 0.2, and Alkalinity 8 – 9 dKh.
This is a picture of the exact piece of coral you will receive (WYSIWYG).
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Leather Corals are soft corals mostly found in the Alcyoniidae family. There are four general groupings of leather coral. Sinularia, which includes finger leathers. Lobophytum, which includes devil’s hand leathers. Sarcophyton, which includes toadstool leathers. And, Cladiella, which includes colt corals and other types of finger leathers. All of these groupings share similar care requirements, they are easy corals to keep and are generally quite hardy making them great beginner corals.
Leathers like low to moderate lighting in the range of 100 – 200 par, but usually adapt. They also like moderate, but indirect, water flow. They need enough flow to keep themselves clean, but too much flow can damage their tissues or limit their ability to feed.
Leathers don’t need any particular feeding approach. If there is a reasonable amount of food particles in the water, they will generally do fine.
Leathers are aggressive, but in a bit of a different sense than other corals. Leathers can use chemical warfare against other corals by releasing toxins into the water. However, hobbyist have kept Leathers with other coral without difficulty. However, you want to have activated carbon and good filtration to combat any fight that might break out. Also, give them some room, particularly in relation to any sensitive coral.
Water Quality: PH 8.0 – 8.4, Nitrate 5 – 30 (best to keep it stable), Phosphate 0.05 – 0.2, and Alkalinity 8 – 9 dKh.
This is a picture of the exact piece of coral you will receive (WYSIWYG).
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