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The Acanthastrea Echinata, or starry cup coral, is part of the Lobophylliidae family and is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. The walls in the coral are thck and appear joined together as opposed to having two walls (such as with Favia). Echinata can come in an almost limitless list of colors and color combinations. Acan Echinata is considered moderately difficult.
Acan Echinata like moderate to high light of about 150 – 200 par (but can go as low as 100 par). Like many corals, too much light is not a good thing. Corals need to acclimate if you want to move the light intensity higher. So, start a bit lower and slowly work up until the coral seems happy and is doing well.
Acan Echinata are aggressive corals, even with other Acans. So, give them some space as they have stinging sweeper tentacles that come out at night and will go after nearby corals.
Acan Echinata get most of their food from their symbiotic relationship with the zooanthellae in their tissue. But, they also filter feed from the water column. So, adding some microplankton ever so often as an additional food source may be helpful.
Water flow should be moderate and indirect for Acan Echinata, ideally with an alternating flow pattern. Too much flow, especially if direct flow, can damage the coral’s tissue and limit its ability to feed.
Water Chemistry: PH 8.0 – 8.4m Nitrates 5 – 10, Phosphates 0.05m – 0.1, Alkalinity 8 - 9 dKh, and Calcium 400 – 450.
This picture is the exact piece of coral you will receive (WYSIWYG).
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The Acanthastrea Echinata, or starry cup coral, is part of the Lobophylliidae family and is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. The walls in the coral are thck and appear joined together as opposed to having two walls (such as with Favia). Echinata can come in an almost limitless list of colors and color combinations. Acan Echinata is considered moderately difficult.
Acan Echinata like moderate to high light of about 150 – 200 par (but can go as low as 100 par). Like many corals, too much light is not a good thing. Corals need to acclimate if you want to move the light intensity higher. So, start a bit lower and slowly work up until the coral seems happy and is doing well.
Acan Echinata are aggressive corals, even with other Acans. So, give them some space as they have stinging sweeper tentacles that come out at night and will go after nearby corals.
Acan Echinata get most of their food from their symbiotic relationship with the zooanthellae in their tissue. But, they also filter feed from the water column. So, adding some microplankton ever so often as an additional food source may be helpful.
Water flow should be moderate and indirect for Acan Echinata, ideally with an alternating flow pattern. Too much flow, especially if direct flow, can damage the coral’s tissue and limit its ability to feed.
Water Chemistry: PH 8.0 – 8.4m Nitrates 5 – 10, Phosphates 0.05m – 0.1, Alkalinity 8 - 9 dKh, and Calcium 400 – 450.
This picture is the exact piece of coral you will receive (WYSIWYG).
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