• Date Added: 11/15/2008
• Tank: Cardiff 24 gallon
• Status: Inactive 7/3/2009
• Purchased at: Marine Warehouse Aquarium
• Cost: $100.00
• Coloration: Orange
• Lighting: Nova Extreme Pro T5HO – 20″ – 6 x 18 Watts

General Information

• Description: The Hammer Coral is a Large Polyp Stony Coral (LPS). It is colonial in nature with each colony extending for around one meter. Euphyllia ancora forms continuous colonies and the collective length of the colonies may extend till quite a few meters. The polyps of Hammor Coral extend from a delicate skeleton resembling a cup. The polyps of Euphyllia ancora have large sweeper tentacles with anchor or hammer shaped tip and therefore the names Anchor Coral and Hammer Coral.

  Euphyllia ancora is nocturnal in its habits and the tentacles of Euphyllia ancora extend to around six inches in length at night. Sweeper tentacles defend Anchor Coral against any other coral colony encroaching the area of Euphyllia ancora. The tips of the tentacles have white colored nematocysts that have strong venom and can therefore, hurt the other weaker members of your marine aquarium.

• Light & Flow: For optimum coloration, it should be given a medium light levels such as T5 or metal halide lighting combined with moderate to low intermittent water current within the aquarium.
• Supplements: It will require maintaining stable levels of calcium, magnesium, pH, alkalinity, and other trace elements as you would with other types of LPS corals. It is essential for LPS health to keep nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates near low to undetectable levels.
• Feeding: Euphyllia ancora derives its nutrition mainly through photosynthesis which is performed by zooxanthellae, a photosynthetic alga living symbiotically within the coral. While it does not require additional food to maintain its health in a mixed reef tank, it will feed on micro-plankton and foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates. It is Carnivorous in feeding habit and filter feeds weekly, when open and feeds upon acellular marine invertebrates, frozen meaty bits of raw shrimp, Silver Side, fish, squid and Mysis Shrimp, zooplankton and phytoplankton.
• Care: It is susceptible to Brown Jelly Infection in which the parasite converts the coral into a jelly like substance and thus kills it. Treat immediately.
• Range: Indo-Pacific including Fiji, the Great Barrier Reef, Tonga and Solomon Islands
• Other Names: Anchor Coral, Hammerhead Coral, Ridge Coral
• Other Colors: Green, blue, gray, orange, brown and cream.
• More Info: This was one of my favorite corals with great color and growth. The ancora are allegedly very temperamental and difficult to keep alive compared to other Euphyllia species. For mine, I accidental bumped with another coral which caused RTN which I could not help it recover.

Green

Orange - Same coral as the main picture

Orange - Same coral as the main picture

• Date Added: 11/23/2008
• Tank: Cardiff 24 gallon
• Status: Inactive 2/11/2010
• Purchased at: Coral Corral
• Cost: $60.00
• Coloration: Gold with Purple tips
• Lighting: Nova Extreme Pro T5HO – 20″ – 6 x 18 Watts

General Information

• Description: Euphyllia glabrescens is a Large Polyp Stony Coral (LPS) and has branched skeletal base which is covered by polyps. The polyps of Torch Coral are long and have single rounded tip. Torch Coral has sweeper tentacles tipped by the stinging cells, nematocysts.
• Light & Flow: For optimum coloration, it should be given a medium light levels such as T5 or metal halide lighting combined with moderate to low intermittent water current within the aquarium.
• Supplements: It will require maintaining stable levels of calcium, magnesium, pH, alkalinity, and other trace elements as you would with other types of LPS corals. It is essential for LPS health to keep nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates near low to undetectable levels.
• Feeding: Euphyllia glabrescens derives its nutrition mainly through photosynthesis which is performed by zooxanthellae, a photosynthetic alga living symbiotically within the coral. While it does not require additional food to maintain its health in a mixed reef tank, it will feed on micro-plankton and foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates. It is Carnivorous in feeding habit and filter feeds weekly, when open and feeds upon acellular marine invertebrates, frozen meaty bits of raw shrimp, Silver Side, fish, squid and Mysis Shrimp, zooplankton and phytoplankton.
• Care: It is susceptible to Brown Jelly Infection in which the parasite converts the coral into a jelly like substance and thus kills it. Treat immediately.
• Range: Indo-Pacifc region including Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands and the Great Barrier Reef
• Other Names: Trumpet Coral, Grape Coral, Pom-Pom Coral, Whisker Coral
• Other Colors: Golden, green, brown, pink, yellow, tan
• More Info: Another favorite of mine. The golden or what some call orange or yellow really only appears under correct lighting with a strong blue influence. I found my 6 x 18K T5s to be too bright for this one as faded out and had to move to a more indirect light location to bring out the colors. In correct lighting it has purplish/pink tips and brown or golden tentacles.

Green

Pink with Green Tips

Green with Pink Tips

Yellow Tip

• Date Added: 11/23/2008
• Tank: Cardiff 24 gallon
• Status: Inactive 08/21/2009
• Purchased at: Coral Corral
• Cost: $50.00
• Coloration: Green with Purple Tips
• Lighting: Nova Extreme Pro T5HO – 20″ – 6 x 18 Watts

General Information

• Description: The Frogspawn is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral and will either have a continious exoskeleton or it will be branching. This coral resembles a mass of frog eggs, with numerous tiny balled tentacles branching out from the tissue.
• Light & Flow: For optimum coloration, it should be given a medium light levels such as T5 or metal halide lighting combined with moderate to low intermittent water current within the aquarium.
• Supplements: It will require maintaining stable levels of calcium, magnesium, pH, alkalinity, and other trace elements as you would with other types of LPS corals. It is essential for LPS health to keep nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates near low to undetectable levels.
• Feeding: Euphyllia divisa derives its nutrition mainly through photosynthesis which is performed by zooxanthellae, a photosynthetic alga living symbiotically within the coral. While it does not require additional food to maintain its health in a mixed reef tank, it will feed on micro-plankton and foods designed for filter feeding invertebrates. It is Carnivorous in feeding habit and filter feeds weekly, when open and feeds upon acellular marine invertebrates, frozen meaty bits of raw shrimp, Silver Side, fish, squid and Mysis Shrimp, zooplankton and phytoplankton.
• Care: It is susceptible to Brown Jelly Infection in which the parasite converts the coral into a jelly like substance and thus kills it. Treat immediately.
• Range: Indo-Pacific including Fiji, the Great Barrier Reef, Tonga and Solomon Islands
• Other Names: Frogspawn coral, Grape Coral
• Other Colors: Green, Pale Brown, Tan
• More Info:

Green with Purple Tips

Brown

• Date Added: 11/01/2008
• Tank: Cardiff 24 gallon
• Status: Active
• Purchased at: Marine Warehouse Aquarium
• Cost: $50.00
• Coloration: Green
• Lighting: 250w MH 14000K Phoenix

General Information

• Description: The Trumpet Coral is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. The skeleton of this species is branched out of a central base, and terminates into a large head that resembles a trumpet. A large fleshy polyp covers the each head of the colony, and the polyps are florescent green in this species. The Trumpet Coral is able to expand its fleshy polyps to many times its skeleton size giving the coral a similar appearance when compared to a closed brain coral.
• Light & Flow: For optimum coloration, it should be given a medium light levels such as T5 lighting combined with moderate to low intermittent water current within the aquarium. Can be sensitive to metal halide lighting, so take time in acclimating these corals to this type of lighting.
• Supplements: It will require maintaining stable levels of calcium, magnesium, pH, alkalinity, and other trace elements as you would with other types of LPS corals. It is essential for LPS health to keep nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates near low to undetectable levels.
• Feeding: Though these corals are mostly photosynthetic, they benefit from a small piece of raw table shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp or silverside once a week. After the lights turn out these corals will extend feeding tentacles and will quickly accept foods.
• Care: If heads start to recede, this is a sign of starvation or other environmental concern. Immediate correct or head will die.
• Range: Indo-Pacific including Fiji, the Great Barrier Reef, Tonga and Solomon Islands
• Other Names: Trumpet Coral, Torch Coral, Candy Coral, Bullseye Coral, Finger Coral
• Other Colors: Neon Greens
• More Info:

• Date Added: 12/12/2008
• Tank: Cardiff 24 gallon
• Status: Inactive 2/11/2010
• Purchased at: Coral Corral
• Cost: $50.00

General Information

• Description:The Candy Cane Coral is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. Its genus name, Caulastrea, comes from the Latin kaulos (stalk), and aster (star) describing its skeletal structure consisting of tubular stalks with stars on each tip. A large fleshy polyp covers the each head of the colony. The Candy Cane Coral is able to expand its fleshy polyps to many times its skeleton size giving the coral a similar appearance when compared to a closed brain coral. C. furcata are similar to the C. echinulata with the C. furcata polyps being more colorful and loosely packed and the C. echinulata polyps extend out like a trumpet and are tightly packed giving appearance of one coral mass.
• Light & Flow: For optimum coloration, it should be given a medium light levels such as T5 lighting combined with moderate to low intermittent water current within the aquarium. Can be sensitive to metal halide lighting, so take time in acclimating these corals to this type of lighting.
• Supplements: It will require maintaining stable levels of calcium, magnesium, pH, alkalinity, and other trace elements as you would with other types of LPS corals. It is essential for LPS health to keep nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates near low to undetectable levels.
• Feeding: Though these corals are mostly photosynthetic, they benefit from a small piece of raw table shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp or silverside once a week. After the lights turn out these corals will extend feeding tentacles and will quickly accept foods.
• Care: If heads start to recede, this is a sign of starvation or other environmental concern. Immediate correct or head will die.
• Range: Indo-Pacific including Fiji, the Great Barrier Reef, Tonga and Solomon Islands
• Other Names: Trumpet Coral, Torch Coral, Candy Coral, Bullseye Coral, Finger Coral, Blue Spruce Caulastrea
• Other Colors: Brown polyps and neon green centers. The outside brown part can also have lighter stripes radiating out from the center. Other color forms: Blue/Green, Brown/Green, Yellow/Green
• More Info:

Brown/Green