Uber Green Sinularia

General information

In general, leather corals from the family Alcyoniidae are flat with a lobe shape. Their name is derived from the texture of their skin which is leather-like. They usually grow fast taking an encrusting form and easy to maintain which makes them ideal for newbie aquarist.

For the Uber Green Sinularia, they are predominatly colored green with dark green polyps. This are the water parameters for cultivating Uber Green Sinularia:

• Calcium: 380 – 430 ppm
• Alkalinity: 2.5 – 3.00 MEQ/L
• Phosphates: > 0.05 mg/L
• Magnesium: 1200 – 1350
• Strontium: 8 -10 mg/L
• Temperature: 68° – 83° F (20° – 28° C)
• Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 – 1.025
• pH: 8.0 – 8.4

Uber Green Sinularia are both photsynthetic and chemosynthetic. This mean that they get their nutrition from light (photosynthesis) and from the absorption of nutrients present in the water (chemosynthesis).

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Uber Green Sinularia. While they can survive a wide range of environmental parameters, you need to provide them with ample space from other corals since they are known to grow fast. They also have a symbiotic relationship with an algae called zooxanthellae that lives within their tissues.

Uber Green Sinularia, as well as other species of soft corals, requires moderate to intense lighting and strong water flow.

In the wild, Uber Green Sinularia are usually found near the shore amongst coral rubble and in sandy areas of the reef. Their population is thriving within the Western Pacific Ocean particularly in New Caledonia, Palau and Hong Kong.

Uber Green Sinularia are semi-aggressive and toxic to most species of stony corals.

Uber Green Sinularia are marine species, therefore salinity must be entirely maintained at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity. You need to acclimatize them in their new environment for at least 30 minutes before setting them in their final position in the tank.