Nuclear Trumpet Caulastrea

General information

<div class="quick_stat_entry">In general, species from Caulastrea have branches that sprungs out from a central base, where each branch ends in a large head. Overall, their structure resembles like a trumpet. When it comes to polyps, they have large fleshy polyps that can expand greater than its skeletal colony.</div>
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<div class="quick_stat_entry">As for the Nuclear Trumpet Caulastrea, they are predominantly colored green including the polyps.This are the water parameters for cultivating Nuclear Trumpet Caulastrea:
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<li>Calcium: 400 – 450 ppm</li>
<li>Alkalinity: 2.86 – 4.29 MEQ/L (8 – 12 dKH)</li>
<li>Phosphates: 0</li>
<li>Magnesium: 1200 – 1350</li>
<li>Strontium: 8 -10</li>
<li><span class="subListHeading1">Temperature: </span>72° – 78° F (22° <strong>- </strong>26° C)</li>
<li><span class="subListHeading1">Salinity / Specific Gravity:</span> 1.023 – 1.025</li>
<li>pH: 8.1 – 8.4</li>
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On top of the fact that Nuclear Trumpet Caulastrea gets its prmary nourishment from the symbiotic zooxanthellae living within their tissues, the addition of supplemental foods is recommended like mysis and brine shrimp.

A mature tank is highly recommended in cultivating Nuclear Trumpet Caulastrea. They should be first set in the bottom part of the tank, and later on, can be transferred to the middle part.

The Nuclear Trumpet Caulastrea can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Since the Nuclear Trumpet Caulastrea are marine species, salinity must be entirely maintained at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity. Make sure that you will not expose them to bright light (specially with metal hallides) as they are highly senstive to this.