General information In general, the Blastomussa corals has many small corallites that is usually swollen and round in shape. When the polyps are out, the entire colony will look similar to a mushroom anemone. This are the water parameters for cultivating Dark Eye Blasto: Calcium: 400 – 450 ppm Alkalinity: 2.86 – 4.29 MEQ/L (8…
General information In general, the Blastomussa corals have many small corallites that are usually swollen and round in shape. When the polyps are out, the entire colony will look similar to a mushroom anemone. Calcium: 400 – 450 ppm Alkalinity: 2.86 – 4.29 MEQ/L (8 – 12 dKH) Phosphates: 0 Magnesium: 1200 – 1350 Strontium: 8…
If you look at this coral and think to yourself, isn’t this an Acanthastrea, you would not be alone. Until recently, this was an Acanthastrea Lordhowensis, sharing a genus with Acanthastrea Echinata. It had since been reclassified as a Micromussa in 2016. Name change aside, these are still some of the most popular are stony…
Mad Hatter’s Reef goes over his Top 10 Picks for Easy to Keep Corals. The focus here will be on corals that can stay with in the suggest parameters of a reef tank. Some established tanks may not have the recommended parameters, and these corals may still do well in their tanks. Having the suggested…