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Hey everyone,
Just wanted to share some of our thoughts on Scolymia and how to take care of them. Please share any cool stories you have, insights, or critiques of what we have to say. Thanks in advance, happy Reefing!!!!
Scolymia are currently and have always been one of the most popular corals in the hobby. Scolymia can be found in many regions of the world but the most coveted are the Australian Scolymia due to their brilliant, piercing colors and hardiness in the aquarium. Recently, Scolymia have become increasingly difficult to find due to the threats of an Australian coral ban. All Scolymia that we carry have been fully conditioned to captivity for a few months before being released on our website. The picture is an image of the exact coral you will be receiving. The pictures are as the coral looks under our lighting and water parameters and we cannot guarantee that it will look exactly the same in your aquarium. Scolymia are a great coral for experienced hobbyists and avid collectors. We only recommend adding them to an aquarium that is at least 1 year old.
Care:
Flow: For full extension, it is recommended that Scolymia be kept in an area of the aquarium that experiences pretty low flow. Typically scolymia are placed on the bottom of the tank either in the sand bed or epoxied to the bottom of a bare bottom tank.
Lighting: Scolymia do NOT need a lot of light. Too much light can cause quite a bit of damage to them. They thrive under both T5 lighting and LED. When purchasing from us, there is a high probability that your specimen is coming from a system that is lit using a combo of T5 and Kessil A360X LEDs.
Water Chemistry: There are so many opinions on water chemistry, so we’ll just share some general safe ranges for corals. One tip we have is to find out what chemistry levels your preferred salt mixes to and then stick to those ranges. For us, we prefer the Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt. We try to keep the systems as close to the natural levels of that salt as possible so that water changes do not significantly impact the system chemistry.
Parameter Safe Ranges
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 0-20 ppm
PH 8.0-8.3
Calcium 400 - 480 ppm
Alkalinity 7-12 dkh
Magnesium 1250 - 1400 ppm
Phosphate .03 - .05 ppm
Tips:
• Feed your Scolymia Mysis, reef roids, rotifers etc. at least once a week.
• Watch for Tissue Recession and dip in an iodine solution if you notice it. Don’t dip too often.
• Avoid touching the mouth of the coral.
• It is normal for them to puff in and out throughout the day depending on the other inhabitans of the tank. If it seems to be closed all the time, it may be best to move the Scoly to another area of the aquarium or possibly to another tank if possible.
• Try to put scolymia only next to other scolymia, and scolymia of the same geographical area at that. That is the safest way to ensure your specimen stays healthy.
Just wanted to share some of our thoughts on Scolymia and how to take care of them. Please share any cool stories you have, insights, or critiques of what we have to say. Thanks in advance, happy Reefing!!!!
Scolymia are currently and have always been one of the most popular corals in the hobby. Scolymia can be found in many regions of the world but the most coveted are the Australian Scolymia due to their brilliant, piercing colors and hardiness in the aquarium. Recently, Scolymia have become increasingly difficult to find due to the threats of an Australian coral ban. All Scolymia that we carry have been fully conditioned to captivity for a few months before being released on our website. The picture is an image of the exact coral you will be receiving. The pictures are as the coral looks under our lighting and water parameters and we cannot guarantee that it will look exactly the same in your aquarium. Scolymia are a great coral for experienced hobbyists and avid collectors. We only recommend adding them to an aquarium that is at least 1 year old.
Care:
Flow: For full extension, it is recommended that Scolymia be kept in an area of the aquarium that experiences pretty low flow. Typically scolymia are placed on the bottom of the tank either in the sand bed or epoxied to the bottom of a bare bottom tank.
Lighting: Scolymia do NOT need a lot of light. Too much light can cause quite a bit of damage to them. They thrive under both T5 lighting and LED. When purchasing from us, there is a high probability that your specimen is coming from a system that is lit using a combo of T5 and Kessil A360X LEDs.
Water Chemistry: There are so many opinions on water chemistry, so we’ll just share some general safe ranges for corals. One tip we have is to find out what chemistry levels your preferred salt mixes to and then stick to those ranges. For us, we prefer the Tropic Marin Pro Reef Salt. We try to keep the systems as close to the natural levels of that salt as possible so that water changes do not significantly impact the system chemistry.
Parameter Safe Ranges
Ammonia 0 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Nitrate 0-20 ppm
PH 8.0-8.3
Calcium 400 - 480 ppm
Alkalinity 7-12 dkh
Magnesium 1250 - 1400 ppm
Phosphate .03 - .05 ppm
Tips:
• Feed your Scolymia Mysis, reef roids, rotifers etc. at least once a week.
• Watch for Tissue Recession and dip in an iodine solution if you notice it. Don’t dip too often.
• Avoid touching the mouth of the coral.
• It is normal for them to puff in and out throughout the day depending on the other inhabitans of the tank. If it seems to be closed all the time, it may be best to move the Scoly to another area of the aquarium or possibly to another tank if possible.
• Try to put scolymia only next to other scolymia, and scolymia of the same geographical area at that. That is the safest way to ensure your specimen stays healthy.
