Care and feeding of a lesser starlet coral

[rhailey931]

Hey folks!

I just started up a 32 g Biocube and along with my live rock, I got this stowaway. I've been told it's a lesser starlet coral, and that seems to fit with the pictures from my web search. There wasn't a ton of info regarding care and feeding, so I'm turning to y'all for help.

What I could find said that it did have zooxanthellae algae so some of it's feeding is through light, but that phytoplankton was also needed. I wasn't planning on starting with stony corals this early, but here we are. I'd like to keep this coral alive and healthy.

My questions are:
1. The rock is at the bottom of my aquarium. Should I elevate it for more light?
2. Should I spot feed the coral using a turkey baster with the phyto, and if so, how much and how often?

Thanks for any information you can give me!

 

[TheBackAndForth]

That coral should be pretty hardy and do fine with regular tank maintenance and water changes with a reef salt. I'd guess it likes on the low to medium end of quality lighting, so if you have lights suitable for coral just start low and ramp up carefully. I wouldnt worry about feeding it.

I think the 'ugly brown' but uncommon stony corals are the most fun