Coral Spotlight | Turbinaria

[mikejrice]

Common names: pagoda cup coral, turban coral, vase coral

Difficulty Level: Turbinaria are generally very tolerant to most conditions.

Feeding: These corals have very good prey capture ability with their medium sized, quick moving polyps. Meaty foods of most sizes are acceptable food for them.

Lighting (Level 4 to 8): Turbinaria will thrive in a wide range of lighting. As with most hard corals, bleaching is a concern, so always acclimate by starting them lower in the tank and slowly move them up to your desired location.

Water flow: Higher flow should be provided to keep the horizontal flat surfaces of these corals clean.

Placement: Turbinaria are not overly aggressive corals. They may be placed on their side in some cases to keep debris from being caught in the cup. Lower light will yield a flatter cup; higher light will yield a more closed cup.

General: These corals feed during the day

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[Lovemyreef2015]

Thanks for sharing! I really like the last picture. Good information as always

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Just picked one of these up yesterday. Excited to see it grow out

 

[mikejrice]

Just picked one of these up yesterday. Excited to see it grow out

Any pictures yet?

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Any pictures yet?

I'll take some tonight. Was a nice sized frag for $10. Probably 5-6 polyps on it. Sort of a baby blue color. Already had full polyp extension last night and great feeding response

 

[madweazl]

What does a lighting level of 4-8 correspond to in regard to PAR?

 

[Bayareareefer18]

What does a lighting level of 4-8 correspond to in regard to PAR?

The guy at the reef shop I stopped in at told me they can go in high light and high flow.

I made a rookie mistake and went a little tall with my rock work so was looking for some corals for the upper part of my tank. I'm running medium light and have it very high in the tank in some very strong flow and the polyps are fully extended. They seem to like the strong turbulent flow

 

[madweazl]

The guy at the reef shop I stopped in at told me they can go in high light and high flow.

I made a rookie mistake and went a little tall with my rock work so was looking for some corals for the upper part of my tank. I'm running medium light and have it very high in the tank in some very strong flow and the polyps are fully extended. They seem to like the strong turbulent flow

If it isn't too late, I'd suggest moving it to the outside of your rock structure and down low so it doesnt mask light from the rest of your corals as it grows out.

Was about 1.5" wide and 2.5" long May of '17. 105 PAR.

Almost 5" in diameter now. 210 PAR.

 

[Bayareareefer18]

If it isn't too late, I'd suggest moving it to the outside of your rock structure and down low so it doesnt mask light from the rest of your corals as it grows out.

Was about 1.5" wide and 2.5" long May of '17. 105 PAR.

Almost 5" in diameter now. 210 PAR.

Wow that's nice. It sitting on a large "table" so its got lots of room to grow

 

[Bayareareefer18]

Here's a couple pics. Phone takes such crappy pics

 

[mikejrice]

What does a lighting level of 4-8 correspond to in regard to PAR?

My zero to ten scale goes from 0 to 600.

Check this out :
http://answers.seneye.com/index.php...t_is_PAR_&_PUR_?/marine_coral_reef_PAR_levels

 

[nano reef]

I have two of these that are purple with green polyps! very pretty and cheap. I wasnt going to buy the other but couldnt resist at 7.50 on ebay auction. The pic they showed was not what i recieved because I expected it to look different, like the round ones I see. They are both squares. I am assuming as the grow they round out? How do you get them to form the swirling plates I have seen or is that a different type?

 

[mikejrice]

 

[thamnasteroid]

Some of the Turbinaria you've shown are actually Duncanopsammia peltata.

 

[mikejrice]

Very interesting I hadn't heard about that taxonomy change yet. Thank you for letting me know :)