Favia spp, «Christmas moon coral»)

Favites and Favia corals are large polyp stony (LPS) corals.

They have an encrusting base but usually grow forming a dome-shape.

They look very similar, but the Favia coral will form two distinct walls with a visible groove in-between these walls instead of the one fused/shared wall like the Favites coral.

They both require similar care and appear in a variety of colors and patterns.

Caring for Favites / Favia is relatively easy, making them an excellent choice for both beginner and expert reeefers.

They need moderate lighting for best coloration combined with moderate water movement. To much flow or lighting will damage their polyps.

All our corals are kept in the following parameters

Density, / 1,0220 – 1,0227 g/cm3
Temp, / 24,9 – 25,9 C
pH, / 8,1 – 8,4
kH, / 8,7 – 9,1 dKH
CA, / 435 – 465 mg/L
PO4, / 0,02 – 0,05 mg/L
NO3, / 7,5 – 10 mg/L

Our systems

Each coral system is illuminated by 2x GHL Mitras lightbar 2 Model 100 and provided with a minimum flow of 30000 L/H from Tunze. Circulation is specially adapted to the specific corals kept in the system.

We perform regular ICP tests to keep minor and major elements under control.

If you have any questions about how we take care of our corals, please get in touch.