Corals
Leptoseris
Leptoseris sp.
Also called: Soup Bowl
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- SPS
- Family
- Agariciidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 10 – 25 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- Ca 380–420, KH 8–10, Mg 1250+
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Light
- low – medium (PAR 30–100)
- Current
- low – medium
- Aggressiveness
- low
- Feeding
- photosynthesis
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Low-light SPS—unusual for this category. Forms thin, laminar plates or cup-shaped structures. Lives in deep areas of the reef. Does not require the intense lighting needed by Acropora corals. More tolerant of variations in water parameters. Ideal for lower areas of a home reef.
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