Where to buy Thick Stem Leather
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About Thick Stem Leather
Thick Stem Leather features a stout, columnar base with an expanded polyp crown that flares outward. Coloration ranges from tan, brown, or gray to greenish tones, often with contrasting oral disc coloring on the polyp head.
Key facts
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Family
- Alcyoniidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions from Indonesia and the Philippines westward through the Indian Ocean.
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- Soft
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Growth Rate
- Easy
- Coloration
- Tan, brown, gray, or greenish; oral disc may contrast with stem color
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Additional Notes
- Hardy and fast-growing leather coral. May release allelopathic compounds; maintain good water flow and consider activated carbon to prevent biofilm buildup.
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate light (PAR 150–250) in middle aquarium zones • Requires moderate to strong water flow for polyp extension and nutrient delivery • Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from occasional zooplankton or phytoplankton dosing • Tolerates pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.026, temp 72–78°F • Feed 1–2 times weekly with liquid foods or frozen copepods
- Lighting Requirement
- Low to Medium (75–150 PAR)
Research before you buy
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