Where to buy Smooth Cauliflower Coral
Best known price right now: $13.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Smooth Cauliflower Coral
Stylophora pistillata forms compact, cauliflower-like branching colonies with fine, finger-like polyps. Coloration ranges from brown and tan to cream, pink, and purple morphs, often with polyp tips in contrasting colors.
Key facts
- Min tank size
- 30 gallons
- Flow Requirement
- Medium to High
- Coral Type
- SPS
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Care Requirements
- • Placement: Upper to mid-water column, moderate to high light • Flow: Moderate to strong, direct flow to encourage polyp extension • Light: High PAR, 250–400+ μmol/m²/s (T5 or LED equivalent) • Feeding: Benefits from target feeding of zooplankton; photosynthetic • Water Parameters: 75–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, dKH 8–12, Ca 400–450 ppm
- Family
- Pocilloporidae
- Coloration
- Pink to purple with smooth branch texture
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to the Great Barrier Reef and Hawaiian Islands.
- Lighting Requirement
- 150-300 PAR
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Appearance Description
- Stylophora pistillata forms compact, cauliflower-like branching colonies with fine, finger-like polyps. Coloration ranges from brown and tan to cream, pink, and purple morphs, often with polyp tips in contrasting colors.
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 73-82°F pH: 8-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
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