🪸💚🔵 Turbinaria sp. “Emerald Reef Cup”
Green & Blue Turbinaria Frag – Similar to Photos
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful (generally reef safe with most corals)
Colour Form: The Emerald Reef Cup Turbinaria displays a rich emerald-green base coloration with subtle blue to teal highlights across the coral surface. Under actinic lighting the green tissue glows with bright fluorescence while the polyps may develop faint blue or turquoise accents. Under balanced white lighting the coral reveals natural gradients of forest green, jade and ocean-blue tones that emphasize the coral’s textured cup-like structure.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–9, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Dendrophylliidae
Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 60–120)
Water Flow: Moderate, indirect flow
Placement: Lower to mid rockwork
Type: Frag – Similar to Photos
🧬 Overview
The Turbinaria “Emerald Reef Cup” is a hardy LPS coral known for its cup-shaped growth structure and vibrant green coloration. Turbinaria corals gradually develop plating or cup-like formations that create unique vertical textures within reef aquascapes.
The combination of emerald-green tissue with subtle blue undertones gives this coral a natural reef appearance while still producing beautiful fluorescence under blue-spectrum lighting.
As the coral grows, it forms curved cups and layered plates, creating architectural structure and visual depth within the reef.
Similar to Photos:
You will receive a healthy frag similar in size and colour to the reference photos. Natural variation between individual pieces is normal.
Selected for:
• Bright emerald-green coloration
• Subtle blue highlights and fluorescence
• Healthy tissue and active polyps
• Strong cup-forming skeletal structure
• Excellent colour response under reef LED lighting
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Turbinaria corals rely mainly on photosynthesis but benefit from occasional feeding.
Recommended feeding 1–2× weekly:
• Reef roids or powdered coral foods
• Fine plankton blends
• Broadcast feeding in moderate flow
📈 Optimal Parameters
Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–9
Calcium (Ca) | 420–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1300–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 5–20 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.03–0.10 ppm
📍 Placement
Place in the lower to mid areas of the aquascape where moderate lighting and gentle to moderate flow allow the coral to expand naturally.
Ensure enough surrounding space so the coral can develop its characteristic cup or plating growth.
💚🔵 Turbinaria “Emerald Reef Cup”
Emerald green with ocean-blue highlights — a hardy cup coral that adds unique structure and natural reef texture to your aquarium.