🔥🍑 Ember Lash Bowerbanki
Acanthastrea bowerbanki (Red Core with Light Orange Lash – Australia)
Quick Stats
Care Level: Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Vivid scarlet red central polyp surrounded by soft peach-to-orange radial lashes that glow under actinic lighting. Thick fleshy ridges and large polyp structure add dramatic texture.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Lobophylliidae
Lighting: Moderate to Low
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements
Water Flow: Low and indirect
Placement: Sandbed or lower rock platform
Overview
The Ember Lash Bowerbanki is a premium Australian morph of Acanthastrea bowerbanki, renowned for its striking contrast between its smoldering red polyps and delicate orange lashes. The combination of intense colour and fleshy polyp structure makes it an eye-catching addition to any LPS section.
Slow-growing but long-lived, this coral builds dense, domed colonies over time, radiating warmth and motion in static reefscapes.
Care & Feeding
Photosynthetic via symbiotic zooxanthellae but shows improved health and faster growth with regular spot-feeding. Target with reef-safe meaty foods such as mysis, enriched brine, or high-quality coral blends 1–2x por semana.
Protect from direct, strong flow to avoid polyp recession.
Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–11
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Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm
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Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm
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Nitrate (NO₃): 2–10 ppm
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Phosphate (PO₄): 0.01–0.05 ppm
Placement
Best placed on a stable substrate such as sandbed or base rock with low flow. Avoid contact with stinging corals and ensure sufficient space for tissue expansion.
🔥🍑 Ember Lash Bowerbanki
A slow-burning masterpiece — where volcanic red meets sunset gold in hypnotic harmony.