☄️ Meteor Shower Cyphastrea
Cyphastrea sp. (Bright Blue with Fiery Red-Orange Polyps)
Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Electric blue to turquoise encrusting base scattered with vivid red-orange polyps, creating a striking “meteor shower” effect across rock surfaces. Under actinic lighting, the contrast intensifies, making each polyp appear like a glowing ember.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Merulinidae
Lighting: Low to moderate
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements
Water Flow: Low to moderate, indirect
Placement: Lower reef zones or shaded areas on rockwork
🧬 Overview
The Meteor Shower Cyphastrea is a highly sought-after encrusting LPS that delivers both colour and texture to any reef aquarium. Its brilliant blue base serves as a perfect backdrop for the scattered red-orange polyps, resembling glowing meteors streaking across a night sky. Hardy and adaptable, it will encrust rockwork, frag plugs, or even overflow boxes, making it a versatile choice for aquascaping.
📸 The photos shown are an example of the coral you will receive — natural variation in colour, pattern, and size will occur.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Cyphastrea corals are predominantly photosynthetic but will respond well to occasional feeding. Once or twice per week, target-feed with fine particulate foods such as reef roids, rotifers, or finely chopped frozen plankton to encourage growth and colour vibrancy.
They are peaceful and safe to place near most other corals, as they lack aggressive sweeper tentacles.
📈 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 in lower or shaded areas of the tank to preserve its intense blue base and prevent bleaching. Can encrust vertical or horizontal surfaces, adding depth and natural coverage to the reef structure.