UC Ghost Pepper Cyphastrea Colony

Turn up the heat in your reef tank! The UC Ghost Pepper Cyphastrea is an incredibly vibrant encrusting coral that packs a massive visual punch. It features a fiery, deep red/orange base studded with contrasting, ultra-bright neon green or yellow polyps that resemble a swarm of glowing sparks.

As a fast-growing encrusting colony, it is perfect for covering bare rockwork, overflow boxes, or a dedicated magnetic frag rack, creating a stunning wall of intense color.

💡 Coral Care & Quick Specs:

• Lighting: Low to Moderate. Cyphastrea thrives in lower light areas. Too much intense light can cause the brilliant red base to fade or bleach, making lower rockwork or lower third placement ideal.

• Water Flow: Medium. Moderate, indirect flow keeps the polyps clear of detritus and encourages active expansion without blasting the tissue.

• Placement: Bottom to Middle. Give it a flat or sloped rock surface, or place it against the back wall/overflow where you want it to encrust and spread.

• Temperament: Peaceful to Semi-aggressive. While it doesn't have long sweeper tentacles, it will aggressively encrust and grow over neighboring corals or rockwork, so give it room to expand.

• Diet & Feeding: Photosynthetic, but it highly benefits from regular target feeding. It readily captures micro-plankton, powdered coral foods, and specialized liquid reef diets, which will significantly increase its growth rate and polyp extension.

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