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This is a hardy coral and the first frag we have been able to offer from this species in our facility!
This piece is completely aquacultured but the original colony originated from Austrailia. This coral has been growing in our facility for several years enjoying moderate lighting (80-100 PAR) and lower flow. It will also do well being fed meaty foods such as our phyto enriched brine shrimp.
Acanthastrea pachysepta
All corals at K&P Aquaculture specified as aquacultured have been tank raised under Aquaillumination and Red Sea LEDs. Our parameters are kept relatively stable using dosing pumps distributing Calcium supplements in the morning and alkalinity supplements at night.
Salinity 33-35 (specific gravity 1.024-1.026)
Alkalinity 8.4-9.0
Calcium 420-440
Magnesium 1300-1400
Nitrate 2-4 ppm
Phosphate Below 0.05
We use UPS Overnight for coral shipment. To minimize the risk of shipping delays we ship on Tuesday or Wednesdays only after contacting you, which we will do via email after Checkout. Your tracking information will also be sent via email as soon as your order has been packaged and delivered to our local UPS location. If you require a shipping day other than Tuesday or Wednesday, please contact us so we can discuss other options. Please note that before we ship any order out we check the weather in our area as well as the weather in your area to ensure livestock travels as safely as possible without delay. However, we do understand that there are always the possibillities of delays so for that reason we cover ANY livestock that arrive dead. All we require is just that pictures are taken and sent to us within 1-2 days of your package arriving.