Purple Turbinaria (Turbinaria reniformis) Care Guide 💜🌊
💡 Light: Moderate to high (100–250 PAR) – brighter light brings out richer purple hues
🌊 Flow: Moderate to strong – helps maintain health and prevent detritus buildup in folds
📏 Placement: Mid to upper tank – give room for plating or scroll-like growth
🌡️ Temp: 76–78°F
🧬 Type: LPS (though sometimes behaves like SPS in terms of lighting & flow)
🎨 Color: Deep purple base with contrasting polyps (yellow, green, or matching purple)
📦 WYSIWYG: No – shape and polyp color can vary
🧪 Parameters:
• Salinity: 1.025
• Alkalinity: 8–10 dKH
• Calcium: 420–450 ppm
• Magnesium: 1300–1400 ppm
• Nitrate: 2–10 ppm
• Phosphate: 0.03–0.08 ppm
🍽 Feeding: Mostly photosynthetic but responds well to occasional target feeding with microplankton or powdered coral food 🧫
🧼 Care Level: Moderate – hardy once established, but needs strong, stable conditions
⚠️ Notes:
• Watch for shading as it plates outward
• Will encrust rock beneath if given time
• Fragging is easy with a clean break or coral saw
