Watermelon Favia – Sweet Stripes with a Splash of Glow
The Watermelon Favia brings mouthwatering color to your reef with a green-striped base, pink to red eyes, and occasional fluorescent outer rings. This encrusting LPS coral is hardy, low-maintenance, and perfect for adding contrast and color to lower areas of your aquascape.
Coral Highlights:
🍉 Juicy Color – Green base with red or pink “eye” centers
💫 Fluorescent Glow – Pops under actinic or blue LEDs
📈 Growth: Moderate – Forms mounds or plates over time
💡 Lighting: Low to moderate PAR (75–150) – too much light may dull color
🌊 Flow: Low to moderate – just enough to keep it clean
🧪 Parameters:
Temp: 75–78°F
Salinity: 1.025
dKH: 8–10
Calcium: 420–460 ppm
Magnesium: 1300–1400 ppm
Nitrate: 5–15 ppm
Phosphate: 0.03–0.08 ppm
Placement: Bottom to mid tank; give a few inches of space—Favia may extend sweeper tentacles at night
Feeding: Benefits from weekly feedings of reef roids, mysis, or powdered coral food
Care Level: Easy – Tolerant and colorful; a great starter LPS coral
📦 Note: Frags are not WYSIWYG. Each piece will develop its own watermelon-inspired patterns and hues under your lighting.
