Moon Corals (Favia, Favites, Goniastrea, Moseleyi sp.)

• LIGHT: LOW-MODERATE (100-150 par) is what we find best. ...
• FOOD: We don't feel that Goniastrea corals require any special feeding regimen although they are sure to benefit from occasional spot feeding. ...
• FLOW: MODERATE. ...
• DIFFICULTY: MODERATE. ...
• PRICE: LOW-MODERATE. ...

So why we we still use the term “Favia?” We feel it is more important to use the term that the community is searching for when they are looking for help with their coral. In a way, the term Favia in the reef aquarium has turned into a term of art describing a group of “closed brain corals” similar to “Chalice Corals,” the difference being one is actually a scientific genus and the other is a common name. Like chalice corals, this collective of closed brain corals is ripe for misidentification especially considering many of the images online were published with either correct-at-the-time labelling or were totally misidentified from the start. It makes checking what you have in your tanks difficult. Naming conventions aside, let’s get into the husbandry.

Low Light

Low light translates to about 30-50 PAR

Medium Light

Medium Light is between 50-150 PAR