Favites sp. 'Purple War' Deko While corals prefer to absorb

While corals prefer to absorb ammonium as a source of nitrogen

but chalice corals will thank you with more growth if you occasionally provide them with small amounts of dry or frozen food

often simply referred to as "Red Algae"

as this would also encourage the growth of cyanobacteria

When the snails hatch

Favites sp. 'Purple War' Deko While corals prefer to absorbFavites Corals Favites corals grow flat over rocks. In contrast to the closely related Favia , the polyps and corallites (= "walls" of the polyps) in Favites are not clearly separated from each other. Very colorful Favites corals can tolerate a little more light and a moderate current. They only have very short tentacles and can therefore be placed in the gaps between tall corals.