Aussie Nuclear Splatter Trachy

About this coral

Aussie Nuclear Splatter Trachy is an LPS (large polyp stony) coral in the “Trachy” group, typically sold for its distinctive, fleshy, sandbed-style growth and showy presence in reef aquariums. In practice, it’s a centerpiece coral that helps create the look of textured, colorful LPS along the bottom rockwork or sand bed. Like many named coral varieties, “Aussie Nuclear Splatter” primarily indicates a sellers’ color/appearance, so the safest approach is to treat it as general Trachy/LPS livestock and focus on stable conditions and appropriate flow and light.

Features:

• LPS style coral with fleshy polyps that are valued for reef display and texture
• Works best when placed where it can expand comfortably without being blasted by strong, direct flow
• Generally benefits from moderate lighting and gentle-to-moderate, indirect water movement (group-level guidance for Trachy/LPS)
• Often responds well to occasional target feeding of suitable meaty foods, in addition to capturing particulate foods from the water column
• A good choice for aquarists building a mixed LPS reef that prioritizes stable water chemistry

Specifications:

• Coral group: LPS Trachy (group-level guidance)
• Care level (general): Intermediate
• Lighting (general): Moderate
• Water flow (general): Gentle to moderate, indirect
• Placement (general): Bottom/low to mid aquascape; sandbed-style positioning is commonly used for this group
• Diet (general): Meaty foods target-fed occasionally; also benefits from fine particulate foods
• Temperature (general reef range): ~24–26 °C
• pH (general reef range): ~8.1–8.4
• Salinity (general reef range): ~1.025–1.026 SG
• Calcium/Alkalinity/Magnesium (general reef range): Calcium ~400–450 ppm; Alkalinity ~7–11 dKH; Magnesium ~1250–1350 ppm