Green Crown Leather

About this coral

Green Crown Leather is a soft “leather coral” sold under the shop name “Green Crown Leather.” The coral is commonly identified in trade as Lobophytum (often listed as “Lobophytum sp.”), making it a hardy, beginner-friendly option for adding natural-looking texture and movement to a reef aquarium. Use it as a resilient soft-coral centerpiece/feature that generally thrives with stable saltwater parameters and appropriately matched light and flow.

Features:

• Beginner-friendly leather coral suited to many mixed reef setups when given stable conditions.
• Moderate to high lighting and moderate to high water flow are recommended for best activity.
• Often placed on live rock anywhere in the tank, since it can adapt to a range of locations.
• Expect normal shedding/periodic tissue changes; this is typically part of healthy leather-coral maintenance.
• In a reef tank, provide physical spacing from stony corals, since leather corals can release chemical compounds that may affect nearby neighbors.
• Run activated carbon and perform regular water changes to help manage allelopathy in mixed systems.

Specifications:

• Coral identity (verified group): Lobophytum sp. (crown leather / green crown leather). ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))
• Care level: Beginner ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))
• Lighting: Moderate to High ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))
• Water flow: Moderate to High ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))
• Placement: Anywhere (typical guidance for crown leather) ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))
• Temperature: 74–82°F ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))
• Salinity (specific gravity): 1.020–1.027
• pH: 7.9–8.5 ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))
• Alkalinity (dKH): 8–11 dKH ([marineconceptsupply.com](https://www.marineconceptsupply.com/blogs/news/leather-coral-care-guide?utm_source=openai))
• Calcium: 400–450 ppm ([marineconceptsupply.com](https://www.marineconceptsupply.com/blogs/news/leather-coral-care-guide?utm_source=openai))
• Magnesium: 1250–1350 ppm ([marineconceptsupply.com](https://www.marineconceptsupply.com/blogs/news/leather-coral-care-guide?utm_source=openai))
• Diet / feeding guidance: Carnivore (feed opportunities are generally via available food in the system; specific feeding schedule depends on your tank). ([tankstop.com](https://www.tankstop.com/coral/leather-coral/crown-leather-lobophytum-sp/?utm_source=openai))