Iced Pipe Organ

About this coral

Iced Pipe Organ is a named pipe organ coral sold in our Soft Corals category. Pipe organ coral, Tubipora musica, is a peaceful soft coral from the Indo-Pacific. It grows a hard calcium base made of tubes, and its polyps extend from those tubes. The care notes below are general guidance for pipe organ corals. They are not documentation specific to this named variety. Pipe organ coral works well among other peaceful corals in an established reef aquarium where light and water flow can be adjusted.

Features:

• Peaceful coral with no sweeper tentacles, so it can be placed near other peaceful corals.
• Slow-growing and does not spread quickly across rockwork or crowd out neighboring corals.
• Often does better in established aquariums with sand bed life or a refugium and some nutrients in the water.
• Flow should be strong enough to stop debris and algae from settling on the base and blocking the tubes, because this can keep the polyps from opening fully.
• Very strong flow can stress the coral and keep its polyps from opening.
• Should be glued securely to rockwork so currents cannot move it.
• Can grow without target feeding under good lighting and will take small particle foods.

Specifications:

• Scientific name: Tubipora musica (pipe organ coral group)
• Origin of group: Indo-Pacific
• Care level: Beginner to moderate, depending on the source
• Temperament: Peaceful
• Lighting: Low to medium; some guides recommend stronger lighting
• Water flow: Moderate to medium-high, enough to keep the base clean
• Placement: Glued to rockwork in a clean, moderate-flow area
• Growth: Slow
• Diet: Photosynthetic; accepts small particle foods