AC Space Cakes Favia

Favia is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral in the family Mussidae and are known as “brain coral” or “closed brain coral.”  Favia are encrusting colonial coral that can be dome-shaped or flat, but variations occur.  Favia have  a grove between the two individual walls while a similar coral, Favites, have one fused or shared wall.  Favia come in a wide variety, are reasonable growers and are pretty easy to keep making them good beginner coral. .   Favia like moderate lighting.  A good range is normally 100 – 150 par.  As with many corals, it is easier to do harm with too much light, so it is best to start lower and see how the coral does.  You can move it higher in the tank or slowly increase the par and see how it does.   Favia are not hard to keep getting most of their food from their symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic zooxanthellae, but they will additionally capture food from the water column  They tend to do better  if there is a good amount of food in the water column.   Wate