TSA Vault Rare Corals

How a coral makes it into the TSA Vault

We run one of the largest coral aquaculture facilities in the industry, so there are thousands of corals growing here at any time. The Vault is the short list. Our team, with more than 100 years of combined experience, pulls pieces one at a time when the color, health, and growth form are well above what we normally see. Some are TSA Signature corals we named ourselves, and some are known lineages from growers like JF, WWC, and Vivid’s. If you are hunting for high end corals, this is our coral vault: each piece is listed only while it is in stock, and many are the only one we have.

Rare Acropora and SPS colonies

Named Acropora make up the biggest part of the Vault, mostly WYSIWYG tenuis and other named colonies. These are high-light, high-flow SPS corals for an established reef, and they hold their color best when alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium stay steady. If a rare Acropora is going to be your first SPS, get a few months of stable test results behind you before you buy.

Holy grail torches, chalices, and Goniopora

Our rarest torch corals include grafted glitter and named grail torches, alongside other Euphyllia like cristata. Vault chalice corals are chosen for eyes and rims in colors that are hard to find anywhere else, including grafted pieces. We also keep a few named Goniopora here for experienced keepers. Torches and chalices both put out long sweeper tentacles at night, so leave several inches between them and their neighbors.

Scolymia, plate corals, mushrooms, and zoanthids

The low-light side of the Vault is just as rare. Scolymia, including master, ultra, and bleeding apple scolys, are single-polyp corals that belong on the sand bed, and rainbow plate corals and grafted Diaseris sit in the same spot. For the rockwork, look for high end mushroom corals like bounce and Yuma, and collector zoanthids with only a few polyps available at a time. Most of these do well in low to moderate light and gentle flow.

WYSIWYG corals and what to expect on arrival

Most Vault listings are WYSIWYG corals, so the photo shows the exact coral you will receive. Keep in mind that our photos are taken under our reef lighting, and your aquarium lighting will change how a coral looks. A coral fresh out of the box often looks paler or more closed up than in its photo. Give it a few days, start it lower in the tank than its final spot, and move it up only once it has opened fully. Our acclimation center covers the process step by step, and reliable water testing equipment makes it easy to confirm your parameters before and after.

Overnight shipping and our Alive Arrival Guarantee

Vault corals ship FedEx Priority Overnight within the 48 contiguous United States, and livestock orders of $299 or more ship free, so most Vault pieces qualify on their own. If a coral arrives dead, submit a DOA request with photos within 2 hours of the FedEx delivery time. See our shipping policy and refund policy for full details, and check New Releases for the newest named corals from our systems.