Coral reef locations around the world. Download. Reef-building corals cannot tolerate water temperatures below 64° Fahrenheit (18° Celsius). read more
The coral reefs can be found only in the tropical oceans which is approximately between the 30 deg N and 30 deg S latitudes. The optimum temperature for coral reefs of the tropical oceans will be around 26–28 deg C, 35 PPT salinity and with a pH of 8.1. At extreme conditions increasing in 1 or 2 deg C would also be OK. read more