🧡🔥✨ Ricordea yuma “Ultra Orange”
Ultra Orange Yuma Mushroom – Intense Solid Orange Disc (Cut to Order)
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Ultra Orange Yuma is a high-end Ricordea yuma displaying solid, saturated orange coloration across the entire disc, with minimal pattern interruption. The tone is deep, warm, and highly fluorescent — true orange, not peach or rusty. Under blue lighting, it glows intensely, creating a vivid neon effect; under whites, it maintains a rich, juicy orange tone.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–9, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Ricordeidae
Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 40–100)
Water Flow: Low to moderate, indirect
Placement: Lower rockwork, shaded ledges, sandbed
Type: Cut to Order
🧬 Overview
The Ultra Orange Ricordea yuma is a collector-grade mushroom coral prized for its pure, uninterrupted orange pigmentation and thick, inflated structure. Compared to standard orange Yumas, this morph shows stronger saturation, better fluorescence, and cleaner colour fields, making it a standout even in high-end mushroom collections.
Its fleshy disc, defined vesicles and consistent colour make it ideal for Yuma gardens, nano reefs, and high-contrast layouts.
Each Cut to Order piece is selected and cut from mother colonies with:
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Intense, solid orange coloration
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Thick, healthy tissue and strong inflation
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Clean oral disc with no fading or patchiness
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Proven stability and growth in reef conditions
A premium option for reefers who value bold colour blocks and high fluorescence.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Ricordea yuma benefit from occasional target feeding to maintain size and colour intensity.
Feed 1–2× weekly with:
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Finely chopped mysis or brine shrimp
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Reef roids / powdered coral foods
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Small planktonic blends
Stable nutrients will enhance colour and expansion.
📈 Optimal Parameters
| Parameter | Ideal Range |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–9 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 420–450 ppm |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1300–1400 ppm |
| Nitrate (NO₃) | 5–15 ppm |
| Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.05–0.15 ppm |
📍 Placement
Position in low to moderate light with gentle, indirect flow.
Avoid strong flow which can cause detachment or chronic retraction.
Pairs exceptionally well with:
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Other high-end Yumas (rainbow, speckled, metallic)
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Acanthastrea and Micromussa
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Chalices and low-light LPS
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Zoanthid carpets for colour layering
🧡🔥✨ Ricordea yuma “Ultra Orange”
Pure orange. High fluorescence. Thick, fleshy structure.
A premium Cut to Order Yuma for reefers who want maximum colour impact with minimal effort.