🪸 Acropora cerealis “Golden Crown”
Golden Indonesian Acropora – Cut-to-Order SPS Frag
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful (requires spacing for SPS growth)
Colour Form: The Golden Crown Cerealis displays rich golden-yellow branches with lighter lemon or cream growth tips. Under actinic lighting the coral develops a warm fluorescent glow, with the golden tissue radiating vibrant highlights along the branch edges. Under balanced white lighting the colony reveals a smooth gradient of honey-gold, pale yellow and subtle amber tones, creating a bright yet natural SPS colour profile that contrasts beautifully with blues and purples in reef aquariums.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.5, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High (PAR 250–400)
Water Flow: Strong and turbulent
Placement: Upper rockwork or high-energy reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Acropora cerealis “Golden Crown” is a striking Indonesian SPS known for its warm metallic golden coloration and structured branching growth. A. cerealis naturally forms compact, tight branching clusters that create visually dense colonies with strong growth tips and excellent polyp extension in stable reef systems.
Its golden tones bring a rare warm spectrum to SPS reefs, complementing cooler blue and purple Acropora while adding brightness and depth to the aquascape. As the colony matures, branches develop thicker tips and dense formations that resemble a glowing crown structure under reef lighting.
Cut-to-Order Frag:
This coral is cut to order from a healthy, established Indonesian mother colony. Each frag maintains the same colour lineage and growth pattern as the parent colony, though natural variation in branch shape and colour intensity may occur between individual frags.
Each frag is prepared with:
• Fresh cut from established mother colony
• Healthy tissue and active growth tips
• Securely mounted frag plug or base
• Proven colour stability under reef LED lighting
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Like most Acropora, Golden Crown Cerealis relies mainly on photosynthesis but benefits from nutrient-balanced reef environments and occasional coral feeding.
Recommended feeding:
• Fine plankton blends or powdered coral foods
• Amino acid supplements for SPS systems
• Broadcast feeding 1–2× weekly
📈 Optimal Parameters
Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–8.5
Calcium (Ca) | 420–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1300–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Position in the upper aquascape where strong lighting and turbulent water movement are present. Stable alkalinity and consistent nutrient levels are essential to maintain strong golden coloration and healthy skeletal growth.
Allow sufficient spacing between neighbouring SPS colonies to prevent shading and support natural branching development.
👑 Acropora cerealis “Golden Crown”
A radiant golden SPS with structured branching growth — bright, regal and a powerful warm accent in any serious Acropora reef.