💛✨ Golden Mustard Speciosa Acropora
Acropora speciosa – Full Colony, Rich Yellow Morph
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: A spectacular mustard-yellow Acropora speciosa colony showcasing smooth, wide branches with subtle pastel gradients that shift between golden amber and creamy yellow tones. Under actinic lighting, the entire colony radiates a warm fluorescent glow, giving the coral a rich, sunlit elegance that brightens any SPS-dominated reef.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High (to intensify yellow hue and fluorescence)
Water Flow: Strong, multidirectional
Placement: Upper reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Golden Mustard Speciosa Acropora is a full, mature colony that defines refinement and balance. Its long, sculpted branches grow outward in elegant, open formations, allowing light to penetrate through each layer — making it shimmer under both daylight and actinic spectrums.
Highly prized among collectors, this coral’s pure yellow pigmentation and soft matte texture set it apart from more common green or brown morphs. A true showpiece for any advanced SPS reef system.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Fully photosynthetic but enhanced through amino acid and trace element supplementation (potassium, iron, and iodine) to maintain its deep mustard tone.
Feed fine coral foods (e.g., Reef Roids, Coral Dust) weekly to stimulate growth and promote vivid tissue thickness.
📈 Optimal Parameters
| Parameter | Ideal Range |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity (dKH) | 8–11 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 420–460 ppm |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1350 ppm |
| Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm |
| Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.01–0.05 ppm |
📍 Placement
Mount this colony in upper reef zones under strong, turbulent flow to maintain even polyp extension and colour uniformity across all branches. Provide space for growth and avoid shading from larger colonies.
💛✨ Golden Mustard Speciosa Acropora
Sunlight captured in coral form — radiant, elegant, and glowing with the warmth of a living golden reef.