🔹 Hellfire Torch Coral
Euphyllia glabrescens (Intense Bi-Colour Flame – WYSIWYG or Cut-to-Order)
🔹 Quick Stats
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Care Level: Moderate
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Temperament: Aggressive (long sweeper tentacles; requires generous spacing)
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Colour Form: The Hellfire Torch is one of the most dramatic and high-end Euphyllia morphs, displaying deep molten gold tentacles tipped with fiery red to orange ends 🔥. This blazing bi-colour contrast creates the impression of living flames under both daylight and actinic lighting.
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Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–12, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
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Family: Euphylliidae
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Lighting: Moderate to high (intensifies the gold and red contrast)
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Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements, Amino Acids
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Water Flow: Moderate — enough to create sweeping flame-like motion without damaging tissue
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Placement: Mid to lower reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Hellfire Torch Coral is an ultra-premium collector’s piece, highly sought after for its vivid fire-inspired colours. Its hypnotic movement and blazing tones make it a true showstopper centerpiece in any reef. Rare and unforgettable, this coral brings heat and drama to the aquarium like no other Euphyllia.
🍽️ Feeding & Care
While primarily photosynthetic, this coral benefits greatly from target feeding 1–2 times per week with mysis, krill, or enriched brine shrimp. Amino acids and trace supplementation ensure its fiery tones remain intense and long-lasting.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–12
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Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm
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Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm
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Nitrate (NO₃): 2–10 ppm
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Phosphate (PO₄): 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Best positioned mid to lower in the reef with indirect, moderate flow. Under actinic lighting, the Hellfire Torch comes alive, glowing with the look of molten flames dancing in the current.
✂️ WYSIWYG / Cut-to-Order
Depending on stock, this coral may be offered as WYSIWYG (you receive the exact piece shown) or as Cut-to-Order, fragged carefully from our healthy mother colony.