Acropora anthocercis “Purple” – WYSIWYG

💜🌌🪸 Acropora anthocercis “Purple” – WYSIWYG
Deep Violet Collector SPS Coral

🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Rich deep-purple branches with glowing violet axial tips and contrasting lighter polyps. Under heavy actinic lighting, the coral develops intense purple fluorescence with electric violet highlights across the colony. Under balanced white lighting, additional indigo, lavender and metallic plum tones become visible throughout the branch structure and corallites.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.3, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High (PAR 250–450)
Water Flow: Strong, random and turbulent
Placement: Upper reef
Type: WYSIWYG Frag

🧬 Overview
The Acropora anthocercis “Purple” is a striking collector SPS coral admired for its deep saturated purple coloration and elegant branching growth. Anthocercis Acropora are especially appreciated among SPS enthusiasts for their refined branch structure, pronounced axial tips and intense colour development under strong reef lighting.

Under blue-spectrum reef lighting, the coral radiates vivid violet fluorescence, creating a dramatic high-contrast appearance within SPS-dominated aquariums. Under balanced daylight lighting, more subtle metallic lavender and plum undertones emerge, adding richness and visual depth to the colony.

As the coral matures, it develops compact colourful branching with strong daytime polyp extension and intricate corallite texture. In stable mature reef systems, this coral achieves exceptional colour saturation and a commanding collector-grade presence.

🧾 WYSIWYG Information
You will receive the exact coral shown in the photographs.

Selected for:
• Deep royal-purple coloration
• Intense violet fluorescence
• Elegant anthocercis growth structure
• Strong SPS collector appeal
• Excellent reef contrast and visual depth

🍽️ Care & Feeding
Primarily photosynthetic but benefits greatly from stable nutrients and occasional SPS-targeted feeding.

Recommended:
• Amino acid supplementation
• Fine particulate SPS foods
• Stable nitrate and phosphate availability
• Strong random turbulent flow
• Mature reef systems with stable alkalinity

📈 Optimal Parameters

Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–8.3
Calcium (Ca) | 400–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.08 ppm

📍 Placement
Place in the upper regions of the aquarium under strong stable lighting and powerful random flow to encourage maximum purple saturation, compact growth and healthy polyp extension.

💜🌌 Acropora anthocercis “Purple” – WYSIWYG
A refined SPS collector piece — deep violet coloration, elegant structure and striking reef presence in one exceptional Acropora.