🍊✨ Sunflare Acropora

Acropora microclados (Orange & Yellow Colony)

🔹 Quick Stats

• Care Level: Moderate to Advanced

• Temperament: Peaceful

• Colour Form: Warm orange base accented with bright yellow tips and highlights. Under actinic or blue-dominant lighting, the yellow fluoresces vividly while the orange adds a rich, radiant glow, creating a high-impact ultra effect.

• Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–12, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026

• Family: Acroporidae

• Lighting: Moderate to high (to maximize color vibrancy and tip fluorescence)

• Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements, Amino Acids

• Water Flow: Moderate — ensures healthy polyp extension

• Placement: Mid to upper reef levels

🧬 Overview

The Sunflare Acropora is an ultra morph of Acropora microclados prized for its radiant combination of orange and yellow. Each branch is accented with glowing yellow tips, creating a lively, sun-kissed effect. The branching structure allows full polyp extension, enhancing both fluorescence and movement within the tank.

Ideal for hobbyists seeking a bright, energetic centerpiece with warm, ultra colors.

🍽️ Feeding & Care

While photosynthetic, this Acropora benefits from 1–2 weekly supplemental feedings of fine particulate foods, phytoplankton, or coral amino acid blends. Feeding promotes brighter tip coloration, fuller polyp extension, and steady growth. Stable water parameters are essential for long-term health and ultra coloration.

📈 Optimal Parameters

• Alkalinity (dKH): 8–12

• Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm

• Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm

• Nitrate (NO₃): 0–10 ppm

• Phosphate (PO₄): 0–0.05 ppm

📍 Placement

Place in moderate to high lighting with steady, moderate flow. Ensure enough space for polyp expansion and avoid aggressive neighbours. Under blue-dominant lighting, the yellow tips fluoresce brilliantly while the orange base radiates warmth, producing a stunning ultra display.