🌞🔥 Tidal Gardens Sunburst Montipora – Frag (Photo Reference)
Montipora sp. – Bright Yellow–Orange Plating SPS With Strong Fluorescence (Representative Photo)
🧬 Overview
The Tidal Gardens Sunburst Montipora is a highly sought-after SPS morph celebrated for its sunlit yellow base infused with warm orange highlights that glow intensely under blue/actinic lighting.
Fast-growing and visually striking, it brings instant warmth and contrast to any SPS-dominant reef.
⚠️ This is NOT WYSIWYG — the photo shown is a representative example.
You will receive a healthy, tank-grown frag of the same morph, with similar colour expression and growth behaviour. Natural variation in shade and plating pattern is normal.
🔹 Quick Stats
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Care Level: Easy to Moderate
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Temperament: Peaceful
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Colour Form: Bright yellow base with orange “sunburst” highlights and strong fluorescence
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Lighting: Medium to High (PAR 200–350)
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Water Flow: Moderate to strong, broad/random
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Placement: Mid to upper rockwork with space for plating growth
💡 Growth & Colour
Sunburst Montipora is known for quick encrusting followed by elegant plating and whorled growth. Under stable reef conditions, expect:
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rapid base encrustation
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expanding plates with glowing yellow–orange gradients
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intensified fluorescence under blue lighting
Balanced nutrients are important — ultra-low systems may cause colour paling. Stable alkalinity supports clean growth edges and consistent spread.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Primarily photosynthetic, but benefits from:
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fine powdered coral foods or micro-plankton
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amino acids 1–2× weekly
Supplemental feeding can enhance colour depth and speed up growth.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity: 7.5–8.5 dKH
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Calcium: 420–450 ppm
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Magnesium: 1250–1400 ppm
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Nitrate: 2–10 ppm
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Phosphate: 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Allow horizontal space for plates to develop. Position where light is even and flow is broad to encourage smooth, symmetrical growth.
🌞🔥 Tidal Gardens Sunburst Montipora – Frag
A proven, fast-growing SPS delivering bright sunshine tones and classic Sunburst glow.
Tank-grown and carefully selected — supplied as a healthy frag similar to the photo shown.