Emerald Wave Horrida Acropora (Cut to Order)
Quick Stats
Care Level: High
Temperament: Aggressive
Color Form: Vibrant Green Polyps with Subtle Blue Undertones
Water Conditions: 24-26°C, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High
Supplements: Calcium, Magnesium, Trace Elements
Waterflow: Strong
Placement: Upper to Middle
Overview
The Emerald Wave Horrida Acropora is a striking coral that showcases vibrant green polyps, which seem to ripple and dance like waves across its branches. Its subtle blue undertones enhance its beauty, creating a mesmerizing, ever-changing effect in your reef aquarium. The Emerald Wave is perfect for aquarists looking for a coral that adds both color and movement to their tanks.
As a cut-to-order coral, your Emerald Wave Horrida Acropora will be freshly harvested and allowed two weeks to recover and grow before shipping, ensuring you receive a healthy, vibrant frag.
Care & Feeding
The Emerald Wave Horrida thrives in high lighting and strong water flow, which will help highlight its stunning green polyps. While it is primarily photosynthetic, this acropora will benefit from occasional feedings of planktonic foods, like mysis shrimp or specialized coral foods, to promote growth and enhance its natural colors.
Maintaining stable water parameters, particularly calcium, magnesium, and trace elements, is vital to keep the coral's green polyps flourishing and to support healthy skeletal growth.
Optimal Parameters
- Alkalinity (dKH): 8-12
- Calcium (Ca): 400-450 ppm
- Magnesium (Mg): 1250-1350 ppm
- Nitrate (NO3): 1-10 ppm
- Phosphate (PO4): 0.01-0.05 ppm
Placement
Place the Emerald Wave Horrida Acropora in the upper to middle sections of your tank, where it can receive high lighting to showcase its vibrant green polyps. Strong water flow will encourage its polyps to fully extend, creating a dynamic display of color and movement.
Please note: This coral is a cut-to-order item, so once you place your order, we will cut and prepare the frag. Please allow 2 weeks for it to grow and mature before shipping.
Introduce the flowing beauty of the Emerald Wave Horrida Acropora to your reef, and enjoy a coral that adds both elegance and vibrancy to your underwater world.