💜💛🪸 Acropora sp. “Purple Yellow Tip” – Frag
Frag / Select Specimen – Violet Base with Golden Tips
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful (requires spacing from neighbouring SPS)
Colour Form: This Acropora features a rich purple to violet base contrasted by bright yellow to golden growth tips. Under actinic lighting, the yellow tips glow intensely while the purple base deepens into a saturated violet, creating a striking high-contrast look. Under balanced white lighting, the coral reveals royal purple branches with clean lemon-yellow tips, highlighting active growth zones and structural definition.
Water Conditions: 24–26 °C, dKH 7.5–8.5, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High (PAR 250–400)
Water Flow: High, turbulent flow
Placement: Upper reef
Type: Frag / Select Specimen
🧬 Overview
The “Purple Yellow Tip” Acropora is a bold and highly contrasting SPS coral that combines deep, saturated tones with bright, energetic highlights. The vivid yellow tips act as visual markers of growth, giving the coral a dynamic, almost glowing appearance.
Under blue spectrum lighting, the fluorescence becomes even more pronounced, with the tips radiating intensity while the base maintains a deep, velvety purple. This combination creates a powerful focal point within SPS-dominated reef systems.
As the coral grows, the branching structure becomes more defined, enhancing both contrast and visual impact.
🧾 Selection Note
You will receive a frag similar to the photo, selected for colour contrast, tip definition and overall health.
Selected for:
• Deep purple/violet base coloration
• Bright yellow/golden growth tips
• Strong high-contrast visual profile
• Clean branching SPS structure
• Excellent colour development potential
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Acropora rely primarily on photosynthesis but benefit from stable nutrients.
Recommended support:
• Stable nitrate and phosphate levels
• Amino acids and trace element supplementation
• Occasional broadcast feeding of fine plankton
📈 Optimal Parameters
Parameter | Ideal Range
Alkalinity (dKH) | 7.5–8.5
Calcium (Ca) | 420–450 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) | 1300–1400 ppm
Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm
Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Place in the upper reef with strong lighting and high, turbulent flow. Maintain stability to preserve colour contrast and tip intensity.
💜💛 Acropora “Purple Yellow Tip” – Frag
Royal purple crowned with golden fire — a high-contrast SPS that delivers bold colour and striking reef presence.