🔥🌅 Flaming Sunrise Speciosa Acropora
Acropora speciosa – Red, Orange & Yellow Radiant Collector Morph
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Advanced
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: A jaw-dropping fusion of fiery red, molten orange, and golden-yellow tones, blended across broad plating ridges that glow like a living sunrise. Under actinic lighting, the coral radiates deep crimson bases with amber highlights and glowing yellow edges — an unmistakable high-energy showpiece for any SPS reef.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Acroporidae
Lighting: High – enhances the full spectrum of warm pigmentation
Water Flow: Moderate to strong, multidirectional
Placement: Mid to upper reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Flaming Sunrise Speciosa Acropora is a collector’s dream morph, combining the structural grace of A. speciosa with the explosive warmth of red and gold pigmentation. Its wide, ruffled plating growth pattern captures and reflects light like molten glass, shifting hue and tone with every viewing angle.
A rare morph even among Speciosa, this coral embodies vibrancy and motion — a living sunrise that anchors the visual heart of any SPS-dominated system.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Entirely photosynthetic, though coloration and tissue density improve with trace element dosing (iron, potassium, iodine) and occasional coral food supplementation (Reef Roids or Coral Vitaliser).
Maintain ultra-stable water chemistry and moderate nutrient levels to preserve red and orange pigments, which are highly sensitive to instability.
📈 Optimal Parameters
| Parameter | Ideal Range |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity (dKH) | 8–11 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 420–460 ppm |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1350 ppm |
| Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm |
| Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.01–0.05 ppm |
📍 Placement
Position in mid-to-upper reef zones with strong, diffuse flow and high-intensity lighting to reveal the full spectrum of fiery colours. Provide open space around the coral to prevent shading as it expands horizontally in its signature plate formation.
🔥🌅 Flaming Sunrise Speciosa Acropora
A living flame beneath the waves — radiant reds, molten golds, and glowing light captured in coral form. A true masterpiece for elite SPS collectors.