🔹 Royal Eclipse Ricordea Yuma
Ricordea yuma (Ultra Purple XL – 2 Polyps)
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Temperament: Peaceful
Colour Form: Oversized polyps in deep ultra-purple with fluorescent undertones. Under actinic or blue spectrum lighting, the colony glows with a radiant violet hue, accented by subtle iridescent highlights.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–12, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Ricordeidae
Lighting: Moderate to high (enhances fluorescence and saturation of purple)
Supplements: Trace Elements, Amino Acids
Water Flow: Gentle — promotes full polyp expansion without tissue stress
Placement: Lower to mid reef zones
🧬 Overview
The Royal Eclipse Ricordea Yuma is an XL variety featuring two ultra-purple polyps with exceptional fluorescence. Its fleshy structure and oversized size make it stand out as a centerpiece mushroom coral. When exposed to actinic lighting, the violet glow creates a dramatic, almost cosmic display in the aquarium.
🍽️ Feeding & Care
This Ricordea is largely photosynthetic but benefits from 1–2 weekly feedings of fine meaty foods (mysis, enriched brine, or powdered coral foods). Regular feeding encourages faster growth, polyp budding, and enhanced colour vibrancy. Stable trace elements help maintain long-term health.
📈 Optimal Parameters
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Alkalinity (dKH): 8–12
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Calcium (Ca): 420–460 ppm
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Magnesium (Mg): 1250–1350 ppm
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Nitrate (NO₃): 2–10 ppm
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Phosphate (PO₄): 0.02–0.08 ppm
📍 Placement
Position in gentle flow areas on the lower or mid-level reef. Ensure space around the colony for full polyp expansion. Best viewed under blue/actinic lighting where the ultra-purple colour reaches peak intensity.
📸 WYSIWYG Note
This coral is sold as WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). The specimen photographed with two XL polyps is the exact coral you will receive.