{"product_id":"acropora-frag","title":"Acropora Frag","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a frag — a small, cut fragment taken from a larger \u003cem\u003eAcropora\u003c\/em\u003e parent colony, already beginning to encrust and extend its own branching structure. Buying a frag gives you a significant head start on a coral that would otherwise take months to reach the same tissue mass from a freshly settled recruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat said, it's worth saying plainly: Acropora is demanding SPS territory. These are small polyp stony corals that want strong stable lighting at the high end of the PAR range, vigorous multi-directional flow, and calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium maintained in a tight, consistent band. The margins are narrower than LPS — a parameter swing that a torch or hammer coral would shrug off can initiate tissue recession in an Acropora that looked perfect the day before. SPS corals telegraph stress through tissue recession starting at the base; by the time it's obvious from the top, significant damage has already occurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet the parameters right and growth can be fast enough to notice week over week. Acropora is the coral that rewards a mature, proven system more than almost anything else in the hobby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acropora sp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Indo-Pacific — high-energy outer reef crests and upper reef slopes with strong surge and intense light\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temp 76–82°F · Salinity 1.025–1.026 · pH 8.2–8.4 · Alkalinity 8–9.5 dKH · Calcium 400–450 ppm · Magnesium 1250–1350 ppm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLighting:\u003c\/strong\u003e High — 200–400+ µmol PAR; upper third of tank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFlow:\u003c\/strong\u003e High, turbulent, multi-directional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTank requirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50+ gal; mature system with stable proven parameters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Photosynthetic; stable trace element levels matter more than target feeding\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHusbandry note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acclimate new Acropora frags slowly to your tank's lighting by placing them lower initially and moving them up over 2–3 weeks. Light shock from an abrupt jump to high PAR causes more bleaching losses than almost any other single factor with this genus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Frag (1-2\")","offer_id":50337671217389,"sku":"CORAL-ACROPO-FRAG-FRG","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small Colony (3-4\")","offer_id":50337671250157,"sku":"CORAL-ACROPO-FRAG-SM","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/original_5820e511-43f6-4772-b59a-6c76cce4a51d.jpg?v=1787397827","url":"https:\/\/www.yocamronsaquatics.com\/products\/acropora-frag","provider":"YoCamron's Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}