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Beautiful Acropora Frags for Sale Online for Your Reef Tank

Acropora is a genus of SPS corals that has at least 150 and very likely more species. Around 20 of these species are commonly found as Acropora frags on the Internet and in brick and mortar retailers but more and more species are becoming available to hobbyists and professionals alike on an ongoing basis. Some of the more commonly available Acropora species include:

  • Acropora millepora
  • Acropora valida
  • Acropora microclados
  • Acropora spathulata
  • Acropora granulosa
  • Acropora tenuis
  • Acropora humilius
  • Acropora cervicornis
  • Acropora palmata
  • Acropora pharaonis
  • Acropora muricata
  • Acropora nasuta
  • Acropora pulchra
  • Acropora digitifera
  • Acropora austera
  • Acropora echinita
  • Acropora hyacinthus
  • Acropora prolifera
  • Acropora espera
  • Acropora acuminata
  • Acropora loripes
  • Acropora gemmifera
  • Acropora aculeus
  • Acropora micropthalma
  • To name only a few…

These Acro frag species are found in tropical oceans around the world and while each has slightly different needs from a husbandry standpoint, they all tend to prefer high lighting, high flows and perfect to near-perfect water quality parameters that remain stable over time.

Acropora Frag Coral Care Guide

Experience Level

As you’ve probably noted here and in other sources, Acro frags run the gamut from intermediate to expert and all shades in-between. If you’re just getting started with SPS corals, we recommend that you start off with easier SPS coral frags and Acro frags found on our site. As you grow in skills, knowledge and experience with SPS corals and learning the best ways to consistently maintain optimal water quality in your system(s,) only then do we recommend that you move on to some of the more challenging Acro frags for sale online in our collection.

Optimal Acro Frag Water Quality Parameters

  • Temperature: 78-82F, 26-28C
  • pH: 8.1-8.3
  • dKH: 7-11 (125-200ppm CaCO3 equivalent)
  • Calcium: 375-450ppm
  • Magnesium: 1275-1350ppm
  • Salinity: 35ppt
  • Ammonia (NH3): less than 0.1ppm
  • Nitrite (NO2): less than 0.2ppm
  • Nitrate (NO3): less than 0.2ppm
  • Phosphates (PO4): less than 0.03ppm

Lighting Preferences:

Generally speaking, Acro frags from any species will require high lighting levels to keep their symbiotic zooxanthellae algae happy, healthy and providing glucose and other essential nutrients to the host coral.

Water Flow Preferences:

Acropora corals do best in areas with the strongest shifting, laminar flows after acclimation. Today’s programmable powerheads and controllers make this much easier to achieve. Just make sure to increase the flow strength incrementally and monitor the frag and polyp extension closely over time.

Placement Considerations:

Most Acro species are not aggressive and will tolerate other species nearby without damaging each other. That said, please bear in mind that we’re talking about many different species, so consult the specific Acro frag information and Acropora care guide on our site for each Acropora species that interests you.

Feeding Considerations:

If your Acropora frag(s) has acclimated well to your system and is pleased with your care by providing good polyp posture and extension, then it’s probably safe to begin feeding once or twice a week with small, planktonic coral foods, like rotifers, Artemia nauplii, and other SPS coral foods. Just remember that you’re introducing nutrients with each feed that will affect your water quality, so test regularly and make minor, proactive water changes as necessary without affecting the water quality params that you’ve worked so hard to maintain!

Healthy, Clean and Stunningly Pretty Online Acro Frags from CoralFrags.com

No matter the species, coloration, growth style or difficulty of care required, we do not sell our coral frags online until they are fully healed, inspected multiple times for reef pests and ready for acclimation to your quarantine system or reef display. We do all our fragging in-house, which means that we carefully monitor freshly cut frags in a dedicated system and may be able to cut frags of different sizes, depending on your needs and budget. The Acropora frags in our collection change over time as one batch of frags sell out and another gets ready to be listed on our site. If you’re looking for a specific species, color morph or size, contact us through our form and we’ll get back to you as quickly as possible. Thanks for looking!

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