TCK Wildcard Acropora

TCK Wildcard Acropora

TCK Wildcard is a fully aquacultured TCK Corals tenuis grown and conditioned in-house by Reef Culture Co. Public documentation confirms the TCK name and aquacultured lineage, but not a detailed first-release story—so we will leave the mystery where it belongs and skip the invented coral folklore.

Our mother colony shows a rich cherry-red to crimson base, bright green growth accents and dense polyp extension. Use the Reef Culture Co. photographs as the best guide to its appearance in our system; color and contrast will vary with spectrum, nutrients, flow and maturity.

Important: Extremely Sensitive Acropora

Of all the Acropora we grow, TCK Wildcard has consistently been the most sensitive to fragging, shipping and rapid changes. This listing is intended for experienced Acropora keepers with a mature, stable reef.

TCK Wildcard is covered only by Reef Culture Co.’s strict arrive-alive guarantee. There is no post-arrival survival guarantee. Inspect and document the coral in its sealed bag before opening or dipping. Once it is dipped, treated, altered or exposed to customer-supplied water, DOA coverage ends. Review the current Shipping & DOA Policy before purchasing.

What to expect

This coral is cut to order at approximately ¾ inch, healed for 2–3 weeks and shipped only when we are satisfied that the frag is stable. The product photographs show the mother colony, so the exact branch shape and color balance of each frag will vary as it grows.

Arrival guidance

Inspect and document the coral before opening the bag, then quarantine it carefully. With this particular Acropora, avoid stacking shipping stress with an aggressive dip immediately on arrival. If your biosecurity process requires dipping, use a conservative Acropora-safe protocol you already trust and monitor the coral closely. Extra patience here is husbandry, not hesitation.

Care

• Care level: Advanced
• Lighting: Medium-high to high; acclimate gradually
• Flow: Strong, random and turbulent
• Placement: Middle to upper reef after acclimation
• Stability: Consistent alkalinity with measurable nutrients

SPS & Acropora Coral Care Guide

This is not the Acropora to use for testing whether your parameters are “probably fine.”