TIA Neon Mosaic: A Grafted Tenuis of Neon Gold and Sapphire Blue
The TIA Neon Mosaic Grafted Tenuis mother colony — the coral your frag is cut from — under Actinic Radion Mobius lighting. Colors shift under different lighting; each piece is cut to order.
What is TIA Neon Mosaic?
TIA Neon Mosaic is a grafted Acropora tenuis that earned its color in TIA's system. After nearly two years in the display reef it began throwing a striking grafted pattern — bright neon gold and deep sapphire blue weaving across the branches into a natural mosaic. Every branch can carry a slightly different pattern, so no two colonies are ever quite the same.
The story: a mosaic that grew in over two years
Neon Mosaic wasn't fragged for instant color — it developed its pattern over nearly two years growing in TIA's display reef. That is what makes grafted SPS so collectible: the grafted tissue expresses differently branch to branch, and under strong light with stable parameters the contrast between the gold tissue and the blue base only gets more vivid.
What "grafted tenuis" means
Acropora tenuis is a classic tenuis-form SPS — upward branching with prominent axial (tip) corallites. "Grafted" means more than one color genotype shares that skeleton. In Neon Mosaic the gold and sapphire zones interlace rather than sit in blocks, giving the mosaic effect — and because grafted patterns vary across the colony, each frag is its own piece.
Care requirements
TIA Neon Mosaic is an advanced SPS — for reef keepers with stable, established SPS systems.
| Parameter | Target |
|---|---|
| Lighting (PAR) | 250–400 PAR; strong blue-spectrum light (Radion, Hydra, or similar) brings out the grafted contrast |
| Flow | Moderate-to-strong; random/turbulent circulation preferred |
| Placement | Upper half of a mature reef where stable parameters and strong light support SPS growth |
| Growth form | Classic tenuis — upward branching with prominent axial corallites |
| Temperature | 76–79 °F |
| Salinity | 1.025–1.026 |
| Alkalinity | 8–9 dKH |
| Calcium | 400–450 ppm |
| Magnesium | 1300–1400 ppm |
Reef safe.
Buying a Neon Mosaic frag
Every piece is cut to order from the mother colony. After we cut your frag, we send you a video of it, and we recommend allowing about 14 days of heal time before expecting full recovery. Every order is covered by TIA's 3-day live-arrival guarantee, and TIA has grown and named collector corals since 2008.
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Frequently asked questions
What is a grafted tenuis? A grafted Acropora tenuis is a tenuis-form SPS carrying more than one color genotype on a single skeleton. In TIA Neon Mosaic, neon gold and sapphire blue interlace across the branches into a mosaic, and the pattern varies branch to branch — so no two frags look identical.
How much light does TIA Neon Mosaic need? Moderate-to-high light, roughly 250–400 PAR. Strong blue-spectrum reef lighting (Radion, Hydra, or similar) deepens the contrast between the gold tissue and the sapphire base.
Is TIA Neon Mosaic beginner-friendly? No — it is an advanced SPS for reef keepers with stable, established systems. Target 76–79 °F, salinity 1.025–1.026, alkalinity 8–9 dKH, calcium 400–450 ppm, magnesium 1300–1400 ppm.
What flow and placement does it want? Moderate-to-strong random/turbulent flow, placed in the upper half of a mature reef where lighting is strong and parameters stay stable.