All the information you could ever need about corals!
It is well known that corals get their color from the Zooxanthellae in their cells, however, an often overlooked but very important aspect of coral coloration are fluorescent proteins and non-fluorescent chromoproteins. There have been some great write-ups about these other aspects of color coloration by people like Dana Riddle, but I feel that in …
Introduction There are tons of great resources that talk about the benefits of higher pH on coral growth but many of them merely use anecdotal evidence from their own tanks, and while this is great there are tons of variables on our own reef tanks and it is very difficult to apply these results to …
I want to start this article off by saying that this is an extremely niche subject and many reefers who perform frequent or even semi-frequent water changes should not worry about their trace elements if most your corals are growing well because as has been my experience and that of many other reefers trying to …
Duncan corals are a super rewarding coral, with bright neon green polyps that move elegantly with the flow of your aquarium. They are a quick grower that is perfect for your first reef tank or your final dream tank! They are an LPS coral that has a hard stony base made of calcium carbonate, because …
Asutralophyllia Wilsoni are an incredible coral that come in an incredible range of rainbows and blues! While they may seem intimidating dueto their rarity, they are typically very temperamental. They prefer low light around 75 PAR, and low flow. They also like to be fed and should be fed two to three times per week …
Chalice corals have an extremely huge range of colors from plain green to every color on the rainbow! Chalice corals are a perfect coral for an intermediate reefer, they prefer medium to low light and medium to low flow. They are quicker growers and encompass a couple of different species including, Echinophyllia, Echinopora, Oxypora, …
Blastomussa corals an LPS coral that are very interesting looking and frequently resemble acans, there three main species in the aquarium trade, these include Wellsi, which is the most common, Merleti, which have small clustered polyps, and Vivida, these are the very large polyp blastos that are rarer. The Wellsi blastos include the classic red …
Acans are a diverse and beautiful group of LPS coral that is no longer a single genus, but a group of corals from 3 different Genus’. Acans include Micromussa lordhowensis (Acan Lord), Micromussa amakusensis (Micromussa Acan), Acanthastrea echinata (Acan Echinata), and Homophyllia bowerbanki (Acan Bowerbanki). The lord and amakusensis or micromussa acans are the most …
When it comes to anemones, there are plenty of different varieties from which to choose. From Bubble-Tips to Rock flowers, they come in many types and can have very different care requirements. There are anemones for all coral reef aquarium owners. Some could be considered the best corals for beginners, while others are labeled ‘experts-only’. …
Acropora Corals can seem intimidating, they are the star of some of the most amazing single-species tanks, and the centerpiece of many mixed tanks. Their flowing polyps and stunning rainbow colors make them very desirable. Acropora corals prefer high flow and high light, they do better with lower nutrients, ideally nitrates below 2 ppm and …
