Corals for reef and saltwater aquariums.
Corals eat more than light. Learn which foods match which corals, how to target and broadcast feed, and a realistic weekly schedule that boosts growth without wrecking your nutrients.
Torch coral care without the hype: stable alkalinity, gentle flow and light, feeding, brown jelly response, spacing rules, and why cheap torches come first.
What PAR really measures, target ranges for softies, LPS and SPS, plus a tiered cheap-meter plan — borrow, phone app, or budget meter — to map your tank.
Montipora is the perfect first SPS: real light and dosing lessons with forgiving margins. PAR targets, flow, color troubleshooting, pests, and fragging.
LED vs. T5 for reef tanks in 2026: growth, coverage, features, cost, and heat compared head to head — plus the hybrid answer and which fits your tank.
Step-by-step zoanthid fragging with the palytoxin safety protocol: gloves, goggles, underwater cuts, mat peeling, gluing, dipping, and grow-out timelines.
The full coral dipping protocol: inspection, dip and double rinse, plug removal, quarantine, and reading the fallout — because every pest walked in on a frag.
How to keep hammer corals inflated and multiplying: flow and PAR targets, alkalinity stability, feeding, sweeper-tentacle spacing, and fragging basics.
Green star polyps grow anywhere — that is the problem. Care basics plus the containment playbook: island rocks, back-wall lawns, trimming, and easy fragging.
Ten forgiving corals that survive beginner mistakes — GSP, zoas, mushrooms, Duncans and more — with placement, lighting, and flow guidance for every pick.
Nine coral placement mistakes that trigger silent reef warfare — no buffer zones, ignoring growth, light and flow mismatches — and how to place corals right.
Tank corals usually bleach from light shock, alkalinity events, or starvation — not heat. Tell bleaching from tissue loss, plus a full recovery playbook.
Coral fragging kits and propagation tools compared — starter kits, premium tool sets, frag racks, and dip kits — with the hygiene rules that keep frags alive.
Complete zoanthid care guide: light and nutrient targets, feeding, pests, the morph market, and the palytoxin safety protocol every zoa keeper must follow.
A systematic 8-step diagnostic for closed corals: recent changes, water tests, nighttime pest checks, flow, light shock, coral warfare, and fish behavior.
Every aiptasia removal method ranked: berghia nudibranchs, peppermint shrimp, injection, lasers, and what never works — plus why cutting them backfires.
