Torch Coral: Euphyllia glabrescens There are some species of coral that have become almost synonymous with a home reef tank. One such coral is the ever popular Torch Coral. Torch...
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Scolymia “Scoly” Scolys are stunning, there simply is no other way to put it. This single polyp LPS coral comes in an absolutely dizzying array of colours and makes a...
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Hammer Coral: Euphyllia ancora Along with their Euphyllia cousins the Torch Coral and Frogspawn, Hammer Corals are often among the first hard corals that reefers will add to their tanks. They...
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Frogspawn: Euphyllia divisa The third, and arguably least well known, of the Euphyllia trinity is the Frogspawn. This coral gets its name from their polyps, which resemble frogs' eggs. Of...
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Once the tank has been fully cycled it is time to start to add fish, corals and invertebrates. Like everything in the reefing hobby, the key is to take things...
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Once the tank has been filled with water and the return pump and heater set up it is time to establish the tank’s biofilter, more commonly known as cycling the tank. While products such as Dr Tim's Nitrifying Bacteria can safely cycle a tank in a matter of days, we will discuss how to cycle a tank without using additives. Cycling a tank involves the nitrogen cycle and the creation and consumption of three compounds, ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. At the end of the cycling process the tank will...
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After choosing a tank and getting all the required equipment (and maybe some that isn’t entirely necessary) it is time to plan the aquascape. Like everything in the reefing hobby the key is to take your time and not rush anything. Before deciding on the rockwork you need to decide whether the tank will have a sandbed or be bare bottom. While a bare bottom tank might make sense for an acropora dominated tank with very high flow, for the overwhelming majority of tanks a sandbed is recommended. A sandbed...
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So after careful consideration you have chosen your first reef tank. Now the question becomes “what equipment do I need to get the tank up and running”? If you have purchased an All in One aquarium some of the necessary equipment may be included, but in this guide we will discuss what equipment is absolutely necessary, what is nice to have and what might be useful in the future but is not needed initially. First the required equipment. Every reef tank requires three essential pieces of equipment, an appropriately...
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Maybe you were inspired by a tank at a friend's house, or maybe it was hours spent on YouTube or Instagram admiring beautiful tanks. Regardless of why you have chosen to get into this amazing hobby you have made a great decision! The first thing that every new reefer needs to decide is “what type of tank should I get”? As the hobby has exploded in popularity in the past decade there are countless types of tanks for new hobbyists to choose from. In order to simplify things we will...
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