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Queen City Corals
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Coral Coloration: Proteins and Chromoproteins by @Queen City 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...
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One of the best parts about the reefing hobby is collecting your favorite corals and watching them grow from small frags into colonies. Each reefer has the potential to grow corals and share their frags with others. That's the essence of the reefing hobby. Here at POTO, we are grateful to be...
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Acclimating Corals In my experience, corals need to be acclimated, just as fish or inverts would need to be when adding them to your aquarium.The below process is what I would typically follow when acclimating corals to my tank.Although I do not quarantine my corals, I will give them a...
Dana Riddle
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This short article lists light intensities measured in successful reef aquaria in the late 1990's.
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New article on our website: https://chaosaquaculture.com/sps-an...UCEqBER4a2HtXLdAam69_R8nnkhkdMMcz3ebLlHSZgE5w SPS and LPS Coral: Your Guide to Care and Feeding Sworls of Montipora aequituberculata, a core coral, attract fish at Jarvis Island National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific, about...
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Check out the article on our website: https://chaosaquaculture.com/whats-makes-a-bounce-mushroom-coral-so-special/ What’s Makes a Bounce Mushroom Coral so Special? They’ve bounced their way into the hearts of reef aquarium hobbyists and coral lovers all over the world. And who can blame the...
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Background Classification All of the hard corals fall under the order, Scleractinia, which falls under the subclass Hexacorallia. Hexacorallia is under the class, Anthozoa, within the phylum, Cnidaria. So, when we talk about SPS coral, some people say, "small polyp stony" coral, while others...
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The article below is a brief introduction to soft corals for beginner aquarists. This is, by no means, an exhaustive treatment of soft coral husbandry. Example of soft coral: mushroom coral. Photo is from the Reef2Reef archives, courtesy of @John3 ©2019, All Rights Reserved. Soft corals...
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The author of this article, David Smith, has a small zoanthid business in Youngstown, Ohio. He is an expert on the care of zoanthids and did a special piece for us on how to frag zoanthids effectively. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tips on Fragging Zoanthids Here, I will highlight how I go...
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I have often been asked many of these questions, and thought it would be useful to post here. I'm basing my observations and tips here on what I have seen work and not work over the years, what seems to work better in my opinion, and offers the greatest chance of success. There is not a "one...
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Mariculture vs Aquaculture Frags: How to Have Success with Maris! While I always think its better to buy aquaculture frags from established tanks as the colors are already mature and you know what you're going to get, getting some mariculture colonies is a nice way to jump start your tank and...
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It’s a pretty easy thing to do. Pick up some good looking maricultures, these days the line between consumer, retailer and wholesale's a little fuzzy anyway, so just about anyone can get their hands on a box of Indo's, or maybe a few wild Aussies. Cut them up into nice extra chunky frags...
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Methodology: The method I use for fragging the majority of hard corals is primarily the same with the cutting tooling being an Inland band saw. Cooling liquid used is fresh mixed saltwater with enough iodine to color it a light amber. This helps to disinfect cuts as they’re made which has...
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Coral/Invert Quarantine Time Frames Preface: The purpose of this article is to outline time periods required to properly quarantine (QT) marine corals & invertebrates. While unable to host ectoparasites the way fish do, corals/inverts are still able to “carry” fish diseases in one of two ways...
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I went to a Show in Houston Last year and everyone was amazing! I want to help out by donating this great frag pack and all donations will go to the Chargers in Action for Texas Fund. The Chargers Team from Florida took action and filled 6 uhauls, 5 pickups/trailers trucks filled with supplies...
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Introduction Zoanthids have been a popular choice in the aquarium industry due to their bright colors, and ease of care for many years. Recent stories in both online forums and major news feeds have brought these brightly colored corals back into the spotlight with a negative tint. But what...
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Zoas & Palys: A Kaleidoscope of Color Zoanthids and Palythoas are some of the most popular corals in the hobby. There is good reason for this. The rainbow of colors available and the myriad of patterns on all the different zoas and palys out there make them incredibly desirable. Their ability...
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Written by Ernest Shipp, a marine hobbyist Edited by Neale Monks photo by R2R member @swannyson7 There is a difference of opinion whether or not coral have, shall we say, ‘behavior.’ This idea has not sat well with me ever since I had listened to a podcast recording of a lecture about the...
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Beginner Corals: Pulsing Xenia Beginners in this hobby are often looking for a great coral to start with. They want something easy to care for, that will grow quickly and be beautiful. You can’t ask for a coral that hits all those notes better than the pulsing xenia. You may wonder why some...
jeremy.gosnell
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All images used in this article were obtained legally, using istock photo. Often the first few weeks after a new coral is introduced to the aquarium are the most crucial. It’s during this time that a coral must adjust to new lighting parameters, water chemistry and the host of variables that...
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