Brown Diatom Algae Control
March 30, 2010 – 5:48 am | No Comment

What are Brown distom algae? Why do they grow in our aquarium and how to get rid of them. In this post you will find valuable information about this algae and how to control them.

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Candy Cane Coral – Caulastrea
March 23, 2009 – 5:44 pm | 2 Comments
Candy Cane Coral – Caulastrea

Family: Faviidae
Genus: Caulastrea
Common species: C. curvata, C. echinulata, C. furcata
Common names: Candy Cane Coral, Torch Coral
Hardiness: easy to medium
Aggressiveness: Peaceful

Frogspawn and Hammer corals – Euphyllia sp
March 23, 2009 – 5:37 pm | 3 Comments
Frogspawn and Hammer corals – Euphyllia sp

Family: Caryophyllidae
Genus: Euphyllia sp
Common species and names:
E. anchora (non-branching): Hammer coral, anchor coral
E. cristata (branching): Grape coral
E. divisa (non-branching): Frogspawn coral, Octopus coral
E. glabrescens (branching): Torch coral, Branching hammer, Branching anchor coral, pom-pom coral

Open brain corals – Trachyphilia
March 23, 2009 – 5:30 pm | No Comment
Open brain corals – Trachyphilia

Family: Trachyphyiliidae
Genus: Trachyphilia
Common species and names: T. geoffroyi: Open brain coral, folded brain coral, crater coral. T. radiata: Pacific rose coral, open brain coral
Hardiness: Easy. Amongst the easiest to care for. This is an ideal …

Bubble coral – Plerogyra sp.
March 23, 2009 – 5:24 pm | No Comment
Bubble coral – Plerogyra sp.

Family: Caryophyllidae
Genus: Plerogyra sp.
Common species and names: P. sinuosa: Bubble coral, octobubble coral, bladder coral, grape coral, pearl coral
Hardiness: Easy
Aggressiveness: Aggressive. Make sure it can’t touch its neighbors with its sweeper tentacles.

Disck or Plate coral – Fungia sp
March 23, 2009 – 5:17 pm | No Comment
Disck or Plate coral – Fungia sp

Family: Fungiidae
Genus: Fungia sp
Common Species: F. concinna, F. danai, F. echinata, F. fungites, F. horridae, F. repanda, F. scutaria, and others
Common Names: Disk coral, Plate coral, Tongue coral, Mushroom coral, Fungus coral, Chinaman hat coral.
Hardiness: …