Extreme Corals News and Updates

Learn saltwater aquarium maintenance for reef tanks, including daily, weekly and monthly care, water changes, testing, salinity, alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate, lighting, flow and coral health.

Learn reef tank water testing for healthy live corals, including salinity, pH, alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, phosphate, ammonia, nitrite and coral-safe stability tips.

Learn the best beginner corals for reef tanks, including soft corals, mushrooms, Zoanthids, beginner LPS, tank size, lighting, flow, equipment, water parameters and care tips.

Compare Rhodactis mushrooms and Discosoma mushrooms, including bounce mushrooms, Jawbreaker-style mushrooms, lighting, flow, placement, feeding, growth and collector types.

Learn how we set up a coral quarantine tank before adding new corals to a reef aquarium. This guide covers equipment, lighting, flow, dipping, observation, pests, and safer coral introduction.

Learn the best reef tank lighting for corals, including LED reef lights, PAR, blue spectrum, lighting schedules, soft coral, LPS, SPS placement and light acclimation.

Scott Shiles of Extreme Corals shares how scuba diving and reef tank keeping are connected through coral care, ocean appreciation, reef observation and a lifelong love of marine life.

Learn why Jawbreaker mushroom corals are so popular, how to care for them, and what lighting, flow, growth, and water conditions help them thrive in reef tanks.