Discover Beginner-Friendly Corals for a Thriving and Low-Maintenance Reef Tank
Beginner reefkeepers often face challenges with coral care. This blog highlights the top 10 beginner-friendly corals that are hardy, vibrant, and low-maintenance, making them perfect for starting your reef tank journey in 2025.
Scott Shiles, August 16, 2026
LPS vs SPS vs Soft Corals: How to Choose the Best Coral Type for Your Reef Tank
Compare LPS, SPS, and soft corals to find the best coral type for your reef tank based on care level, lighting, flow, nutrients, growth style, and reefkeeping experience.
Scott Shiles, June 24, 2026
Learn how to choose the best live corals for your reef tank, including soft corals, LPS corals, SPS corals, mushroom corals, zoanthids, beginner-friendly options, showpiece pieces, and why ExtremeCorals.com offers one of the strongest online coral select
Discover the best live corals for reef tanks, including soft corals, LPS, SPS, mushrooms, and zoanthids, plus tips for choosing healthy corals from ExtremeCorals.com.
Scott Shiles, April 29, 2026
Learn how to feed corals the right way in a reef aquarium, including how light supports coral nutrition, when to target feed, what foods to use for LPS, SPS, soft corals and zoanthids, and how to avoid overfeeding.
Learn how to properly feed your corals with reef tank feeding tips for LPS, SPS, soft corals and zoanthids, including light, target feeding, broadcast feeding and water quality.
Scott Shiles, April 28, 2026
Learn what drives Montipora coral coloration in reef aquariums, from lighting and water quality to pigmentation, growth form, health, and long-term husbandry.
Discover why Montipora corals display so many colors and learn how lighting, water quality, pigments, and coral health affect their appearance in reef tanks.
Scott Shiles, April 24, 2026
Discover some of the top must-have corals for reef tanks, from Acropora and Euphyllia to zoanthids, chalices, mushrooms, and other favorites that reefkeepers value most.
Explore top must-have corals for reef tanks, including Acropora, Montipora, zoanthids, Euphyllia, chalices, mushrooms, and other standout reef aquarium favorites.
Scott Shiles, April 22, 2026
Explore how reef keeping evolved from simple fish-only saltwater systems into modern coral aquariums, and learn which coral groups became the foundation of today’s reef tanks.
Learn how reef keeping evolved over the decades, from early fish-only systems to modern coral aquariums, and discover the coral types that shaped the hobby.
Scott Shiles, April 22, 2026
Discover why Acropora coral is one of the most prized SPS corals in reef aquariums, including its growth forms, colors, benefits, care needs, and what makes it stand out.
Learn why Acropora coral is a standout SPS coral for reef tanks, with insights on its colors, growth, tank benefits, care requirements, and advanced reef appeal.
Scott Shiles, April 21, 2026
