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A practical reef tank guide to keeping Clove Polyps healthy, open, colorful, and controlled with the right lighting, flow, placement, nutrients, feeding, spacing, propagation, and long-term maintenance.
Learn how to grow healthy Clove Polyps in reef tanks while controlling spread, improving polyp extension, choosing placement, managing flow, lighting, nutrients, and soft coral growth.
Scott Shiles, April 28, 2026
Learn how chemical filtration works in reef aquariums, including activated carbon, GFO, phosphate removers, resins, when to use each media, common mistakes, and how to maintain cleaner water for healthier corals
Learn reef tank chemical filtration with tips on activated carbon, GFO, phosphate removers, resins, water clarity, nutrient control, toxins, and coral health.
Scott Shiles, April 28, 2026
Learn how to care for Scolymia coral in a home reef aquarium with practical guidance on lighting, flow, feeding, sandbed placement, water parameters, compatibility, and long-term coral health.
Learn Scolymia coral care for reef tanks, including lighting, flow, feeding, placement, water parameters, compatibility, stress signs, and long-term health
Scott Shiles, April 28, 2026
Learn how to care for Euphyllia corals in a home reef aquarium with practical guidance on torch, hammer, frogspawn, and grape coral lighting, flow, feeding, placement, water parameters, spacing, and long-term health.
Learn Euphyllia coral care for reef tanks, including torch, hammer, frogspawn, and grape coral lighting, flow, feeding, placement, water parameters, spacing, and stress signs.
Scott Shiles, April 28, 2026
Learn how to care for Heliofungia coral in a home reef aquarium with practical guidance on sandbed placement, feeding, lighting, water flow, water parameters, compatibility, stress signs, and long-term LPS coral health.
Learn Heliofungia coral care for reef tanks, including long tentacle plate coral placement, feeding, lighting, flow, water parameters, compatibility, and stress signs.
Scott Shiles, April 28, 2026
Learn how to care for Acanthastrea Lordhowensis in a home reef aquarium with practical guidance on lighting, flow, feeding, placement, water parameters, compatibility, growth, and long-term coral health.
Learn Acanthastrea Lordhowensis care requirements for reef tanks, including lighting, flow, feeding, placement, water parameters, compatibility, growth, and stress signs.
Scott Shiles, April 28, 2026
Learn how to care for Trachyphyllia and Wellsophyllia corals in a reef tank with practical guidance on sandbed placement, lighting, water flow, feeding, water parameters, compatibility, tissue health, and long-term LPS coral success.
Learn Trachyphyllia and Wellsophyllia coral care for reef tanks, including lighting, feeding, flow, sandbed placement, water parameters, compatibility, and stress signs.
Scott Shiles, April 28, 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
