Learn the most important coral care strategies for maintaining a vibrant reef tank, including water quality, lighting, placement, feeding, pest prevention, and long-term stability.
Learn the most important coral care strategies for maintaining a vibrant reef tank, including water quality, lighting, placement, feeding, pest prevention, and long-term stability.
Scott Shiles, February 28, 2024
Learn how pH and alkalinity work together in reef tanks, why stability matters more than chasing numbers, and how to keep water parameters steady for healthier coral growth.
Learn how pH and alkalinity work together in reef tanks, why stability matters more than chasing numbers, and how to keep water parameters steady for healthier coral growth.
Scott Shiles, January 12, 2024
Learn how mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration work in a reef tank, why each matters, and how to combine them for better water quality and healthier corals.
Learn the three main types of reef tank filtration—mechanical, chemical, and biological—and how they work together to improve water quality and coral health.
Scott Shiles, March 15, 2023
A detailed, reefkeeper-focused guide to coral feeding that explains what different corals eat, when feeding helps, what foods make sense, and how to feed your reef without hurting water quality.
Learn what different corals eat in a reef tank, including soft corals, LPS, SPS, zoanthids, and clams. This practical feeding guide covers food types, target feeding, broadcast feeding, and mistakes to avoid.
Scott Shiles, March 13, 2023
Learn how to acclimate new corals to a reef tank safely with the right approach to temperature, salinity, lighting, dipping, quarantine, and placement.
Learn how to acclimate corals to a reef tank with tips on floating, drip acclimation, light adjustment, coral dips, quarantine, and stress prevention.
Scott Shiles, March 02, 2023
