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Reef Corals Photo Gallery

From Acroporas to Zoanthids, browse to identify or just discover and enjoy the beauty of reef aquarium corals through this gallery of coral photos grouped by Soft Subclass Octocorallia and Stony or SPS/LPS (Small/Larged Polyed Stony) Subclass Hexacorallia categories.
Catherine Harlow Tank, Fish and Coral Photo Tour
A photo tour of Catherine Harlow's fantastic 145g Half Circle Reef Tank which contains a Bluespot Stingray and some very stunning corals.
Andy's Prize Winning Corals
The prize winning photo of the About Saltwater Aquariums October 2000 Photo Contest, a picture of Andy Bajc's Green Star Polyps, Green Open Brain, Finger Leather, and Pulsing Xenia species corals.
Doug's Mixed Corals
A nice photo of Doug's mixed collection of soft and stony corals.
Martin's Stony Species Coral Photo
A photo of a stony coral species in Martin Hehman's McBride Elementary School classroom reef tank.
Ricky's Soft Corals - Photo 1
A great snapshot of Ricky Chandra's collection of mixed soft polyped corals in his 50 gallon reef tank.
Ricky's Soft Corals - Photo 2
Another great photo from Ricky Chandra showing off his beautiful array of soft polyped corals in his 50 gallon reef tank.
Roberto's Bubble & Moon Corals
A very nice photo of Roberto Marion's Bubble (Plerogyra sinuosa) and Moon (Favia species) stony polyped corals.
Russell's Assorted Corals
This beautiful photo from Russell Quinn of his assorted Button Polyps, Pulsing Xenia, Trumpet, Hammer, Bubble, Leather, and one large unidentified species nicely shows off the wide range of soft and stony corals one can keep in a reef aquarium.
15 Easy Corals For Your New Reef Tank
Many novice (and experienced) saltwater aquarists are a bit leery about starting a Reef Tank, in fear that all of their corals will just die. Some corals are hard to keep while some species are fairly forgiving, making them good "starter corals". Here are some "beginner" corals which are considered easy to keep in a tank.
Reef Safe Fish For Your Saltwater Reef Aquarium
Not all fish are "reef safe". Many of them will tear up corals, consume fish and otherwise destroy other tank inhabitants. The fish species listed here are some (not all by any means) generally considered by experienced reef tank keepers to be safe for reef tanks.
Reef Safe Invertebrates
Not all invertebrates are "reef safe". Many of them will tear up corals, consume fish and otherwise destroy other tank inhabitants. The invertebrates listed here are some (not all by any means) generally considered by experienced reef tank keepers to be safe for reef tanks.

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