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      • Rhizotrochus
      • Tubastrea
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    • Disc Corals
      • Diaseris
      • Fungia
      • Heliofungia
      • Herpolitha
    • Fluorescence
    • LPS Corals
      • Acanthastrea
      • Acanthophyllia
      • Alveopora
      • Australogyra
      • Australomussa
      • Australophyllia
      • Blastomussa
      • Bubble Coral
      • Caulastrea
      • Chalice Corals
      • Cynarina
      • Duncanopsammia
      • Elegance coral
      • Euphyllia
      • Favia
      • Favites
      • Galaxea
      • Goniopora
      • Homophyllia
      • Indophyllia
      • Lobophyllia
      • Micromussa
      • Scolymia
      • Symphyllia
      • Trachyphyllia
      • Turbinaria
    • SPS Corals
      • Acropora
      • Astreopora
      • Cyphastrea
      • Gardinoseris
      • Leptoseris
      • Lithophyllon
      • Millepora/Fire Coral
      • Montipora
      • Palauastrea
      • Pavona
      • Pocillopora
      • Porites
      • Psammocora
      • Seriatopora
      • Stylocoeniella
      • Stylophora
    • Soft Corals
      • Dendronepthya
      • Leather Corals
      • Nephthea
      • Sinularia
      • Stereonephthya
      • Xenia
    • Mushroom Anemones
      • Amplexidiscus
      • bounce shroom
      • Discosoma
      • Flower anemones
      • Mini Maxi
      • Rhodactis
  • Fish
    • Angelfish
      • Aberrant angelfish
      • Apolemichthys
      • Centropyge
      • Chaetodontoplus
      • Holacanthus
      • Hybrid Angelfish
      • Paracentropyge
      • Pomacanthus
      • Pygoplites
    • Anthias
      • Odonthanthias
      • pseudanthias
      • Plectranthias
    • Banggai Cardinalfish
    • Basslets
    • Batfish
    • blenny
    • Butterflyfish
    • Captive bred
    • Clownfish
    • Damselfish
      • Chromis
    • Dottybacks
      • pseudochromis
    • dragonet
    • Gobies
      • dartfish
      • eviota
      • Firefish
      • navigobius
      • Trimma sp.
      • yasha
    • Groupers
    • Jawfish
    • Pufferfish
    • Scorpionfish
    • Surgeonfish
      • Regal Blue Tang
      • Scopas
      • yellow tang
    • Triggerfish
    • Wrasses
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      • Okeanos
    • Featured Reefs
    • Giant Clams
      • hippopus
      • Tridacna costata
      • Tridacna crocea
      • Tridacna derasa
      • Tridacna maxima
      • Tridacna gigas
      • Tridacna mbalavuana
      • Tridacna ningaloo
      • Tridacna noae
      • Tridacna squamosa
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      • neptune’s tropical fish
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      • Aquarium of The Pacific
      • Birch Aquarium
      • Curacao Sea Aquarium
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How to Reduce the Learning Curve of Keeping a Saltwater Aquarium
Michael Paletta Jun 11, 2016

Since this hobby’s inception the dissemination of information has been one of the hallmarks of why we have gotten successful. But now that there is so much information, I sometimes question how it is …

Michael Paletta Jun 11, 2016 23 0
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The Coral Name Game
Michael Paletta Jun 4, 2016

It’s all in the name. The name says it all. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. We have all heard countless phrases that extol the importance of a name. Last names like Miller or Baker refe…

Michael Paletta Jun 4, 2016 0 0
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Where have the large coral colonies gone?
Michael Paletta May 21, 2016

Recently I came across a box of slides and began looking at the shots of the many tanks I had seen over the years and several things stood out. I have been fortunate to see a lot of tanks and take pho…

Michael Paletta May 21, 2016 0 0
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Traveling reefer blues and the anxieties of the vacationing aquarist
Michael Paletta May 14, 2016

Piling the kids in the car. The smell of the ocean and coconut sun screen. Getting up in the middle of the night so you can be on the road when there is not much traffic. These are some of the things …

Michael Paletta May 14, 2016 0 0
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Reef aquarium secrets, good or bad, we need to share them
Michael Paletta May 2, 2016

Coca-Cola has secret ingredient 7X. What goes into Chanel No. 5 is known by only a couple of people and we have all seen a movie where discovering the secret formula was the plot. And truth-be-told, m…

Michael Paletta May 2, 2016 0 0
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My new reef tank after three months
Michael Paletta Apr 25, 2016

As we have all heard time and time again patience is a virtue, and in this hobby it is pretty much mandatory for long-term success. Truth be told, it is not really one of the virtues I am known for. B…

Michael Paletta Apr 25, 2016 2 0
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The importance of testing reef aquarium water
Michael Paletta Apr 9, 2016

During the first semester in my biochemistry class the professor started the class by bringing out two clear beakers into which he appeared to pour two identical clear fluids.  Once they were full, he…

Michael Paletta Apr 9, 2016 0 0
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Things I hate in the aquarium hobby
Michael Paletta Apr 2, 2016

In a recent psychology article I was reading about relationships, the author made an interesting observation. To paraphrase, the author basically said that our strongest friendships and most passionat…

Michael Paletta Apr 2, 2016 0 0
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Why we love the reef aquarium hobby
Michael Paletta Mar 19, 2016

While my daughter Catherine was home for Spring break last week, I took her out shopping one day, and I am happy to report there is something more addicting than this hobby: shopping for a teenage gir…

Michael Paletta Mar 19, 2016 0 0
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What is new and improved in the aquarium hobby?
Michael Paletta Mar 12, 2016

For as long as I have been watching television or reading magazines and newspapers, the phrase “New and Improved” has been employed for just about every product on the market at one time or another. W…

Michael Paletta Mar 12, 2016 0 0

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