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      • Australogyra
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      • Australophyllia
      • Blastomussa
      • Bubble Coral
      • Caulastrea
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      • 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
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      • Amplexidiscus
      • bounce shroom
      • Discosoma
      • Flower anemones
      • Mini Maxi
      • Rhodactis
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      • 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
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      • Tridacna maxima
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Reef Builders Pick: Five favorite large reef tanks
Joost de Vries Nov 21, 2012

For this week’s Reef Builders Pick we’ve some serious eye candy. With five large reef tanks from all over the world including France, South Africa, Brazil, England, and Holland this line u…

Joost de Vries Nov 21, 2012 0 4
Coral
Mariusz’ sun coral reef is an azoox coral paradise
Joost de Vries Nov 12, 2012

Mariusz Sun coral reef is one of those classic systems every serious reefer should know about. Mariusz sun coral reef is no longer in existence, and most of the photos are several years old, but reef …

Joost de Vries Nov 12, 2012 56 1
Coral
Tubastraea faulkneri and Tubastraea coccinea – which one is which and why you should care
Joost de Vries Oct 18, 2012

Tubastraea faulkneri and Tubastraea coccinea are like brothers from another mother. The two species of sun coral are similar to a point where the names are casually interchanged by hobbyist trying to …

Joost de Vries Oct 18, 2012 3 3
Coral
Illustrated key to azooxanthellate Scleractinia is high def identification gold
Joost de Vries Oct 15, 2012

An illustrated key to the genera and subgenera of the recent Azooxanthellate Scleractinia, is one of the coolest in depth LPS azoox identification keys we’ve come across. Even if you have zero i…

Joost de Vries Oct 15, 2012 0 0
Coral
Tubastraea micrantha, the Black Sun, is the most majestic Azoox coral
Joost de Vries Oct 10, 2012

Tubastraea micrantha, often referred to as the black sun coral is a really cool species of azoox LPS coral. Stunning bushy growth forms, black color, and large often fluorescent green polyps really ma…

Joost de Vries Oct 10, 2012 0 0
Coral
Marcy’s reef is full of sweet azoox corals
Joost de Vries Jul 19, 2011

At Reef builders we are huge fans of azoox reef aquariums because they are unique and quite simply they’re just hot. This neat little Japanese 170L (45 US gallons) tank is no exception. The huge…

Joost de Vries Jul 19, 2011 212 13
Black Sun Coral, Tubastrea micrantha, found growing all over a gulf oil platform
Jake Adams Aug 16, 2010

Gulf Oil Platforms may get a little more crowded, and a little less colorful, with the discovery of non-native black sun coral, Tubastrea micrantha, in the Gulf of Mexico. Oddly enough, the only other…

Jake Adams Aug 16, 2010 0 14
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Non-photosynthetic Reef Tank in HD
Ryan Gripp Mar 5, 2010

This video has been on the internet for a few years but it still gives us a look inside the world of non-photosynthetic corals that can be kept within the aquarium. If you have the time and patience t…

Ryan Gripp Mar 5, 2010 0 3
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