by Than Thein | Nov 5, 2015 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
Hitchhikers make their way into home aquariums by stowing away on pieces of live rock and coral. Some are relatively benign such as the occasional feather duster worm. There are even highly sought after hitchhikers such as commensal hermit crabs that live in some...
by Than Thein | Oct 28, 2015 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
An aquarium dominated by small polyp stony coral (SPS) is one of the most attention-grabbing reef biotopes. A reef aquarium filled with an assortment of SPS corals can be a striking display of shapes and colors. Many hobbyists are drawn in by SPS corals and welcome...
by Than Thein | Oct 2, 2015 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
Although the common name for them is Orange Ball Anemones, the Pseudocorynactis are not anemones at all. They are a type of corallimorph, or, in other words, mushrooms. Mushroom corallimorphs come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and textures, but even within a group...
by Than Thein | Jul 30, 2015 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
You may not be aware, but Pocillopora, despite being one of the less popular stony corals in the reef aquarium hobby, are second only to Acropora in reef building productivity in the wild. Their skeletons make up a huge portion of the reef’s structure in the ocean....
by Than Thein | Jun 15, 2015 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
What should you put on the bottom of your aquarium? Is there a benefit to having substrate that is super fine versus something more chunky? What about no substrate at all? We will take a look at these options and you can decide which works best for you. At Tidal...
by Than Thein | May 21, 2015 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
Post Processing of Coral Images (you can read and watch Part I, here) What is Post Processing? Often the subject of heated online debate is the post processing of coral photos. Post processing refers to the manipulation of the coral image by software to tweak color...
