by Andrej Brummer | Mar 30, 2017 | Coral Disease, Coral Keeping, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Achieving maximum polyp expansion is super desirable for coral keepers everywhere. Nice skeleton colors are not enough we want to see those tentacles waving too! Softies and LPS corals of course are the easiest corals to achieve optimal polyp expansion if those... 
by Andrej Brummer | Jan 6, 2016 | Acclimating Marine Life, Coral Disease, Coral Keeping, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Did you know pests, predators or diseases don’t actually cause most of the common problems with corals? In fact pests, predators and diseases are usually not the reason your polyps wont expand, your corals stop growing and your prized coral is starting to turn... 
by Andrej Brummer | Oct 20, 2014 | Coral Disease, Coral Keeping, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Tips, Saltwater Aquarium Troubleshooting
Figuring out what is wrong with your coral can seem like a daunting task… Fish are much easier to diagnose because they exhibit many different physical and behavioral symptoms. But corals just sit there and look very sad indeed. In fact, a lot of coral... 
by Andrej Brummer | Apr 8, 2014 | Coral Disease, Coral Keeping, marine Invertebrates, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquarium Health
Problems with corals and sessile inverts are notoriously hard to diagnose… Here’s my quick guide of how to diagnose symptoms of ill health and correct the problem. Fish usually display obvious symptoms specific to a particular problem. But sessile... 
by Andrej Brummer | Oct 5, 2012 | Coral Disease, Saltwater Aquarium Pests
Love SPS corals in your reef? Have Acropora species? You should really be on the lookout for this nasty… Acropora “Red Bugs”: The dreaded red bugs, these tiny pests are thought to be copepods and only infest small polyped stony corals (SPS) of the genus... 
by Andrej Brummer | Nov 12, 2011 | Coral Disease, Coral Keeping, Disease Prevention, marine Invertebrates
If there are very few illness symptoms, but a lot of possible causes how can you know what’s wrong? It’s no secret that non-moving or sessile (attached to the substrate) saltwater aquarium invertebrates are notorious for being difficult to diagnose... 