Tag: coral fragging

  • Top 10 Bestselling Reef Aquarium Books for 2022

    Top 10 Bestselling Reef Aquarium Books for 2022

    Whenever you start working with a reef tank or saltwater aquarium, it’s handy to have references available. And if you’re looking for some of the top books to keep on your shelves – ready at a moment’s notice, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve compiled the Saltwater Aquarium Blog’s top 10 bestselling reef aquarium…

  • Zoanthid Coral Care Guide

    Zoanthid Coral Care Guide

    Zoanthid corals, affectionately called zoas by aquarium hobbyists in online forums (I guess because “zoanthid corals” is too long to type), are a trendy type of coral kept in reef tanks. Why? Because they are relatively easy to grow, maintain, frag,  AND they are available in amazing, brilliant, fluorescent colors. They are hardy and will grow…

  • Success Fragging Corals

    Success Fragging Corals

    [pullquote type=”left”]This is article # 3, in a three-article series, taking a deep-dive into the world of coral fragging.[/pullquote] In article # 1, we talked about our shared dreams to have a thriving reef aquarium, filled with corals and set the stage that fragging corals is a great way to increase the number of rapidly growing…

  • Introduction to Fragging Corals

    Introduction to Fragging Corals

    When I ask friends to describe their ideal coral aquarium, there are two major themes that come up. Many people want to have a large tank filled with Acropora (Acros), Montipora Plate corals and other  Small Polyp Stony (SPS) Corals. Others hope for a mixed reef tank, buzzing with color and energy as fish and…

  • Secrets of Coral Fragging: How to Frag Corals Successfully

    Secrets of Coral Fragging: How to Frag Corals Successfully

    Are you new to the hobby and want to learn how to frag corals successfully? Are you an advanced aquarist and you’re looking for a few of the secrets of coral fragging and want to have better success fragging your own corals. Is your local aquarium club hosting a coral frag swap and you want to…