Coral Care Guide

Discover the secrets to vibrant, thriving corals. Our coral care guides cover the major coral groups we grow and sell, from hardy soft corals and mushrooms to demanding SPS like Acropora and Montipora, with lighting, flow, placement, and feeding advice from our coral farm in Winter Park, Florida.

Coral care guides

Choose your coral

Colorful beginner corals in a reef aquarium
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Saltwater Coral Care for Beginners

Lighting, flow, placement, feeding, water parameters, and easy starter corals for your first reef.

Small polyp stony coral colony
SPS

Small Polyp Stony Corals

SPS coral types and the strong flow, light, and stability they need to grow and color up.

Acropora coral colony
SPS

Acropora Care

Types, lighting, water parameters, feeding, and propagation for the pinnacle of reef keeping.

Montipora coral
SPS

Montipora Care and Placement

Growth forms, lighting, flow, and placement tips for healthy Montipora color and growth.

Chalice coral
LPS

Chalice Coral Care

Lighting, flow, feeding, and how to manage chalice aggression in a mixed reef.

Zoanthid coral polyps
Soft corals

Zoanthid Care

How to keep the colorful “flowers of the sea” healthy and growing in your reef.

Soft corals in a reef aquarium
Soft corals

Soft Coral Care

Beginner-friendly soft coral types plus lighting, flow, placement, and compatibility.

Mushroom corals
Soft corals

Mushroom Coral Care

Ideal lighting, flow, placement, feeding, propagation, and common mushroom problems.

Rock flower anemone
Anemones

Rock Flower Anemone Care

Lighting, flow, feeding, tank mates, and how rock flower anemones differ from mushrooms.