Highly recommended for beginning coral enthusiasts, as they require very little care and grow at a faster pace than many other corals. As well mushrooms are also suitable for coral enthusiasts at any other levels. They are easy to self-propagate under favorable conditions, and prefer areas in your display that many other corals don’t, making them a valuable, interesting and attractive addition to most any coral reef display.
Technically, corals themselves are living organisms, that are made of tiny animals called coral polyps and are usually classified as either hard corals or soft corals.
Hard Corals aka Stony Corals, are compromised of 2 types - Large Polyp Stony (LPS) and Small Polyp Stony (SPS) - referring to the size of the polyp.
Soft Corals, which are also known as Alcyonacea, are a favorite among beginners and new hobbyists due to their ease of care and spectacular, colorful structures. However, unlike their stony coral relatives, soft corals do not build an internal fleshy / woody skeleton that bolsters the appearance of the reef.
Once a week Discount Coral will be creating a knowledge base to share our expertise with you! We want to bust some myths, give you some tips and share our reefing experiences.
If you have a specific topic or question you would like us to address please contact us and we will cover it in an upcoming post.
Our first series of posts are going to focus on some of the basic equipment that is required to set up an aquarium. We often get asked what do I need to get a tank started? So it seems like a great place to start our knowledge base.
