Take The Ocean Inside
With A Reef Aquarium

A reef aquarium is its own ecosystem, a most stunning aquarium. If you really love fish and corals, it's the best choice. A reef aquarium can cost from around $1,500 and higher all depending on what you want.

Along with its fishy inhabitants, a reef tank contains live corals and marine invertebrates such as anemones, sea stars, snails and urchins. This carefully orchestrated aquatic system brings a tropical coral reef environment right into your home or business.


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Corals, Reefs and Rocks

The living contents of your aquarium are just as important as the fixture itself. For a beautiful and functioning system, your selection of corals reefs and rocks can transform your tank into an aquatic utopia!

There are 3 main types of coral reefs to select for your aquarium. The type of system (freshwater or saltwater) as well as the size of your tank play an important role in your choice. You can mix and match the types of coral in your tank depending on the look you prefer for your aquarium.

Small Polyp Stony corals have small polyps on a stony skeleton base. They are often fragile and recognizable by their stunning shapes and colors. They require bright light levels in order to grow and a high water quality with lots of turbulence. Some examples of SPS corals include Acropora, Montipora and Hydnophora.

Large Polyp Stony corals have large, fleshy polyps on their skeleton. They are more resilient than SPS corals, requiring less light and current. They will grow and break off into multiple corals and contain protective sweeper tentacles so a large tank is required for this type to give it the room it needs. Common LPS corals include Torch, Hammer, Open Brain, Elegance, and Lobophyllia.

Soft corals come in a variety of beautiful shapes and colors. They lack a skeleton and have a fluid, waving movement in water currents. Examples of soft corals are Leathers, Mushrooms, Zoanthids, Gorgonians and Octocorals.