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Pest control, quarantine, lighting and coral care from TIA Collection Corals.

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Red People Eater Zoanthids, a TIA Coral zoa colony

Coral Care Guides · Oct 27, 2026

Zoanthid Care Guide: Light, Flow, Placement and What "1+ Polyp" Means

How to keep zoanthids and palys: PAR 70–150, low to moderate flow, a rock island to control spread, safe handling, and how TIA counts polyps on...

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TIA Kaleido Meltdown rainbow chalice coral under blue reef light through an orange filter

Lighting & Color · Oct 17, 2026

Why Corals Look Different Under Different Lights (and What an Orange Filter Does)

The same coral can glow under reef lights, look brown in the bag and come out a different color in a photo. Where coral color comes...

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Hammer coral Euphyllia ancora with anchor-shaped tentacle tips

Pests & Quarantine · Oct 17, 2026

Not All Flatworms Are Coral Killers: How to Tell Red Planaria from Real Coral Pests

Red planaria, Euphyllia-eating flatworms, Acropora-eating flatworms and coral-eating nudibranchs look alike at a glance but are very different problems. How to tell them apart, and what...

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Pests & Quarantine · Aug 3, 2026

How TIA Handles Pest Control: Our Experience & Approach

Pest control is one of the most overlooked parts of keeping an SPS tank. I understand why. Flow, lighting, water chemistry, stability, and bacterial issues already...

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Coral Care Guides · Jul 17, 2026

Acropora Care Guide: Keeping SPS Corals & the TIA Signature Collection

How to keep Acropora: lighting, PAR, flow, and water chemistry for SPS corals — plus tenuis vs millepora vs grafted, and the full TIA Signature Acropora...

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Tank Stories · Jan 17, 2026

A 7-Year SPS Reef Tank That’s Still Running (350 Gallons)

Real-world experience from a ~350-gallon system Before anything else, I want to be clear — this is not a sales post, and it’s definitely not a...

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OG Bounce Mushroom - TIA Collection Corals

Coral Care Guides · Aug 22, 2025

Mushroom Coral Care Guide: Effortless Beauty

Effortless Beauty: A Guide to Mushroom Coral Care One of the greatest benefits of mushroom corals is their forgiving nature. They don't require the intense lighting...

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