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Care guides and the stories behind our named corals, from our showroom in Deer Park, NY.

Our named corals

TIA Lineage Corals

Profiles of the named corals in TIA's collection: Acropora tenuis and millepora, grafted Acropora, and more.

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Acropora millepora

TIA Strawberry Fields Millepora: A Solid Strawberry-Pink Acropora

Other Acropora

TIA Thunder Plum: Deep Plum Acropora with Fluorescent Green

Acropora tenuis

TIA Candy Delight Tenuis: A Collector-Grade Tenuis Grown Since 2023

LPS

TIA Dubai Princess: The Rarest Pink Acan We've Seen in Decades

LPS

TIA Incinerator Rainbow Goniopora: Three Years Cooking Before It Joined TIA

Acropora millepora

TIA Ruby Red Millepora: A Deep Ruby Base With Fiery, Fuzzy Polyps

Acropora tenuis

TIA Pink Sovereign Tenuis: Crown-Like Polyps in Saturated Coral Pink

Acropora tenuis

TIA Signature Iceflower: Blue-Base, Red-Polyp Tenuis from One of TIA's Oldest Lineages

Guides & how-tos

Reef Care

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

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Tank story

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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Pest control

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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Latest

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...

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...

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...