Reef Aquarium Information - Brett’s Reef

  Here’s a couple of pictures that I took of my tank tonight, The picture above is of my galaxy coral.  This coral is not easily photographed with my camera because of its long flowing sweeper tentacles.  This is the best picture that I can get of it. 
  The picture below is of my coral […]

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  The Sundail snail is a common reef aquarium predator that feeds on zoanthid polyps.  These snails are not much bigger than pyramid snails and as you can tell from the picture have unique marking.  As you can see in the picture these snails have a neat little rattle “tail” that resembles one of a […]

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  Pictured above on the dime is a couple of pyram snails or pyramid snails.  These cute little fellas can cause a whole heck of a problem in your reef tank if you keep clams, starfish and larger snails such as astrea snails.  There are different types of pyramid snails the ones shown on the dime […]

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  There are certain pieces of equipment that every reefer should have to maintain a healthy thriving marine reef aquarium, such as a skimmer and lighting to name a couple. Aside from these two key components, a serious reef should consider using a phosphate remover in a phosphate reactor.
  Phosphate reactors are designed to move […]

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This is a video of a bristle worm that is commonly found in a reef aquarium. Bristle worms are good detrivours for the reef aquarium but be careful not to handle them, their spiny legs can easily pierce through skin and can cause burning and infection.

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