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Is a Green Slimer a Good Starter SPS?

Posted on by Chad
Green Slimer
Though the classic green slimer isn't the SPS I recommend as your first (I think birds nest are much easier) they are most certainly the one I recommend for the first acropora. A quick not on how to pronounce that: It is a-crop-uh-ruh though everyone you meet will likely say acro-pour-uh. Some dictionaries say either works. The lesson being - don't correct someone if they say it either way. To avo...
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Rapid Hydrogen Peroxide release from the coral Stylophora pistillata during feeding and in response to chemical and physical stimuli : Scientific Reports

Posted on by Chad
Neither I, nor our average aquarist, is really all that interested in the deep science going on in this article. Certainly it is fascinating to ponder and certainly research like this often yields helpful information for us in the hobby. I can't say I know what this finding means for us. One thing it does suggest to my mind concerns water changes. Though the study states that the levels of Hydr...
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