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Demo Reef Library

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Acan Lord
Acropora Flatworms (AEFW)
Acropora SPS
Aiptasia Anemone
Alveopora
Anthelia (Waving Hand)
Banggai Cardinalfish
Birdsnest Coral
Blastomussa
Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Blue Leg Hermit Crab
Bristle Worms (Nuisance)
Bubble Algae
Bubble Coral
Bubble Tip Anemone
Candy Cane Coral
Chalice Coral
Chalk Bass
Clove Polyps
Colt Coral
Copperband Butterflyfish
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Cyanobacteria
Devil's Hand Leather
Dinoflagellates
Dragonface Pipefish
Duncan Coral
Elegance Coral
Emerald Crab
Emperor Angelfish
Favia Brain Coral
Feather Duster Worm
Finger Leather
Firefish Goby
Flameback Angelfish
Flasher Wrasse
Four Stripe Damselfish
Frogspawn Coral
Galaxea (Galaxy Coral)
Gigantea Carpet Anemone
Goniopora (Flowerpot)
Gorgonian (Sea Fan)
Green Star Polyps
Haddoni Carpet Anemone
Hair Algae
Hammer Coral
Harlequin Shrimp
Helfrich's Firefish
Kenya Tree Coral
Kole Tang
Lawnmower Blenny
Leopard Wrasse
Lettuce Sea Slug
Lobophyllia (Lobo Brain)
Long Tentacle Anemone
Majano Anemone
Malu Anemone
Mandarin Dragonet
Mantis Shrimp
Marine Ich
Maroon Clownfish
Meat Coral
Melanurus Wrasse
Micromussa
Midas Blenny
Montipora
Montipora Nudibranch
Moorish Idol
Mushroom Coral
Nassarius Snail
Neon Goby
Ocellaris Clownfish
Open Brain Coral
Orchid Dottyback
Pajama Cardinalfish
Pavona (Cactus Coral)
Pectinia
Peppermint Shrimp
Percula Clownfish
Phantom Blenny
Pistol Shrimp
Plate Coral (Fungia)
Pocillopora
Porcelain Anemone Crab
Porcupine Pufferfish
Pulsing Xenia
Regal Blue Tang
Rhodactus Mushroom
Ricordea Mushroom
Ritteri Anemone
Royal Dottyback
Royal Gramma
Scolymia (Scoly)
Scooter Blenny
Seahorse
Sebae Anemone
Six Line Wrasse
Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Springeri Damsel
Starry Blenny
Stylophora
Sun Coral
Tailspot Blenny
Tiger Pistol Shrimp
Toadstool Leather
Tomini Bristletooth Tang
Torch Coral
Tridacna Clam
Trochus Snail
Turbo Snail
Tuxedo Urchin
Vermetid Snails
Yellow Tang
Yellow Watchman Goby
Zoanthids
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Dinoflagellates
Dinos, Dino Bloom
⚠ PEST · HIGH SEVERITY CONTROL: VERY HARD
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🚨 IN YOUR TANK
You have 2 susceptible animal(s): 🪸 Acropora SPS, 🐚 Turbo Snail.
One of the most frustrating reef pests. Photosynthetic single-celled organisms that form slimy brown or golden sheets with strings of mucus. Produce toxins that kill corals and fish. Thrive in low-nutrient tanks — the opposite of most algae problems.
🔍 IDENTIFICATION
Brown, golden, or rust-colored slimy coating on sand and rocks. Stringy mucus threads. Bubbles of oxygen trapped in the slime. Disappears in the morning (contracts at night), reappears during lighting. Smells like raw fish.
🛡 PREVENTION
Maintain balanced nutrients — phosphate 0.03–0.1 ppm (don't go too low)
Avoid sudden large nutrient crashes
Strong circulation with no dead spots
⚗ TREATMENT OPTIONS
📋Raise NutrientsMild
🌿Increase MicrofaunaMild
📋3-Day Blackout + Manual RemovalModerate
📋Reduce PhotoperiodModerate
⚗️Hydrogen Peroxide (Spot)Strong