Glossary

Acropora Eating Flat Worms - See http://www.melevsreef.com/aefw.html for more information.

algal turf scrubber; aquarium methodology that uses turf algae to control water quality by means of nutrient uptake by the algae.

Large Polyp Stoney coral

Natural Sea Water / Natural Salt Water

photosynthetically active radiation. The radiation, or light energy, that is theoretically available to a photosynthetic organism.

a designated or separate area within the confines of an aquarium or connected to an aquarium that allows for the proliferation of small food organisms, free from constant predation by fishes or other animals.

Rapid Tissue Necrosis

Small Polyp Stony coral