The Reef Aquarium

(back cover) This comprehensive, practical book clearly explains how to set up and maintain a stunning reef aquarium. It also includes profiles of a wide range of reef-safe fishes and invertebrates. The focus of this book is on developing a natural system, using living rock and sand as the foundation for a sustainable reef aquarium. Step-by-step photo sequences and explanatory diagrams will give you detailed practical guidance. More than 400 color photos and diagrams complement an enlightening text. (front flap) Interest in setting up a reef aquarium is booming. A thriving reef aquarium presents a vibrant and fascinating underwater scene, which truly represents the very pinnacle of the aquarist's art. This superb mini-encyclopedia gives you precise instruction in achieving that goal. (back flap) The Author Philip Hunt has been keeping reef aquariums since the early 1990s, and is a regular contributor to Practical Fishkeeping and other aquarium hobbyists' magazines. He lives in Sussex, England, with his wife and children, and an abundance of marine life.