Marine aquarium that displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish
A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment. A reef aquarium requires appropriately intense lighting, turbulent water movement, and more stable water chemistry than fish-only marine aquaria, and careful consideration is given to which reef animals are appropriate and compatible with each other.
A reefaquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role...
Shark ReefAquarium is a public aquarium on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is located at and owned by the Mandalay Bay resort. The attraction...
PAS, PAR in AquariumReef/Planted Lighting", PUR, PAS, PAR in AquariumReef/Planted Lighting. Holmes, Randy (May 2004). "ReefAquarium Water Parameters"...
from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) for Seahorse Symphony in 1999, Amazon Rising in 2001, and Wild Reef in 2004. It was designated a National...
disturbed easily with aggressive tank mates or overcrowded aquarium. Generally they are reef safe, though they will pick at invertebrates if not fed well...
Blue Reef is a national chain of public aquariums in England owned by Aspro Parks. Blue Reef was formed as Newquay Leisure Limited in January 2000. In...
An aquarium (pl.: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and...
gives these anemones the status of pest from the perspective of coral reefaquarium hobbyists. These very characteristics make them easy to grow in the...
later. Live rock can also be seeded by adding base rock to an active reefaquarium that already has live rock. Live rock harbors a wide variety of corals...
largest living tropical reefaquarium in the Western Hemisphere. Their exhibits include colorful displays of live coral reef habitats, diverse collections...
on the reef. Coral is also farmed by scientists for research, by businesses for the live and ornamental coral trade, and by private reefaquarium hobbyists...
Reef HQ (typeset as ReefHQ) is the world's largest living coral reefaquarium. It is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built...
and rehabilitating rescued sea turtles. In 2011, the aquarium added an Australian Great Southern Reef exhibit, featuring leafy and weedy seadragons, to the...
in a reef environment. After several years of development, he participated in a test of a large algae scrubber on the Great Barrier ReefAquarium: "The...
Aquarium lighting describes any type of artificial lighting that is used to illuminate an aquarium. Some types of aquaria such as reefaquariums and planted...
Reef safe is a distinction used in the saltwater aquarium hobby to indicate that a fish or invertebrate is safe to add to a reefaquarium. There is no...
way into the aquarium trade. They are generally considered to be more difficult or unappealing macroalgae to care for in the reefaquarium, a fish-only...
prevent formation of mineral deposits on the surface of electrodes. Many reefaquarium keepers use RO systems to make fish-friendly seawater. Ordinary tap...
colored member of the dragonet family, which is popular in the saltwater aquarium trade. The mandarinfish is native to the Pacific, ranging approximately...
stand or cabinet that supports the aquarium may be considered aquarium furniture. Also, many home reefaquariums canopies containing metal halide lights...
commercial fisheries. In reefaquariums, parasitic isopods can become a pest, endangering the fish and possibly injuring the aquarium keeper. Some members...
Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It exhibits hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major...
Fosså (2002). Reef Secrets. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications. ISBN 978-1-890087-67-8. Goldstein, Robert J. (1997). Marine ReefAquarium Handbook. Hauppauge...
Stolonifera. Many soft corals are easily collected in the wild for the reefaquarium hobby, as small cuttings are less prone to infection or damage during...