What is a Reef Aquarium?

A reef aquarium is a saltwater aquarium that has an emphasis on displaying a variety of corals. The aquarium will likely have some compatible fish and non-predatory invertebrates. To build a reef aquarium, you will be focusing on maintaining the conditions that a coral requires for survival.

There are only a few different types of coral reef and only a handful of major reef zones in the world. The amount of light, water conditions, types of fish and invertebrates varies in each different type of zone. Once you choose your coral reef, find out what kind of animals live in that reef zone and include those. You can also include other animals that may be in a different reef zone, but live under the same conditions - but be sure to get advice from your saltwater professional on this one.

Recommended: You'll find more information on starting your own saltwater aquarium, we recommend picking up the Complete Encyclopedia of the Saltwater Aquarium.

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