Corals; A Quick Reference Guide - Julian Sprung

Julian Sprung is well know in the aquarium industry as being an expert when it comes to reef aquaria and, this is where i started my adventure into saltwater reef aquariums.


So for those of you that are starting up in reef aquariums or even thinking about getting a bit of background knowledge about corals I do recommend the following book.

Providing you have an idea of what the water requirements for any reef aquarium is this book is a great start for getting an understanding of reef aquaria.

The book is split into two main sections i.e. hard corals and soft corals and then broken down further.

It has an easy to understand layout i.e. Julian describes the lighting requirements, flow requirements, aggressiveness and hardiness of the coral in mention. A picture accompanies the description of the coral also, common names and morphological structure for identification is provided. You will find a information on most of your commonly found corals in Australia and particularly the ones you would purchase in your local fish store (LFS). I personally refer to the information all the time but, that said there is no substitute for personal experience. They retail in fish stores from the $100.00 mark so grab yourself a bargain if you’re serious about reef keeping and purchase through the Amazon link above.

So to sum up this book provides a good grounding knowledge into different types of corals and, what they're individual requirements are.... this book is basic enough for a beginner to understand and, great for the advanced aquarist.