EVERLASTING STONY CORALS
VOLUME 21, NUMBER 4
7 Editor’s Page by Marc Levenson 8 Reef Notebook • Corals and microbes and storms, oh my! by Alex Rose • Out-of-season coral spawning is a huge success by Amanda Tuimalealiifano and Dr. David Hughes 18 Reef Visions by Matt Pedersen
FEATURE ARTICLES 26 Skeleton Building by Daniel Knop 34 Skeleton Building in Stony Corals by Dr. Dieter Brockmann 42 Calcium and Carbonate Supply by Dr. Dieter Brockmann 50 Stony Corals: skeletons and systematics by Dr. Dieter Brockmann 62 Brilliant Barnacle Blennies: Breeding the Tessellated Blenny, Hypsoblennius invemar by Till Deuss 72 Aquarium Portrait — Artistic reefkeeping: Using art & design to create an aesthetically pleasing reef aquarium by Jason Langer
DEPARTMENTS 87 Species Spotlight – The Blue-Throat Triggerfish, Xanthichthys auromarginatus by Dr. Dieter Brockmann 92 Advanced Aquatics – What does an algae turf scrubber actually do? by Jason Langer 104 Events Calendar 106 LFS Locator: Outstanding aquarium shops 108 CORALexicon: This issue’s scientific & technical terms 110 Reef Marketplace: The marine products showcase 112 Advertiser Index 114 Reef Life by Alex Rose