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When it comes to color, shape and texture, Michael Lukaczyn’s azooxanthellate (non-photosynthetic) rimless reef aquarium competes with the best. This simple, well aquscaped, 50g glassbox houses animals that were once considered impossible to keep. Today we believe Mike’s tank will inspire new modern spins on non-photosynthetic reef displays.
Tank Specs:
Cadights Artisan series 50 gallon Starfire glass [...]
We previously showed you Mariusz’s sun coral dominated LPS reef aquarium. Since then Mariusz has been working on an upgrade, but he did not want your typical rectangular or cube tank. Given his taste in azooxanthellate corals he opted for a split level, drop off tank to mimic a reef wall. The aquarium is roughly [...]
Back in December of ‘08 we shared with you photos of Pieter van Suijlekom’s then-new non-photosynthetic reef. This 500L (132g) deepwater themed aquarium has since matured with a variety of notoriously difficult azooxanthellate species such as Scleronephthya sp. and Dendronephthya sp..
Just as impressive as the corals themselves is the visible food densities in the water [...]
Is Azoox the new Acro? Non-photosynthetic reef tanks are becoming increasingly popular thanks to improved filtration and new feeds. Check out these videos of Diodogorgia noduliferia, the commonly available yellow and red knobby gorgonian. You wont see polyp extension shown here in most tanks, thanks to target feeding of cyclops and rotifers.
Azooxanthellae Project: Diodogorgia Feeding [...]
Pieter is best known by aquarists for his beautiful 6m curved glass reef. It was February 2006’s Tank of the Month and pushed the bar even higher for large reef aquariums. This aquarium and the one I am about to show you is located in Vlaardingen just south of Holland. If you have never been to [...]
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