THE CYCLE – STARTING FROM SCRATCH
VOLUME 22, NUMBER 5
5 Editor’s Page by Marc Levenson
6 Reef Notebook
• Temperature record in the Southwestern Pacific: Fiji corals confirm highest water temperature in over 600 years by Petra Giegerich
• Gentle giants in danger: all 12 giant clam species now on the red list of threatened species by Judith Jördens
• Local climate determines the size of young sea turtles by Oliver Häußler
• Reef Retreat’s successful launch by Marc Levenson
14 Reef Visions by Matt Pedersen
FEATURE ARTICLES
24 The Developmental Phases of a Reef Aquarium by Dr. Dieter Brockmann
30 Cycling: The biological foundation of the reef aquarium by Daniel Knop
44 The Cycling Phase: tips and tricks by Dr. Dieter Brockmann
52 Current status of CITES regulations Interview with Svein A. Fossä, Norway by Dr. Dieter Brockmann
60 Spawning and Rearing the Reef Stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa by Timothy Smith
68 The Boundless Biodiversity of the Philippines by Malcolm Gray Levison
80 Aquarium Portrait: A touch of the South Seas by Stefan Rohnalter
DEPARTMENTS
91 Species Spotlight: Milleporidae Fire Corals by Dr. Dieter Brockmann
96 Advanced Aquatics: The Bolus Method Interview with Claude Schuhmacher, Fauna Marin by Dr. Dieter Brockmann
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
