COLLECTING THE UNTHINKABLE
VOLUME 23, NUMBER 3

5     Editor’s Page by Marc Levenson
6     Reef Notebook
• From the hobby to The Hill: USAQUA is a new voice for aquarists
by Aquatic Media Press Staff
• Light intensity amplifies thermal stress
by André Luty
12     Reef Visions
by Matt Pedersen

FEATURE ARTICLES 
22     The Long Game — The coral spawning journey of Monsoon Aquatics
by Jonathan Moorhead, Ph.D. and Brooke Kimberley
32     Practical Coral Spawning — Collection, IVF, and maturing larvae
by Richard Ross
44     Plate or Mushroom Corals (Fungiidae) and their asexual reproduction
by Daniel Knop
58     Fascinating life history of a beautiful marine mollusk: The Gold Ring Cowrie
(Monetaria annulus) by Elena Theys
66     Raja Ampat: Sweetlips
by Werner Fiedler
76     Aquarium Portrait — Fifth time’s the charm: my 400-gallon mixed reef
by Steve Weast

DEPARTMENTS
91     Species Spotlight — Achilles Tang, Acanthurus achilles
by Dr. Dieter Brockmann
98     Advanced Aquatics — Nutrient limitations: the good, the bad, and the ugly
by Hans-Werner Balling
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

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