Julian Sprung is an author, photographer, aquarium design consultant and
lecturer on marine aquariums, coral husbandry, and coral reef biology.
Julian has a bachelor of science degree in zoology from the University of
Florida, and has been keeping marine aquariums for over 30 years. Julian
also is a co-founder and the Vice President of Two Little Fishies, Inc., an
aquarium industry manufacturer and publisher.
Julian writes the column "Reef Notes" in Freshwater and Marine magazine, and
has authored numerous articles in other publications such as Seascope,
Aquarium Frontiers (which he co-founded with Daniel Ramirez and Terry
Siegel), Advanced Aquarist Online, Aquarium Fish Monthly, Marine Fish and
Reef USA, and Tropical Fish Hobbyist. His articles have also appeared in
aquarium hobby magazines in Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and England.
Julian wrote and narrated the video entitled "An introduction to the Hobby
of Reef Keeping," the first product of his collaboration with Daniel
Ramirez, which resulted in the formation of Two Little Fishies, Inc.
Julian's books are a continuation of this collaboration and include The Reef
Aquarium, Volume One and The Reef Aquarium Volume Two, which he co-authored
with J. Charles Delbeek, Reef Notes Revisited and Revised (volumes 1, 2, 3,
and 4) that feature his monthly question and answer columns with his own
follow-up revisions, Corals: A Quick Reference Guide, featuring hard and soft
corals from around the world with approximately 700 photographs by the
author, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, and Algae: A Problem Solver
Guide.