Recreate a natural biotope in your aquarium with Aquaroche ceramic rocks

Aquaria : Marine water

60000 litres Aquarium - Océanopolis - Brest

72 m3 Aquarium / net volume: 60 m3 / started in 1999.

Population : mainly hard corals.

Intentions : create a very big reef aquarium, with the least possible live rocks from natural environment.

Structure: constructed by Océanopolis team.

9 % of volume with rocks ( 3,5 tons Aquaroche "ceramic rocks" and 1,5 tons live rocks on pvc structure and plastic netting. Ceramic rocks are entirely colonized and it's difficult to determinate what's natural and what's artificial.

Biological equilibrium of the aquarium is perfect. Océanopolis team could even remark sexed reproductions of corals.

Site Océanopolis

Beginning - end 1999

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construction

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general view

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Mai 2004

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November 2005

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