Julian Sprung (born 1966) is an American

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marine aquarium A marine aquarium is an aquarium that keeps marine plants and animals in a contained environment. Marine aquaria are further subdivided by hobbyists into fish only (FO), fish only with live rock (FOWLR), and reef aquaria. Fish only tanks ofte ...

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. He is an

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of the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preem ...

where he studied

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, graduating in 1988. Sprung has authored articles in aquarium

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publications such as '' Freshwater And Marine Aquarium'', ''Seascope'',
Advanced Aquarist Online
', ''Aquarium Frontiers'', ''Marine and Reef Aquarium USA'', ''Practical Fishkeeping'', ''

Tropical Fish Hobbyist ''Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''TFH Magazine'') is a bimonthly magazine for hobbyist keepers of tropical fish, with news and information on a variety of topics concerning freshwater and marine aquariums. The magazine was fir ...

'', and ''Coral''. Sprung is one of the authors of ''The Reef Aquarium'' 3-volume book series (

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), and is a frequent lecturer at reef aquarium hobby conventions and gatherings. In 1991 Sprung, with fellow marine aquarium enthusiast Daniel Ramirez, co-founded the company Two Little Fishies, Inc., a manufacturer of marine aquarium supplements, media, and accessories.

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