Best reefing books to read?

[Spongebob20]

Hey guys,

I've had fish for most of my life but am relatively new to saltwater (started 4 months ago). Looking for some good books to read that will educate me on the chemistry and biologic aspects going on in my reef tank as well as educate me about coral care and propagation. Fish I'm not too worried about, don't think I need too much education on that end. Just basic beginner fish in the tank.

Most importantly I want to learn about coral placement and dosing different things to help them grow.

 

[Spongebob20]

And here's a pic of my tank, feel free to comment on it

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[Sugar Magnolia]

Natural Reef Aquariums by Tullock
Aquarium Corals by Borneman
The Reef Aquarium Volume 3 by Sprung and Delbeek

 

[Timfish]

Same list as Sugar Magnolia but I would put Delbeek and Sprung's book first.

 

[AT_Hiker]

+1 on The Reef Aquarium Volume 3 by Sprung and Delbeek

 

[slief]

+ 2 on the Reef Aquarium V3. I've got the entire series but V3 is at my office. Here's my collection. I've got a bit of a variety that I've collected over the years.

 

[jeffesaurusrex]

One of the best is "the Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert Fenner.

 

[Spongebob20]

sweet, thanks guys. Just ordered Sprung and Delbeek's book.

Slief, congrats on ROTM, hopefully in a couple years I'll have a book collection like that. I've seen your tank many times on LA Fishguys....its unbelievable.

 

[slief]

sweet, thanks guys. Just ordered Sprung and Delbeek's book.

Slief, congrats on ROTM, hopefully in a couple years I'll have a book collection like that. I've seen your tank many times on LA Fishguys....its unbelievable.

Thank you very much!!:beer:

 

[Crease123]

Good list:

http://www.reeftology.com/best-reefing-books/

 

[Crease123]

One of the best is "the Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert Fenner.

Agreed. Enjoyed his style of writing.

 

[Fizz71]

What's a book?

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/

 

[Spongebob20]

useful link Fizz, I also downloaded the 'pocket reef' app for my iphone that has a list of most fish, inverts, and corals and the basic info and care needed for them. It's pretty cool to mess around with when I'm bored and want to plan future tank additions. It's also very well put together and visually appealing.
Books are still cool though to have on a shelf near the tank for reference, and in my opinion nothing beats a good old fashioned book when it comes to getting accurate info

 

[Spirofucci]

Personally I love books. My favorite author is Martin Moe although most reefing books can be quite out of date they still heve tons of useful information, imo.

Albert Thiel just published a new book on nano reefs.

 

[Fizz71]

I had that app too, but I don't use it anymore. It was OK, but I didn't use it enough to keep it around once the tank was running for a while. The aquaPlanner app I use to track things allows you to add fish and links them to Wikipedia right in the app so I use that.

 

[Spongebob20]

Personally I love books. My favorite author is Martin Moe although most reefing books can be quite out of date they still heve tons of useful information, imo.

Albert Thiel just published a new book on nano reefs.

Wow, quite a collection you go there, very nice! I think my next tank will be a nano (24X24X12 rimless). I have a 75 now, have been set forever on getting a 200 gallon as my next build but was inspired the other day by a gorgeous nano TOTM and now I've decided to go that route for the future. So, I'll definitely pick up that book on nano reefs, I'm starting to plan for the tank already (still a year or two away from actually getting it.)

Here's the tank that inspired me:

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.../2012/12/31/97-january-2013-tank-of-the-month

 

[Cashda]

+++++++1 on The Reef Aquarium Volume 3

 

[Spirofucci]

Nice, I think my next tank will be a nano (24X24X12 rimless). I have a 75 now, have been set forever on getting a 200 gallon as my next build but was inspired the other day by a gorgeous nano TOTM and now I've decided to go that route for the future. So, I'll definitely pick up that book on nano reefs, I'm starting to plan for the tank already (still a year or two away from actually getting it.)

Here's the tank that inspired me:

http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.../2012/12/31/97-january-2013-tank-of-the-month

You would do well to copy anything that Rehype has done. That was an incredible tank!

 

[Spongebob20]

Ya the attention to detail is absolutely insane. I don't even consider it a fish tank, it's more like a perfectly groomed coral garden. I could stare at it for hours.

 

[AT_Hiker]

One of the best is "the Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert Fenner.

The only thing I don't like about this book is that the author states that it's okay to use tap water in your aquarium, and spends some time trying to convince the reader that there are many other things more important than worrying about tap water. Ummm...no. If you're going to spend thosands of dollars creating a saltwater aquarium you should use RO/DI water.