Hi Everyone,
Here is a quick piece of advice and a list of books that are both usefull to sucess in this hobby. Reading books does not necessarly answer all our questions, thoughy it does give us a base from which to know what questions to ask, and better understand the diversity of answers that we may get. The knowledge from books also allows us to take all the openions we get and decide with one, or combonations of them, will work best for our own perticular situation.
~~~~~The best advise that I can give you is to have patience, as only bad things happen fast in this side of the hobby. And invest in some books, it will be money well spent and you will never regret it as long as you keep marine fish. Here is a list of some of the better books available.~~~~~
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The Marine Aquarium Problem Solver
by Nick Dakin
(Great general, fish, and invert info. all with Q & A senarios, easy to read, good quick ref.. Excellent book for a beginner or novice. Good price $20, and very current, 1997.)
Natural Reef Aquariums,
Simplified Approaches to Creating Living Saltwater Microcosms
by John Tullock
(Excellent book, looks at the natural way (among others) to filtration, reef zones and enviroments, and most of the basics. Similar to Fenners book "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist", though geared more towards "Reef Systems". Under $30, Very current, 1997.)
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist : A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists
by Robert Fenner
(Excellent book. Similar to Tullocks book "Natural Reef Aquariums", though geared more towards "FO Systems". Under $30, Very current, 1998.)
Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook
by Dr. Robert J. Goldstein
(A great little book at a great little price $10. Not so much a how to book, more an info book on all aspects and functions of a saltwater tank. Very informative and very current, 1997.)
The Coral Reef Aquarium
by Ron Shimek
(A book designed specifically for beginners. This one is bran new, just released July, 1999. I haven't even got a chance to review it yet, but it comes with high reguards.)
The Reef Aquarium Volume 1
by Delbeek & Sprung
(Excellent book, looks at the biology of corals & tridacnid clams, systems for maintaining corals & clams, all the basic set-up info, (lighting, disease, nuisance algae control, etc.). Sometimes better suited to the novice or expert as opposed to the beginner, (very involved). Still a book that should be added to your library.)
The Reef Aquarium Volume 2
by Delbeek & Sprung
(Compliment to Vol. 1, more indepth on corals and inverts, less on initial tank set-up. Excellent book, and the same goes for this one as Vol. 1.)
The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium
by Fossa & Nilsen
(Great ref. book on live rock aquarium set-ups, aquascaping, lighting, etc.)
A Practical Guide to Corals for the Reef Aquarium
by E. Puterbaugh & E. Boreman
(Brain, Moon, LPS, SPS, leather, soft, pulsing, star polyps, mushroom anemones with an easy guide to care that includes lighting, water flow, agressiveness, dificulty of care.)
The Book of the Marine Aquarium
by Nick Dakin
(Fish and invert info good, basic info is good, set-up is a little dated)
Anemonefish and their Host Anemones
by Fautin & Allen
(Excellent guide to clownfish and anemones)
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The following books are basicly system techniques and set-ups. Some are a little dated however, still very usefull info.
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The Marine Aquarium Reference (Systems and Invertebrates)
by Martin A. Moe Jr.
(A welth of info on systems, components, how they work and how to build them.)
The Marine Fish and Invert Reef Aquarium
by Albert J. Thiel
(Tons of info on system componets and equipment, how they work and insight to their construction.)
Small Reef Aquarium Basics
by Albert J. Thiel
(A bit dated, and not quite as indepth as his other book mentioned here, still quite informative.)
The Marine Aquarium Handbook (Beginner to Breeder)
by Martin A. Moe Jr.
(Dated basic general info, definately not a first pick.)
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Well there are more but this should suffice for now. Some of these system books that are in my library are dated, check the printing date as some have been updated with new info. My copies of these are from the late 80's. HTHS
And please, if anyone has any to add to this list by all means do so.
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Happy Reefing,
Michael
mlp@aquariacentral.com
Learn form the mistakes of others, Life is too short to make them all for yourself!
Here is a quick piece of advice and a list of books that are both usefull to sucess in this hobby. Reading books does not necessarly answer all our questions, thoughy it does give us a base from which to know what questions to ask, and better understand the diversity of answers that we may get. The knowledge from books also allows us to take all the openions we get and decide with one, or combonations of them, will work best for our own perticular situation.
~~~~~The best advise that I can give you is to have patience, as only bad things happen fast in this side of the hobby. And invest in some books, it will be money well spent and you will never regret it as long as you keep marine fish. Here is a list of some of the better books available.~~~~~
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
The Marine Aquarium Problem Solver
by Nick Dakin
(Great general, fish, and invert info. all with Q & A senarios, easy to read, good quick ref.. Excellent book for a beginner or novice. Good price $20, and very current, 1997.)
Natural Reef Aquariums,
Simplified Approaches to Creating Living Saltwater Microcosms
by John Tullock
(Excellent book, looks at the natural way (among others) to filtration, reef zones and enviroments, and most of the basics. Similar to Fenners book "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist", though geared more towards "Reef Systems". Under $30, Very current, 1997.)
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist : A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists
by Robert Fenner
(Excellent book. Similar to Tullocks book "Natural Reef Aquariums", though geared more towards "FO Systems". Under $30, Very current, 1998.)
Marine Reef Aquarium Handbook
by Dr. Robert J. Goldstein
(A great little book at a great little price $10. Not so much a how to book, more an info book on all aspects and functions of a saltwater tank. Very informative and very current, 1997.)
The Coral Reef Aquarium
by Ron Shimek
(A book designed specifically for beginners. This one is bran new, just released July, 1999. I haven't even got a chance to review it yet, but it comes with high reguards.)
The Reef Aquarium Volume 1
by Delbeek & Sprung
(Excellent book, looks at the biology of corals & tridacnid clams, systems for maintaining corals & clams, all the basic set-up info, (lighting, disease, nuisance algae control, etc.). Sometimes better suited to the novice or expert as opposed to the beginner, (very involved). Still a book that should be added to your library.)
The Reef Aquarium Volume 2
by Delbeek & Sprung
(Compliment to Vol. 1, more indepth on corals and inverts, less on initial tank set-up. Excellent book, and the same goes for this one as Vol. 1.)
The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium
by Fossa & Nilsen
(Great ref. book on live rock aquarium set-ups, aquascaping, lighting, etc.)
A Practical Guide to Corals for the Reef Aquarium
by E. Puterbaugh & E. Boreman
(Brain, Moon, LPS, SPS, leather, soft, pulsing, star polyps, mushroom anemones with an easy guide to care that includes lighting, water flow, agressiveness, dificulty of care.)
The Book of the Marine Aquarium
by Nick Dakin
(Fish and invert info good, basic info is good, set-up is a little dated)
Anemonefish and their Host Anemones
by Fautin & Allen
(Excellent guide to clownfish and anemones)
___________________________________________________________
The following books are basicly system techniques and set-ups. Some are a little dated however, still very usefull info.
___________________________________________________________
The Marine Aquarium Reference (Systems and Invertebrates)
by Martin A. Moe Jr.
(A welth of info on systems, components, how they work and how to build them.)
The Marine Fish and Invert Reef Aquarium
by Albert J. Thiel
(Tons of info on system componets and equipment, how they work and insight to their construction.)
Small Reef Aquarium Basics
by Albert J. Thiel
(A bit dated, and not quite as indepth as his other book mentioned here, still quite informative.)
The Marine Aquarium Handbook (Beginner to Breeder)
by Martin A. Moe Jr.
(Dated basic general info, definately not a first pick.)
___________________________________________________________
Well there are more but this should suffice for now. Some of these system books that are in my library are dated, check the printing date as some have been updated with new info. My copies of these are from the late 80's. HTHS
And please, if anyone has any to add to this list by all means do so.
------------------
Happy Reefing,
Michael
mlp@aquariacentral.com
Learn form the mistakes of others, Life is too short to make them all for yourself!
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