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Thanks everyone, and don't worry Seahorse11, I like input from all Aquarists. I want to find the book that's right for me.

I'm a beginner to this hobby and looking to pick up a couple fo books to begin my lengthy research. In a previous thread someone mentioned "Conscientous Marine Aquarist"... Can you all recommend some more titles. If you have a couple of reference books you like please rank them. Thanks,

Is one better than the other is is this just user preferance? Note: I'm targetting a 75 or 90 gallon tank so if size makes a difference in my choice let me know.

I'm mapping out a new set for a reef tank with Corals (I'm a rook at this so if I say the wrong thing sorry). I've been told by more than one person that if I'm going with a reef tank with Coral I need to get a protein skimmer. But then there's those few saying it's not necessary and just costs...

Can some please post a cheat sheet if abbreviations. I've read a lot of LFS, CC, LR, etc. I don't quiet get the concept of a liveing Rock vs. a Base Rock. I mean how can a rock be "living"? Maybe it's my literal translation that's confusing me. Is a Living rock more like coral that resembles a...

Thanks everyone for all the great info, I'm taking notes on all of it. Couple questions at this point: 1. People are trying to steer a "beginner (me)" away from saltwater due to the cost of fish, inverts and coral and the fact that since I'm a beginner I'm likely to kill them. I would hate to...

Just curious. I'm looking at all the angles before purchasing my first Reef tank. I'm considering something around the 75-100 gallon size. My question is simple say I spend the next 3 years building this reef tank and stocking it and then decide that I am going to move out of town, maybe out of...

Originally Posted by FinchFishs What part of OC are you from?? City of Orange, up in the hills right on the boarder of Anaheim Hills. I found a real nice mom and pop store, he's the guy that quoted me around $1,100. Like I said he was very nice and real informative and spent like 30 minutes...

Hello everyone, I guess this thread is as good as any to start in with my very first post. I'm in the beginning stages of research which is to mean that I have a huge headache. There is a lot of elements to Aquarium Hobbying that I had never considered. I'm still absorbing the initial shell...