recommendation for a great reef aquarium reference book?
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snakeblitz33
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"The Coral Reef Aquarium" by Tony Vargas seems to be a pretty popular and recent book about the hobby. It has a lot of up to date information about new "dream tank" setups and what hobbyists do to maintain these setups. It's something I am interested in buying.
I still feel like the three volume set up Julian Sprung and Dr. Charles Delbeek's "The Reef Aquarium." are still relevant to this day. Even though the equipment has changed over time, the requirements to keep corals alive pretty much have not changed over time. They still have pertinent information to the hobby.
A book solely on corals that is still relevant is Eric Borneman's "Aquarium corals" Like I said, even though the equipment has changed, the methods to keep a tank healthy have changed very, very little over the last ten years
I still feel like the three volume set up Julian Sprung and Dr. Charles Delbeek's "The Reef Aquarium." are still relevant to this day. Even though the equipment has changed over time, the requirements to keep corals alive pretty much have not changed over time. They still have pertinent information to the hobby.
A book solely on corals that is still relevant is Eric Borneman's "Aquarium corals" Like I said, even though the equipment has changed, the methods to keep a tank healthy have changed very, very little over the last ten years
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saxman
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For solid basic aquarium info, it's hard to beat these:
The Conscientious Marine Aquarium by Bob Fenner
Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques by Jay Hemdal
Is there a particular subject within the hobby you're wondering about?
The Conscientious Marine Aquarium by Bob Fenner
Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques by Jay Hemdal
Is there a particular subject within the hobby you're wondering about?
islandkoa
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"The Coral Reef Aquarium" by Tony Vargas seems to be a pretty popular and recent book about the hobby. It has a lot of up to date information about new "dream tank" setups and what hobbyists do to maintain these setups. It's something I am interested in buying.
I still feel like the three volume set up Julian Sprung and Dr. Charles Delbeek's "The Reef Aquarium." are still relevant to this day. Even though the equipment has changed over time, the requirements to keep corals alive pretty much have not changed over time. They still have pertinent information to the hobby.
A book solely on corals that is still relevant is Eric Borneman's "Aquarium corals" Like I said, even though the equipment has changed, the methods to keep a tank healthy have changed very, very little over the last ten years
I've considered "the reef aquarium" due to its positive reviews but its age as well as price have caused me to consider others and compare. I'll look at the coral reef aquarium. I agree that physics hasn't changed but methodology/equipment have. Not sure if books can really keep up with the latter.
I still feel like the three volume set up Julian Sprung and Dr. Charles Delbeek's "The Reef Aquarium." are still relevant to this day. Even though the equipment has changed over time, the requirements to keep corals alive pretty much have not changed over time. They still have pertinent information to the hobby.
A book solely on corals that is still relevant is Eric Borneman's "Aquarium corals" Like I said, even though the equipment has changed, the methods to keep a tank healthy have changed very, very little over the last ten years
I've considered "the reef aquarium" due to its positive reviews but its age as well as price have caused me to consider others and compare. I'll look at the coral reef aquarium. I agree that physics hasn't changed but methodology/equipment have. Not sure if books can really keep up with the latter.
islandkoa
Member
For solid basic aquarium info, it's hard to beat these:
The Conscientious Marine Aquarium by Bob Fenner
Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques by Jay Hemdal
Is there a particular subject within the hobby you're wondering about?
Thanks, I'll look at these also. I'm focused on coral growth, maintenance limited design.
The Conscientious Marine Aquarium by Bob Fenner
Advanced Marine Aquarium Techniques by Jay Hemdal
Is there a particular subject within the hobby you're wondering about?
Thanks, I'll look at these also. I'm focused on coral growth, maintenance limited design.
snakeblitz33
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Depends on what your trying to grow. Usually when dealing with high coral growth rates, there's a lot of light, and feeding to deal with, IE increased nitrates and phosphates which increase the amount of maintenance needed.
There is no such thing as a set and forget system. Most of the awesome tanks that you see elsewhere on the internet ... there is a great deal of weekly maintenance on these tanks.
Just because you buy some huge skimmer, fancy controllers and a biopellet reactor doesn't make it to where you will have virtually no maintenance. Detritus builds up and water changes need to be made and weekly aquarium water quality tests have to be taken... in practically any system that is dedicated to growing corals properly.
There is no such thing as a set and forget system. Most of the awesome tanks that you see elsewhere on the internet ... there is a great deal of weekly maintenance on these tanks.
Just because you buy some huge skimmer, fancy controllers and a biopellet reactor doesn't make it to where you will have virtually no maintenance. Detritus builds up and water changes need to be made and weekly aquarium water quality tests have to be taken... in practically any system that is dedicated to growing corals properly.