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recommend me a book on saltwater aquariums

Kaido

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Amazon reviews of the saltwater for dummies book were pretty bad, which is disappointing. Any other suggestions?
 
The conscientious aquarist - Robert Fenner. Probably the best contemporary book.

Marine aquarium handbook
and
Marine aquarium reference - Martin Moe Jr. Old but very good books. Must haves IMO.
 
Spend some time researching online.. you'll find much more up-to-date information.

Try www.reefcentral.com or www.reefs.org

You should also join a local MAS (Marine Aquarium Society). For example, I'm part of www.maast.org and we have monthly meetings with raffled items and such. Often times these clubs fly in authors/speakers to give public presentations.

Hope that helps.

~Chris 😉
 
Spend some time researching online.. you'll find much more up-to-date information.
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Yes and no. A lot of stuff online is hearsay and opinions. Hardly the best way to learn fishkeeping. Nothing beats a good library.

You should also join a local MAS (Marine Aquarium Society).
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I wholeheartedly agree with this. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: rahul
Spend some time researching online.. you'll find much more up-to-date information.
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Yes and no. A lot of stuff online is hearsay and opinions. Hardly the best way to learn fishkeeping. Nothing beats a good library.
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While no single source is going to provide you with all the information you should know... some of the online forums make excellent reference material. Nothing beats a good library though, definately agree with you there. 🙂

Another thing to consider, there's no single way to do things in this hobby. Find what works for you and in your budget (then prepare to go over that budget 😀).

Always always always! research before you buy something... be it fish/coral/equipment. Nothing worse than wasting money on something you can't keep, or worse yet something you'll kill.

 
Originally posted by: ChrisIsBored
Originally posted by: rahul
Spend some time researching online.. you'll find much more up-to-date information.
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Yes and no. A lot of stuff online is hearsay and opinions. Hardly the best way to learn fishkeeping. Nothing beats a good library.
Click to expand...

While no single source is going to provide you with all the information you should know... some of the online forums make excellent reference material. Nothing beats a good library though, definately agree with you there. 🙂

Another thing to consider, there's no single way to do things in this hobby. Find what works for you and in your budget (then prepare to go over that budget 😀).

Always always always! research before you buy something... be it fish/coral/equipment. Nothing worse than wasting money on something you can't keep, or worse yet something you'll kill.
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Hi Chris 🙂
 
Originally posted by: ChrisIsBored
Originally posted by: rahul
Spend some time researching online.. you'll find much more up-to-date information.
Click to expand...

Yes and no. A lot of stuff online is hearsay and opinions. Hardly the best way to learn fishkeeping. Nothing beats a good library.
Click to expand...

While no single source is going to provide you with all the information you should know... some of the online forums make excellent reference material. Nothing beats a good library though, definately agree with you there. 🙂

Another thing to consider, there's no single way to do things in this hobby. Find what works for you and in your budget (then prepare to go over that budget 😀).

Always always always! research before you buy something... be it fish/coral/equipment. Nothing worse than wasting money on something you can't keep, or worse yet something you'll kill.
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This man speaks the truth :thumbsup:
 
Thanks for the input everyone. After doing some extensive research, I've decided to start a nano-reef. I had a tropical 10-gallon tank when I was a kid, which was a lot of fun. My wife and I started out this summer with a betta, then moved up to a 20-gallon coldwater goldfish tank, which is running beautifully. Yay for modern technology (I'm so glad I don't have to use an undergravel filter ever again). I really want to get a couple of Nemo fish though, and a nano-reef looks like a pretty good challenge. For non-fish people, think of it like setting up a water-cooling system on an overclocked Athlon and GPU 😉
 
Don't call em Nemo fish...call em Percula Clowns. You can always get a goby for your nano too. I'm going to get a goby and pistol shrimp in my 60 gallon reef soon. Like someone above me said...reefcentral is all you need. Just be sure to do your research on everything before you buy any fish or equipment.
 
And get ready to spend money on things you never thought you would.

test kits, refractometer, salt, RO/DI unit, 5 bucks a pound for rock...

Keep in mind that nanos are much harder to maintain because of their small size. water parameters and levels change rapidly.
 
Originally posted by: Doodoo
Don't call em Nemo fish...call em Percula Clowns. You can always get a goby for your nano too. I'm going to get a goby and pistol shrimp in my 60 gallon reef soon. Like someone above me said...reefcentral is all you need. Just be sure to do your research on everything before you buy any fish or equipment.
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I called them Nemo fish so that everybody would know what I was talking about. I'm actually more interested in the Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) 😀
 
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