looking for a reef beginner book
BS
I currently have a "semireef" tank with several fish, live rock, crabs
cleaner shrimp.
I plan on converting it to a reef tank sometime this year. Can anyone
recommend beginner book. I heard about a book "simplified reef keeping".
Anyone know where I can get it without having to special order it?
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BS,
Stop over to my web site and take a look at my Book Review. I take a
look at some good books for the beginner as well as the advanced hobbyist.
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Amanda
I don't know if they have this book or not, but try
http://www.amazon.com
They have everything and at great prices. You can search for "reef
keeping" or whatever you like.
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"BS" <rkss...@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I currently have a "semireef" tank with several fish, live rock, crabs
> cleaner shrimp.
>
> I plan on converting it to a reef tank sometime this year. Can anyone
> recommend beginner book. I heard about a book "simplified reef keeping".
> Anyone know where I can get it without having to special order it?
Hi,
I own a couple of dozen books on saltwater aquariums.The very first book I
always recommend for people getting into saltwater is Martin Moe jr's Marine
Aquarium Handbook.I had the pleasure of meeting him and talking to him one on
one this past weekend at the Western Marine Conference.He impressed me as
very personable with a good sense of humor.This book is a classic that noone
should be without.
I just bought John H Tullocks new book,Natural Reef Aquariums and I like it
very much.I have to give it the nod for best first reef book.When you are
ready,I would suggest the Nilsen/Fossa book,The Modern Coral Reef
Aquarium,and the Sprung/Delbeek books The Reef Aquarium volume 1 and 2
Terry Bartelme
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Brian Prestwood
It's a wonderful hobby but reef keeping isn't simple. The book you're
probably referring to is...
Natural Reef Aquariums : Simplified Approaches to Creating Living Saltwater
Microcosms by Tullock
This is an excellent book. I read a couple "beginners" books before I
graduated to this one. The other books weren't in the same league. I wouldn't
recommend either of them to a beginner. Tullock's book is available on
amizon.com for $28. Just enter Tullock into the search feature on the home
page. I also found it at the Borders bookstore. Barnes & Noble probably has
it in stock too. If you not sure, you may want to take a look at it there
before buying.
Tullock's book provides a realistic view of mini-reef tank keeping in a
concise form. If you find it too detailed you may want to reconsider your
decision to switch to a reef tank. You really need to know most of the
details Tullock's book provides. I now understand that the trick to
successful reef keeping is understanding the natural environment and
imitating it. A point that Tullock makes repeatedly.
After you finish this book you may want to read Delbeek and Sprung's two
books (vol 1 & 2). I don't recommend you start with these books. They are
very detailed. Volume one covers a lot of the material that Tullock's book
covers but in a little more detail.
Good Luck
Brian Prestwood
Recent F/O Convert
ps Another thing that helps a lot is actually seeing the environment. The
magnitude of circulation that is usually recommended seemed like overkill
until I went snorkeling in the reefs in the Florida Keys. I've got two 802
Powerheads in my 80 gal aquarium now. My tank is churning but it still looks
mild compared to a calm day on the reef. Adding the Powerheads also cleared
my bacteria bloom problems up too. Not quite sure why but imitating the reef
environment seems to work.
TL
There's a great beginners book I think it's called "the marine reef
handbook" it's published by Barrons it runs about $12.00 at Barnes and Noble
TL
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Jerry Means
Try Tullock's "The Reef Tank Owner's Manual" from Aquatic Specialists in
Knoxville, Tenn.
Amanda wrote:
> I don't know if they have this book or not, but try
> http://www.amazon.com
> They have everything and at great prices. You can search for "reef
> keeping" or whatever you like.
>
> BS <rkss...@earthlink.net> wrote in article