WaterIsLove Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 Hey guys! I'm sure most people just use google to search and recommended links for reference, but some days i'm old school and can't stand staring at a computer screen. Anyone recommend any books as good references for keeping an aquarium? I'm a total noob with salt water. ~Niki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 9 hours ago, WaterIsLove said: Hey guys! I'm sure most people just use google to search and recommended links for reference, but some days i'm old school and can't stand staring at a computer screen. Anyone recommend any books as good references for keeping an aquarium? I'm a total noob with salt water. ~Niki Welcome Niki - I completely get the real book thing (still do most of my recreational reading that way). That said, I am not sure if the best ones to recommend for reef keeping - there are quite a few ranging from “how tos” to exhaustive coral and fish species studies (none of which I recall the names of at the moment). Hopefully one of or other well read members will chime in here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) I don’t use many books but these three I find useful as a quick reference guides. I also highly recommend a subscription to Coral Magazine. The pictures alone are amazing but there are always nice evidence based and up to date articles. One thing I have noticed is you will hear things that are just repeated but never actually researched. For example garlic does absolutely nothing to treat Ich and people who think it does simply do not understand the life cycle of Ich. Edited November 21, 2018 by Emerald525 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 I have a couple, some are outdated. the most comprehensive and helpful book on the market is probably the reef aquarium volume 3. It has all the information on chemistry that is often overlooked in most aquarium books. It is out of print but available via amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Reef-Aquarium-Vol-Science-Technology/dp/1883693144 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 10 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: I have a couple, some are outdated. the most comprehensive and helpful book on the market is probably the reef aquarium volume 3. It has all the information on chemistry that is often overlooked in most aquarium books. It is out of print but available via amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Reef-Aquarium-Vol-Science-Technology/dp/1883693144 This looks like a nice resource... by a couple of the longest tenured experts in the aquarium field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted November 21, 2018 Share Posted November 21, 2018 you are welcome to borrow it..although you probably know most of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Best books for beginners, and advanced reefers alike:The Reef Aquarium, Vol. 3: Science, Art, and TechnologyBy Julian Sprung and Charles Delbeek.Seriously only book you need. May be a little spendy, but it’s a book that holds it’s value really well...for good reason. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandinga Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Yeah what Monkey said...guess I shoulda clicked yer link.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Yeah what Monkey said...guess I shoulda clicked yer link.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalklol... i was like.. ummm yeah, that is a great idea. At any rate, it is such a great reference that it deserves two posts. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterIsLove Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Hey guys thank you so much! I will be looking into these books , especially coral magazine and reef aquarium science volume 3! Sorry I haven't responded, been a bit busy with the holidays flying in as fast as shooting stars on a clear night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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