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The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists

The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists
By Robert M. Fenner

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MICRO-CONSCIENTIOUS MARINE AQUARIST (S)

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #15887 in Books
  • Brand: Tfh/Nylabone
  • Published on: 1997-05
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 2.00 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 432 pages

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  • Tfh Micro Marine Aquarist (S)

Customer Reviews

Must read for aquarium owners5
This is a very informative book for anyone who is starting up a new saltwater aquarium. The illustrations are great. It covers a lot of depth and provides practical tips to setting up and maintaining an aquarium.

A good foundation.5
I have been keeping a marine tank for less than 1 year. I got tired of just using the internet for all my knowledge-base of marine aquariums; spending many hours digging through all the forums for whatever current problem/issue i had, reading so many conflicting opinions and answers from 'experts', and often ending up at least as confused as when i began.

So I bought this book, read it, and feel much better equipped for the hobby. I still refer heavily to internet sources for more granular knowledge, but at least I now have a solid, reliable source for a foundation on which to build.

This book gave me more confidence, and left me eager to learn and do more in this hobby. It is beautifully illustrated, well composed, and the author conveys his own passion of the hobby and eagerness to educate responsible marine hobbyists.

Excellent Starting Point5
This book provides a great overview of the hobby. This is really where most people should start off reading in the hobby to determine if they're going to create a reef in their living room. Perhaps some should start with Paletta's The New Marine Aquarium first as a quick 1 day read, but really those who plan on enjoying the hobby would be well served by skipping the superbasic and getting into this book. That's not to say this is the only book you'll ever need - but this is enough book for most people to be quite content with. (For those of you who are 'bitten' by the hobby, The Reef Aquarium series by Delbeek & Sprung is an excellent resource, but there are others.) Enjoy,