What is your favorite/most helpful book?

[aquascaper82]

Just wanted to see what kind of helpful books were out there before I purchase them. What is your favorite or the most helpful book about saltwater tanks? If you could also give your reason such as great photographs, best book about corals, fish, etc. that would be good too!

Is this a good book?
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists, 2nd ed.

 

[reefman]

Julian sprung reef notes

 

[Lunareclipse]

Ask Russ at Saltwater Critters. He knows.

 

[NYreefNoob]

google is ur best friend and it is free

 

[aquascaper82]

true...

google is ur best friend and it is free

 

[TheHun]

Anthony Calfo; Book of Coral Propagation

Delbeek & Sprung; The reef aquarium vol.3

 

[Lenny718]

One of my favorites

 

[jaa1456]

google is ur best friend and it is free

Thats some book, must still be reading it lol

 

[NYreefNoob]

the marine fish's would be about the only book id buy and would always be great to take with ya when going to fishstore's

 

[Lenny718]

the marine fish's would be about the only book id buy and would always be great to take with ya when going to fishstore's

Thats one of the reasons I like it, I think they make one for inverts if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Lenny718]

Found it lol. I cant comment on it yet cause I haven't read it but its on my list of books to check out.

 

[jrobbins]

there are a bunch of good books out there. some are more current than others. the Michaels book is good for fish but I think it tends to understate tank size. Fenner's and Calfo's books are also good (the CMA really should be a must read for anyone setting up a tank, even though some of it is a bit out of date). Also, Sprungs books are pretty good too.

 

[TripleT]

Just picked up this with a 40% off coupon at Borders. Could use more photos for I.D. purposes, and more pages for that matter, but seems like a decent buy if you're looking for something offline:

http://www.directtextbook.com/prices/9781890087951

 

[TripleT]

One of my favorites

+1

Seems most LFS's have a beaten up copy that they reference as well.

 

[TripleT]

Just wanted to see what kind of helpful books were out there before I purchase them. What is your favorite or the most helpful book about saltwater tanks? If you could also give your reason such as great photographs, best book about corals, fish, etc. that would be good too!

Is this a good book?
The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists, 2nd ed.

Check out the reviews here:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1890087998/?tag=reefs04-20

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

anthony calfo; book of coral propagation

delbeek & sprung; the reef aquarium vol.3

+1

 

[Reef Reaper]

+2