In regards to dissa gree with hobyists or other sceintific type, well
both. I ouwld have to go back ad look and read the books to check for
diferences, but one thing and I will not say it was Shimek, that
stated it or the other person, but the charts on average reef temps
varied, as did specifics on salt water contents and the ideal SG and
other parameters and temps to keep a reef tank at.....One recomends
undersand filters or plenums and deep sand beds where shimek stated no
deep sand beds with or without plenum IIRC............

Tea, the book is bound to be cheaper. I picked up a copy (softcover)
of his titled.POcket Expert Guide to Marine Inverts......for 50 cents
at a used and trade in book store.....Same book at the LFS is over $20
some bucks.....This book is like brand new and not a mark anywher eon
the pages. Only thing I do not like about the book is there is very
little common names, its scientic names all the way.......I have a
hard enough time remembering common names yet alone scientific.



On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:33:32 GMT, "TheRock" wrote:
Since when do scientists or bio people agree with each other on everything
anyway.
Coffee is good, coffee is bad...

I'm sure the class would be very interesting.
However if you are just a hobbyist I would say that $175 would be better
spent on
beer and more corals for your tank.

Wait for the book.


"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"~Roy" wrote in message
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Seems Ron Shimek's papers have lots of controversey as
compared to a lot of others....

When you mention controversy, you are thinking about Shimek's
papers disagreeing with aquarium-hobby literature or they are
disagreeing with other scientific papers ? If later, please specify.
I am curious. I have found a lot of aquarium myth debunking in
his papers, but did not read a lot of other scientific sources...


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