Reference Book

Hi,

I'm interested in getting a printed reference book for all things about
keeping a coral reef aquarium.

I'd like something I could read besides all the online stuff I've found.
Could anyone recommend a really good book that is as up to date as possible?

Thank you.

Aquarium Corals - by Eric Borneman
Reef Invertebrates - by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner

I'm just starting the second one, but it looks to be excellent.

Marc


Tom Burns wrote:

Hi,

I'm interested in getting a printed reference book for all things about
keeping a coral reef aquarium.

I'd like something I could read besides all the online stuff I've found.
Could anyone recommend a really good book that is as up to date as possible?

Thank you.

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Thanks. I'll just want to check the publication dates.

It was getting very silly when I looked at some books and saw that they
were 5 to 10 years old.

In your opinion, what would be the cutoff date for information that is
relatively current? I realize that things are always changing, but is
there some point in time, say, 3 to 5 years back, that the fundamental
technology and/or general knowledge has not changed significantly since?

For instance, if calcium reactors only came on the market 5 years ago,
then I would think that any information prior to this "milestone" would
be largely out of date.

Thanks again.

Marc Levenson wrote:
Aquarium Corals - by Eric Borneman
Reef Invertebrates - by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner

I'm just starting the second one, but it looks to be excellent.

Marc

Hmm. That's a tough one. I do so much of my learning online, personally. Both
books that I recommended are very recent. I got "Corals" at last year's MACNA,
and "Invertebrates" at this year's MACNA, hot off the presses.

Some of the stuff discussed in older publications would still hold true, but
like you said, updates and new theories surface all the time.

I think it is important to consider the author as well, whether they are
respected in the hobby or not.

Boomer and Jimmy Chen might have some futher thoughts on this matter.

Marc


Tom Burns wrote:

Thanks. I'll just want to check the publication dates.

It was getting very silly when I looked at some books and saw that they
were 5 to 10 years old.

In your opinion, what would be the cutoff date for information that is
relatively current? I realize that things are always changing, but is
there some point in time, say, 3 to 5 years back, that the fundamental
technology and/or general knowledge has not changed significantly since?

For instance, if calcium reactors only came on the market 5 years ago,
then I would think that any information prior to this "milestone" would
be largely out of date.

Thanks again.

Marc Levenson wrote:
Aquarium Corals - by Eric Borneman
Reef Invertebrates - by Anthony Calfo and Robert Fenner

I'm just starting the second one, but it looks to be excellent.

Marc


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Boomer and Jimmy Chen might have some futher thoughts on this matter.

For general reference, my favorite is the "Modern Coral Reef Aquarium" 4
volume set by Fossa and Nilsen.

jc

Me to and I still like TRA Vol. 1 & 2 ( The Reef Aquarium by Sprung an Delbeek).

You should also have those books Marc posted

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