good reef book?

[deadhead]

if you had to recommend a complete and up to date book on reef aquariums which would it be? the last 2 books i've bought are the reef aquarium vol. 1 and vol. 2. as good as they are, they're over 10 years old and i'm sure the hobby has changed quite a bit since then.

 

[bfield02]

I really enjoy "The Complete Marine Aquarium" by Vincent Hargrave. Seems to pretty upto date and it has a very comprehensive fish and invert section

 

[Anonymous]

I picked up "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert M. Fenner

It shows alot of options for setting up a marine aquarium, the equipment needed, best practices, etc. VERY informative!

Well written, full color pages and LOTS of pics of equipment, as well as livestock. It has descriptions of nearly all of the classes of reef fish, inverts, corals. (almost half of the book is dedicated to this) Pretty much you name it and its in there. Its a great resource!

 

[brandonberry]

I'm finishing up The Reef Aquarium vol. 3 now and it rocks. I like the way they present all the different theories involved in various aspects of the hobby, tell what is scientifically based, and then let you decide which theory or what combination of them will work best for you. Too many authors get carried away voicing opinions rather than presenting the scientifically backed up facts. I've always been one to prefer to stick with the facts when making decisions about my aquariums. I've read a lot of different literature about marine aquaria and when I pick up a book these days I usually don't expect to learn a whole lot of new things, but rather just get a review and maybe see a different approach to things I've already read about. Amazingly, I have learned a lot of new things from this book in addition to the other.