Saltwater Aquariums For Dummies

Author: Gregory Skomal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118051025
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 371

Book Description
Demystifies aquarium setup and maintenance Combine and care for a wide variety of marine fish and invertebrates Dive into the colorful world of saltwater fish! This fun, friendly guide gives you easy step-by-step instructions for choosing and caring for these amazing animals. You get the latest on feeding, tank upkeep, filtering systems, maintaining live rock, and preventing algae build-up, as well as what not to include in your aquarium. Discover how to Choose the best fish and equipment Get your tank up and running Maintain proper water conditions Keep your fish happy and healthy Avoid tank pitfalls Keep a brackish aquarium

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saltwater Aquariums

Author: Mark W. Martin
Publisher: Alpha Books
ISBN: 9781592578269
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 299

Book Description
Featuring descriptions of over 1,000 marine fishes, corals, plants, and invertebrates, this guide offers advice and guidelines for maintaining a saltwater aquarium, including general care recommendations, compatibility of species, and what to do when things go wrong. Original.

The Marine Reef Aquarium

Author: Phil Hunt
Publisher: Sourcebooks
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
(back cover) This book focuses on developing a system using natural rock and sand as the foundation for a sustainable reef aquarium. Detailed step-by-step guidance throughout. Features more than 400 photos and illustrations.

Ultimate Marine Aquariums

Author: Michael S. Paletta
Publisher: Microcosm.
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 204

Book Description
" ... Portraits of 50 world-class marine aquariums, along with priceless advice on how they were planned and how they are kept healthy and vibrant"--Page 4 of cover.

Book of Coral Propagation

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980236507
Category : Aquaculture
Languages : en
Pages : 398

Book Description

The Marine Aquarium Handbook

Author: Martin A. Moe
Publisher: Tfh Publications, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780982026212
Category : Marine aquariums
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Marine Aquarium Handbook is the bestselling saltwater aquarium book of all time, selling more than 250,000 copies since first published in 1982 and launching aspiring aquarists into the marine aquarium hobby. Out of print since 2006, this indispensable resource is now available in a completely updated and redesigned third edition that includes world-class color photography to help guide the reader through setup of their first marine aquarium and then progresses to reefkeeping and breeding of marine fishes. Written by an acclaimed marine biologist and pioneering fish and invertebrate breeder, the book provides sound advice in a clear, readable, and engaging voice. New content exclusive to this edition includes recent advances in biofiltration and energy-efficient lighting, brand new chapters on marine foods and refugia, greatly expanded coverage of fish species and hardy invertebrate species, and information about those species best suited for breeding. Each featured fish has a species profile, behavior notes, native range, maximum size, and essential feeding and husbandry advice. The Marine Aquarium Handbook covers everything a marine hobbyist needs to know to get started and be successful, including aquarium choices, water chemistry, filtration, biological filtration and live rock, setup and maintenance, fish selection, and identification and treatment of common diseases.

Complete Encyclopedia of the Saltwater Aquarium

Author: Nick Dakin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781552978177
Category : Aquariums
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Provides information on setting up a saltwater aquarium, accessories, salt mixes, and over three hundred marine fish and invertebrates.

The Nano-reef Handbook

Author: Chris Brightwell
Publisher: TFH Publications
ISBN: 9780793805723
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Any reef aquarium that contains less than 15 gallons of water is considered a nano-reef aquarium. These tiny ecosystems are almost as popular in the fishkeeping community as full-size marine aquarium setups, and with the proper information and tools, they can be set up and maintained by aquarists at any level of the hobby. The wide range of topics covered in this guide include the importance of water quality and tips on maintaining stable water parameters; components of a nano-reef and how to choose the appropriate aquarium, lighting, and accessories for a tank; which fish and invertebrates are best for these types of tanks; and much, much more. For a reef enthusiast looking for a new challenge or any up-and-coming fish hobbyist, nano-reef aquariums are a stunningly beautiful option. The Nano-Reef Handbook contains all the information necessary to get started.

Aquarium Corals

Author: Eric Borneman
Publisher: TFH Publications
ISBN: 9781890087487
Category : Corals
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Keeping live corals has been likened to "bonsai for the cousteau generation" and "the ultimate underwater gardening experience." Beautiful, bizarre, and among nature's most colorful creations, living corals are now being successfully kept and grown in tens of thousands of home saltwater aquariums. For the first time, master aquarist Eric Borneman offers an authoritative, comprehensive, and fully illustrated guide to appropriate aquarium species, including a diversity of soft corals, as well as popular and rare large-polyp and small-polyp stony corals. World-class photographs and text reviewed by leading coral biologists and coral keepers guides the reader through the selection and husbandry of hundreds of species.

Aquariums

Author: Thierry Maître-Allain
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN:
Category : Aquarium fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
A detailed and comprehensive guide. Freshwater and saltwater fishkeeping are challenging and tremendously rewarding hobbies. Aquariums is a big book that covers every aspect a fishkeeper needs to know. Step-by-step technical instructions are illustrated with hundreds of color diagrams as well as hundreds of color photographs of fish in their natural habitats. The book features: Choosing equipment Preparing the water and setting up the aquarium Saltwater and freshwater requirements Types of fish and their families Freshwater fish directory Saltwater fish directory Fish reproduction Plants for the aquarium Balance is the key to the successful aquarium, and Aquariums suggests fish mixes in combination with appropriate plants. Quite often, an aquarium will be thrown out of balance with the introduction of improperly prepared rocks and wood decorations. Simple instructions are offered for the preparation of such decorative objects for the aquarium. Packed with practical advice and useful tips, Aquariums shows how to set up a fish tank of stunning beauty.