What Books do you guys Have in your Fish Library?

quote:Originally posted by Tippy5Baller
I have Marine Aquaria which is serioulsy copyright 1980 so it does me little good(my sister picked it up for me). Can someone tell me where i can pick up aquarium corals by Borneman and about how much itll cost me? Thanks


For Aquarium Corals I picked mine up at Petco...no joke. $35.00 something

Same as my copy of The Conscientious Aquarist by Fenner.

Both are excellent books and before those books, on my shelf I bought a copy of Marine Aquaria and Miniature Reefs, I bought that book in 1996, it's the 1995 edition.

Great pics and yes by today's standards it may be outdated in regards to some aspects.

I also enjoy reading The Beauty of the Coral Reefs by Angelo Mojetta Andrea and Antonella Ferrari.
Some of the best photos you will find in any book. copyright 2000.

One of the first books I ever got for this hobby is a copy of The Dell Encyclopedia of Tropical Fish. Copyright 1974 ..it was a present from my grandmother and I was in the 6th grade, Christmas 1975. I still refer to it.

Since the invention of this Thread I keep Adding to my collection below are my newest additions.....How is everyones else library Coming along?

The Successful Reef Aquarium by Danile Knop (8)
Corals a Quick Reference Guide by Sprung (9)
Reef Secrets-Nilsen and Fossa (9)
Sharks and Rays-Scott Michael (9)

conscientious marine aquarist - fenner
the reef aquarium v1 - delbeek & sprung
dr. burgess's mini atlas of marine aquarium fishes 2nd - buggess & axelrod & hunziker
marine aquarium problem solver - nick dakin
the marine aquarium - keeley & evans

just ordered:
Aquarium Corals; An Illustrated Handbook for the Reef Aquarist - borneman & veron

want: the reef aquarium v2 & 3

so much knowledge, so little time.

Anyone have the Reef Invertabrates book by Calfo and Fenner????

Escobal (9) Favorite, if I can't get to sleep.
Useful hint: Hanging pumps to reduce noise! Has anyone else done this?

The Reef Aquarium vol 3, by Delbeek and Sprung (9) Current favorite.
Many ideas on water motion. New hints on surge tanks.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by dj9264

Escobal (9) Favorite, if I can't get to sleep.
Useful hint: Hanging pumps to reduce noise! Has anyone else done this?

---

Hanging air pumps or water pumps? I hung and air pump once, and then wrapped a towel around it to quiet it, but I wondered how much harder the pump had to work to suck in air.

Hanging water pumps seems like a huge strain on the body of the pump, and the plumbing, and might not be the best idea.

Looks like you're reading escobal right now.

Yes, I pick up Aquatic Systems Engineering when I'm putting together a new aquatic system as to curtail too many surprises.

Currently, I'm working on a new 210g from Tenecor. I've suspended a Velocity T3 with nylon by its mounting base and used flexible tubing at both inlet and outlet as to reduce strain on the plumbing; thereby, dampen vibration.

I've done this on another system with Iwakis in parallel. I did not measure original dB level but seems to have cut pump noise to less than half with almost no resonance effects. Cabinet doors can usually be left open.

PS. The T3 is on a 3/4" Sea Swirl with an eductor (filling tank tonight). Again, has anyone else done this? Hopefully, I will not have to split the return.

Here is what I got on my shelf;

The Conscientious Marine Aquarist, by Fenner
Reef Invertebrates, by Calfo and Fenner
The New Marine Aquarium, by Paletta
Clownfishes, by Wilkerson
Marijuana Cooking, by Cameron and Greene (dunno how it got on my shelf...)
Marine Invertebrates, Shimek
Reef Aquarium Fishes, Michael

hehehe Elan, Marine Invertebrates by Shimek (10)
Of course Conscientious Marine Aquarist (10)
The Reef Aquarium by Delbeek and Sprung Vol 3 $79.99 (outstanding book)
Coral Propagation Mr. Calfo! (10)
All books recommended by Ron (OG) and bought there.
OH I forgot the book I use the MOST!!! Jaspers school of hard knocks!

I just got Aquarium Corals by Borneman. Great book, but dense. I will need a good bit of time to get through this.

I've got
Aquarium Corals by Borneman
Ultimate Marine Aquariums by Paletta
Saltwater Aquariums for Dummies
PocketExpert Marine Invertebrates by Shimek
PocketExpert Marine Fishes by Michael
Clownfishes by Wilkerson

I got the Escobal Book from the Scripps library this week. Really interesting. I like the skimmer part in general an I'm hoping to use it to optimize my skimmer once I convert it to a recirc.
FB

The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. I rate this one a 10 for the beginner / intermediate. General Overview.

The Reef Aquarium volume 3. I rate this a 10 for anyone who wants super technical and DIY type info.

These were the only two books I've read that were worth anything....

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by FishBulb

I got the Escobal Book from the Scripps library this week. Really interesting. I like the skimmer part in general an I'm hoping to use it to optimize my skimmer once I convert it to a recirc.
FB

---

Think you could scan and post pdf's of relevant pages?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by bkh_sd

The Reef Aquarium volume 3. I rate this a 10 for anyone who wants super technical and DIY type info.

---

So is it worth the price tag?