[.ca] Natural Reef Aquariums: Simplified Approaches to ... (ISBN 1890087009)

troy:
This book is very well written and a bargain at the price. It gives very good descriptions and lets you know that there are more than one way to do a reef aquarium. It is a little much for someone just trying to get into the hobby but I would recomend it to anyone that is trying to get into the hobby as a second book and get one geared a little more for the beginner as the first book.

Good, comprehensive book, but I'm not a marine biologist.:
This is a great book for the person that has taken a lot of biology in college, but it's a little much for the average person trying to start a reef tank. Granted, I have learned a lot from this book, but I find myself having to read things over and over again and looking terms and species names (which there are a lot of) up for their pronunciations. I am very excited to learn about reef tanks and how to set one up, but this feels like a school text book rather than an understandable guide on how to do it. I do like the book, but you definitely have to have a dictionary next to you and the time to look up things.

Fascinating read:
Many aquarium books seem to be targeted at 12 year old kids who need a picture to text ratio of at least 2 to 1 and no real explanations of what's going on. At the other end of the spectrum are a few written like graduate textbooks that are just too much effort to read for those of us who view aquariums as a relaxing hobby to enjoy. This book, in contrast, hits the perfect happy medium: the writing is only as technical as it needs to be to present salient information. It is a book with a very high information content, but the clarity of the writing makes it a fun read as well as a good example of what other aquarium books should be, but usually are not. I recommend it highly to any adult reader who is interested in marine aquaria.

Pretty book but misrepresented:
This book represents itself as a low-tech simplified reef-keeping guide. Instead the author suggests almost every gadget out there. Including calcium reactors, RO/DI, etc. I guess is was wishful thinking on my part that there truly exists a simple way to keep reef aquariums. It does have great pictures and is nice for inspirational purposes.

Excellent work:
This book is a must have for anyone interested in starting a reef aquarium. It covers everything you need to know. One of the best books on the subject.