[.ca] Reef Secrets (ISBN 189008767X)

Great way to select animals for your aquarium:
The best part of this book is the stocking guide section. It describes many, many common fishes & inverts that are found in the aquaria trade in great detail. Makes stocking a tank very easy. They're very environmentally aware without being preachy about it. For instance, they will point out which fishes should be tank bred and why. Beautiful photography!

Great Book for Starting a Reef:
This is a beautiful book. There are lots of great pictures. The book is an excellent resource for those who are starting a reef tank. There are thorough and informative chapters on issues such as set-up, live rock, lighting, fitration, feeding, etc. The sections on selection & care of corals, other invertebrates, fishes, and algae are excellent. Issues of care, compatibility and conservation are addressed for all species. I did notice a couple of incorrect pictures, but this is a very minor problem. Overall, this is an excellent beginner/intermediate book by a pair of recognized and respected authorities in the field. Their superb 4-volume series is beyond the budget of most at a per-volume list price of around $90. Most of what the average new reefer needs is here in this book. It is an excellent value for the price.

another great microcosum publication:
an exalent read for beginers! covers many important aspects of reef keeping in understandable languege. however, there are a couple problems. 1st, since its such a recent publication it has some confusing types and errors. they arnt terrible but i can see them confusing some beginers. 2nd, they have a couple places where they say somthing like "this is an important topic but its beyond this book to explain". still, its a great starting place for beginier marine aquarists.

Best marine aquarium book ever:
This book is great, it is not only a book packed with usful infomation for anyone beginer or advanced, it has a lot of info on what equiptement you need and tells you why you need it. It also is just a great book on hand. I would reccomend it to everyone