eferna Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Can anyone recommend a good coral book. I am looking for a book that is informative, but not too techncial. Link to comment
SLOreefer Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 corals by julian sprung. it is a quick reference guide. Link to comment
eferna Posted June 1, 2002 Author Share Posted June 1, 2002 Thanks. I will look into it at my LFS. Also is there a book just for nano reefs Link to comment
Lunchbucket Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 sprungs book is good. or Eric Bornemans book too. that is supposed to be a standard in the hobby. Lunchbucket Link to comment
eferna Posted June 1, 2002 Author Share Posted June 1, 2002 I already got a book called " The natural reef aquarium" by John. H. Tullock. Link to comment
BustytheSnowMaam Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 The small Tullock books are ok I suppose if you want something quick, but they're not very accurate (esp. regarding how many fish one can keep in X number of gallons). They're cheap and IMO you get what you pay for (I realize how expensive books are however). I would recommend the Borneman book; also sometimes if I want to see what others think of a book I go to Amazon.com, type the title in, and read the reviews. Borneman's book got 5 stars (highest rating) there. But by all means, order the book thru Chris of course. Tasha Link to comment
eferna Posted June 1, 2002 Author Share Posted June 1, 2002 Well this is not a small Tullock book, its actually 336 pages. I know about the small barron books that you are talking about, but this is different. I think that he came out with a full book instead of the small ones that he usually rights. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/189...0670505-7121405 Link to comment
BustytheSnowMaam Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Oops- sorry- I think I've seen the book you have, but not recently. Tasha Link to comment
mysk Posted June 1, 2002 Share Posted June 1, 2002 Natural Reef Arq. is a fantastic book a must have imo. It helped me alot when doing my first reef tank.. not much or corals but more of a step by step how to use natural filtration a great book Link to comment
sjpresley Posted June 2, 2002 Share Posted June 2, 2002 If you but just one coral book make it Borneman's Aquarium corals, it has much more content than any other book in it's price range. In general, it sticks to corals popular in the trade, give detailed natural history and aquarium husbandry information, and has a variety of pictures for each genus. Way, way, way, better than the Sprung book which is what it says it is "a quick reference", but is not as complete, informative or helpful as the Borneman book. Link to comment
printerdown01 Posted June 3, 2002 Share Posted June 3, 2002 I really like The Reef Aquarium Vol 1 and 2 -Sprung and Delbeek [vol. one focuses on stonies, while vol. two has a LOT more info on soft corals]. These two books are my bible for the hobby. They are both very expensive however (might make a nice birthday gift or something )! Link to comment
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