Good saltwater aquarium books?

[Hop2jr]

Was wondering what are some members favorite saltwater aquarium books? Love to read.

 

[Idoc]

Updated books seem really hard to find. I really like Coral magazine, though.

 

[Feet4Fish]

+1 on Coral. Also conscientious marine aquarist by Fenner, Martin Moe’s book, and anything by Bob Goemans.

 

[ndrwater]

Any of the Sprung books. Dated, sort of, but the basics never change. Neither does the biology of our tanks.
All are well written.

 

[Idoc]

I might have to look into some of these!!

 

[Hop2jr]

Really never thought about magazines just subscribed thanks.

 

[Lodi_Reefer]

The Basics are pretty consistent across all of the books. You will end up learning a lot more from you tube and forums.

This book is one of the more recent ones and has fairly relevant information. Doesn't go into much detail about specific coral husbandry.

I just picked this one up, its a decent read if you want to go SPS. It is generally written for someone who already has the basics down.

Picked this one up on ebay, expensive. This book does have some very in depth sections on water chemistry and the various classic methods for reef keeping. It lays out the history of marine aquarium keeping. But it was published in the 90's. So lighting and filter technology have advanced decades, literally.

I own a few other books including the dummy's guide to marine aquariums, wouldn't recommend any of them. Ive contemplated getting some of Julian Sprungs books but at this point would rather just spend the money on Coral.

 

[Bpp124987]

Sprung and Delbeek three volume The Reef Aquarium

 

[ca1ore]

Internet has mostly killed off (but remains an inadequate substitute for) the reef book publishing business. Most books are a bit long in the tooth. My personal favorites are the Modern Coral Reef series by Nilsen and the never completed reef fishes series by Michael. There are also some really interesting books that may be hard to find like the Peter Wilkins pair. Agree that Coral magazine is a good resource.

 

[Jase4224]

Sprung and Delbeek three volume The Reef Aquarium

+1 whilst old there is still a lot of relevant info in this regarding plumbing, design, scaping, chemistry, equipment and a bunch of other stuff. I still refer to this book and I’ve had it for over 10 years.

Also +1 for Coral magazine

 

[DanConnor]

I have practically every reef book written, but the ones I refer back most to are Scott Michaels series of large hardcover fish books. Really great.

 

[Hop2jr]

Thanks you all for the long reading list I know youtube well but like to have a library of books to revert back to it’s the old school part of me. I can always find it in a book finding it on youtube a second time can be a pain.lol keep the list growing want to fill a shelf almost there with what’s here thanks again!

 

[Peace River]

If you are interested in breeding fish then the books by Wittenrich, by Wilkerson, and by Huff are also timeless IMO.

 

[Feet4Fish]

Paul B’s book is a great read as well!

 

[Mariano Reef&Trip]

Hi

I have read the Spanish Edition of this one and it is really good. It covers all the topics needed to understand how a reef tank is set up and properly maintained