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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Demystifies aquarium setup and maintenanceCombine and care for a wide variety of marine fish and invertebrates Dive into the colorful world of saltwater fish! This fun, friendly guide gives you easy step-by-step instructions for choosing and caring for these amazing animals. You get the latest on feeding, tank upkeep, filtering systems, maintaining live rock, and preventing algae build-up, as well as what not to include in your aquarium. Discover how to - Choose the best fish and equipment
- Get your tank up and running
- Maintain proper water conditions
- Keep your fish happy and healthy
- Avoid tank pitfalls
- Keep a brackish aquarium
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Gregory Skomal PhD | | Paperback: | 368 pages | | Publisher: | For Dummies | | Publication Date: | January 03, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0470068051 | | Product Length: | 9.2 inches | | Product Width: | 7.38 inches | | Product Height: | 0.8 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.18 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.1 inches | | Package Width: | 7.3 inches | | Package Height: | 1.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 39 reviews |
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39 of 43 found the following review helpful:
 Disappointed with Dummies Mar 31, 2004
I bought this book and The New Marine Aquarium: Step-By-Step Setup & Stocking Guide by Michael S. Paletta in order to plan my new saltwater aquarium. The Paletta book is fantastic, up to date and is everything a beginner could want. The dummies book still pushes the undergravel filter as the best method for filtration. About a dozen websites that I checked dissagree. That's my major problem with this book. Having read both books over the course of two nights, I was astounded by how little information you actually get from this book. No subject is given in enough detail, even for a beginner's book. You will see my copy on ebay soon.
40 of 45 found the following review helpful:
Out of Date and sometimes misleading information Dec 14, 2004
By Karen L. White
"Raveness"
I was very excited to start my aquarium and used this book to start, within a few weeks I found out by visiting stores that I was basically doing everything wrong. I went to buy an underwater filter and they laughed at me and told me that they haven't sold any since the 70's. They also fail to mention how important and easy to maintain live rock is. I didn't even get any until a very knowledgeable sales person mentioned it. This book mentions very little about it and even less of it's importance. Overall the book is terrible, I am shopping for something new.
16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Good Primer. The Only Marine Tank Book You Need Jan 30, 2006
By Ryan M. Hart
"Esquilax"
I first want to contradict some of the other reviews on this page. This is a great book for the beginner. I used it and followed it to the T same goes for two of my friends. We have all had successful and healthy tanks for well over a year. This book will touch all the basics. Once you learn those you will then know the terminology and concepts and be able to find any other information you need for free, on the web. It is also very previlent in the marine fish hobby to learn conflicting information. Much of the care of fish really requires observation what one person claims solves the problem may not be the best for another with a different setup and different fish. Keep this in mind when you do run into so said "contradictions" that other reviewers have claimed to exist.
The book does talk about live rock, it also talks about undergravel filters being obsolete. Some of the reviewers seem to interpret being concise as not being informative. The author even states that technology in the hobby is always expanding, so you need to talk with your local livestock dealer.
If I could take the time to improve this book I would do two things.
1.) Color photos it is hard to tell what a saltwater fish looks like in real life from a b/w photo.
2.) A fish compatibility chart that details fishes and their compatabilities . (These are availible on the web if you image:google fish compatability) Fish incompatability can be more problamatic than in proper tank care.
37 of 46 found the following review helpful:
 Simply wrong! Jan 20, 2005
By E J-C
I ordered this book having loved some other for dummies books. Thank goodness I ordered several other saltwater tank books. As I was picking through each of them I noticed that the for Dummies book contained information that completely contradicted the others! I was so angry at the wrong information in this book that I sent it back at a $5.00 loss. I'm actually considering checking some of my other for dummies books for errors. Yes, the language is simpler than in other books, but the amount of wrong information is not worth the cost of the book. Buy this if you want to kill some fish.
21 of 25 found the following review helpful:
Perfect for the clueless Nov 06, 2003
I bought this book for one reason. I wanted to start a marine aquarium but had absolutely no idea how to do it properly. I suppose I could have set out on my own just as the author did at one time. After reading this fine book, I can say with great certainty that my expensive salt water pets wouldn't have stood a chance. Nobody can include everything in one book. To be perfectly honest, I didn't want everything in one book. I wanted good coverage of all the basics necessary to be successful in this great hobby without being overwhelming.
Recommend to anybody who is clueless when it comes to salt water aquariums.
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