Hello & Welcome!

[Chris]

This forum is specifically for the use of those NEW to saltwater aquariums, so if your new and need some help post it here.

Thanks!

Chris Edwards

 

[Toothie]

hello

Hi

Just starting out with a starter kit for marine fish. In fact with any fish since i had gold fish as a kid:) Have had it up and running for 6 weeks, so all help and advice is welcome.

For starters can anyone recommend a good, easy to read book on tank and water matience? There seem to be so many out there!

Also this is my first time on a forum so any advice there would also be handy.

Thanks
Toothie

 

[Chris]

Natural Reef Aquariums: Simplified Approaches to Creating Living Saltwater Microcosms
by John Tullock, John H. Tullock (Paperback - November 1, 1997)
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Located on Amazon at ...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t..._1_2/002-8527792-2396822?v=glance&s=books


This is a great book for beginners. It will really get you started out right.

 

[Toothie]

Thanks Chris

was unable to find it on uk amazon but did find - "your first compleat aquarium" by the same author so hopefully will be just as useful.

Also an abscure question for you - i have a crap that must have arrived with the live rock will it be ok in the tank or do craps need a environment where they can get to land?

 

[Chris]

There are plenty of crabs that stay under water full time. Take a picture of it and post it and we will se if we can not identify it for you. Anything that comes with your live rock is called a hitchhiker. Some are good and some are real bad.

 

[jhnrb]

books

Natural Reef Aquariums John Tullock Libray of congress cataloging ISBN 1-890087-00-9 (pkb) also, you may consider The Tropical MARINE FISH Survival Manual by Gordon Kay reprinted 2004 Library of Congress CAtalog No. 95-21172 . this would be a nice companion to the natrual reef aq. book.

 

[Toothie]

Thanks for that will see what if i can find them in the UK

 

[Toothie]

Just noticed the spelling issues on the post about the crabs hope it made you laugh!:)

There isnt really a turd in my tank:)

 

[jhnrb]

Natural Reef Aquariums J. tullock

For Natural Reef Aquariums by John Tullock
editor - e-mail [email protected]
Web site - www.microcosm-books.com

For The Tropical Marine Fish Survival manuel you can:
Barron's Educational series, Inc.
250 wireless Boulevard
Hauppauge, NY 11788

 

[Chris]

Toothie,

When I was growing up in Florida my father used to take me sailing and my mothers favorite story to this day is how I used to call hermit crabs "rocks with craps". So I never noticed util you pointed it out! :lol:

 

[Toothie]

Just glad i didnt offend anyone :)

 

[JellyMan]

A book called Saltwater aquariums for dummies has been usefull to me numerous amount of times it breaks it all down for you easy instructions accompanied with illustrations. Hope this helps.

 

[jhnrb]

SALTWATER AQUARIUMS FOR DUMMIES

Published by - Hungry Minds, Inc.
909 third Ave.
New York, Ny 10022

WWW.hungryminds.com
Dummies::Home

ISBN: 0-7645-5340-2

Distributed by Transworld Publishers Limited in the United Kingdom.

HOPE THE ABOVE HELPS.