Hello & Welcome!

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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?

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

There isnt really a turd in my tank

 

Natural Reef Aquariums J. tullock

For Natural Reef Aquariums by John Tullock
editor - e-mail jml@microcosm-books.com
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

 

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:

 

Just glad i didnt offend anyone

 

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.

 

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.