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The Conscientious Marine Aquarist: A Commonsense Handbook for Successful Saltwater Hobbyists | 
| Author: Robert M. Fenner
Brand: Tfh/Nylabone
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 82788
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.4 x 1
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MPN: TFHMC102S
ISBN: 1890087025
Dewey Decimal Number: 639.342
UPC: 681290087027
EAN: 9781890087029
ASIN: 1890087025
Publication Date: May 1997
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Product Description
Drawing upon a lifetime of aquatic experience, marine biologist Bob Fenner demystifies the process of planning, setting up, stocking, and managing a beautiful, thriving slice of the tropical ocean. A leading advocate for the responsible collection and care of wild-caught specimens, Fenner starts with the basics and proceeds to give the reader the scientific background and expert-level secrets to being a smarter consumer, better reef steward, and more successful marine aquarium keeper.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 64 more reviews...
Must read for aquarium owners July 12, 2008
This is a very informative book for anyone who is starting up a new saltwater aquarium. The illustrations are great. It covers a lot of depth and provides practical tips to setting up and maintaining an aquarium.
A good foundation. July 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been keeping a marine tank for less than 1 year. I got tired of just using the internet for all my knowledge-base of marine aquariums; spending many hours digging through all the forums for whatever current problem/issue i had, reading so many conflicting opinions and answers from 'experts', and often ending up at least as confused as when i began.
So I bought this book, read it, and feel much better equipped for the hobby. I still refer heavily to internet sources for more granular knowledge, but at least I now have a solid, reliable source for a foundation on which to build.
This book gave me more confidence, and left me eager to learn and do more in this hobby. It is beautifully illustrated, well composed, and the author conveys his own passion of the hobby and eagerness to educate responsible marine hobbyists.
Excellent Starting Point May 19, 2008
This book provides a great overview of the hobby. This is really where most people should start off reading in the hobby to determine if they're going to create a reef in their living room. Perhaps some should start with Paletta's The New Marine Aquarium first as a quick 1 day read, but really those who plan on enjoying the hobby would be well served by skipping the superbasic and getting into this book. That's not to say this is the only book you'll ever need - but this is enough book for most people to be quite content with. (For those of you who are 'bitten' by the hobby, The Reef Aquarium series by Delbeek & Sprung is an excellent resource, but there are others.) Enjoy,
Excellent informative resource January 13, 2008
This book inspired me to do a live reef tank instead of just a fish tank!
Great Book November 10, 2007
Wow, this is a wonderful book. I am going to set up a reef tank very soon, and this book will be very helpful when I have to make decisions for my new tank.
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