Better Reading?

[OCCFan023]

Well Im gonan order a book to read up on marine tanks a little more and was just wondering what you guys thought was a better book:


"The New Marine Aquarium" by Michael Paletta

or

"Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert Fenner

Has anyone read either and think ones better than the other. I will read both, but for now can only get one, is one better suited than the other for a first reading.

 

[1979camaro]

ive read both and they are excellent...the equipment/setup in paletta is more current but i think the philosophical info in fenner is much better...its a toss up

 

[KahluaZzZ]

yep i have both and Camaro's right. I prefer " The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert Fenner. You'll have fun reading it.

 

[wayne]

Theyr'e different books really . NMA is good for setup , especially for newbies. Some ofthe equipment info in CMA is out of date, but the theory and philosophy, especially around picking fish is just unbeatable.
Getting both will not be a waste of money. If you need to you could no doubt resell NMA on here and get some money back.

 

[OCCFan023]

Well What Ill do is start with NMA and read it and get as much knowledge on equipment and what ever I can, because right now Im still reconditioning my tank, so I think it could help me currently, and before I stock the tank Ill read CMA for its benefits.

Thanks guys