The best marine book ?

[Pag-dizzle]

Looking for the best marine book ... I have "The Marine Aquarium" by Dick Mills, it was pretty good. I’ve heard that "The New Marine Aquarium" by Michael S. Paletta is also a good choice.
I’ve got the basics down but does "The New Marine Aquarium" get a little more in depth about maintenance and water quality ?

Basically im just asking the "VETERANS" for some advice on the best book available in your opinion.

 

[FroggyFox]

I have the Paletta book its pretty good, great tips etc...but I can't compare it to the Dick Mills one... The other one that is reccomended a lot as being a bit more in depth is "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by Robert M. Fenner.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

yep it does..."the conscientious marine aquarist" too...but you will not find hardcore DIY projects or technical data on specific hardware and livestock in those books

 

[lordroad]

I second the Paletta.

Are you looking just for a book on strictly marine? Or are you interested in reef too?

"The Reef Aquarium" by Sprung and Delbeek is my favorite saltwater book. Two volumes, the first has all the basics you need to know. Second is largely coral ID. Though volume one focuses a lot on reef issues, it's still an excellent book for learning and a good read.

 

[wayne]

Sprung and Delbeek are good, I've just recieved volume 3 which is superb, very complete and very, very technical.
Fossa and Nilsson , esp volume 1 are absolutely magnificent. They don't even bother to recommend kit (no book should) but they are also superlative technical manuals.

At a lower level Bob Fenners CMA is good, Tullochs Natural Reef Aquaria is good. I actually don't think much of Dick Mills saltwater books, he is really a freshwater specialist, and isn't especially knowledgable about a lot of that.

In between the beginners books and the science volumes listed above there's not much. You might get more from one of Anthony Calfos books, or the coral maintenance part of Eric Bornemans aqurium corals, but setup is not the principal focus.

I suspect you should try the Paletta book, but you may want to loan, or sell it once you've used it

 

[seastaar88]

i bought "Aquaium Corals: Selection, Husbandry and Natural History" by Eric Borneman which was recommended by the salties here in MFT and it's great if you are interested in corals.

 

[Pag-dizzle]

Thanks

Awesome, thanks for the input everyone.
Ive got a 75 gal tank ready to go but im not taking any chances, im gonna do my research first.

 

[seastaar88]

that's what we like to hear!!!!!!!!!

 

[wayne]

Having read a chunk of the thing last night I think Delbeek and Sprung is probably the book for an 'advanced aquarist' who wants a single reference for everything except general livestock advice.

I can't recommend it too highly