The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium, Volume 2 (v. 2) [Hardcover]

Svein A. Fossa (Author), Alf Jacob Nilsen (Author), Svein A. Fossa (Author), Alf Jacob Nilsen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1998

This volume deals exclusively with the phylum Cnidaria, the group of animals that, among others, contains corals, anemones and jellyfishes. All three classes in the phylum - the Hydrozoa, Scyphozoa, and Anthozoa - are discussed in details. Chapters on evolution and reproduction biology of the cnidarians are also included. Several scientists, all experts in their individual fields, have contributed to this volume. With their help and that of scientific and popular literature, we have tried to make the content as up to date as possible. You will therefore find, not only an extensive list of references, but also a wealth of information never before grouped together in a popular book dealing with the cnidarians. The text is focused, both on the biology of the group, as well as on how to keep cnidarians successfully in aquaria. The book also contains more than 960 high-quality photographs showing different groups of animals in their natural habitat and illustrating details of their biology, as well as their growth and survival in "The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3928819232
• ISBN-13: 978-3928819237
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,357,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than D&S vol 1&2 but different..., June 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium, Volume 2 (v. 2) (Hardcover)

I have read both of these book series (vol 1 and 2), and both are "the benchmark" books. You can't get bad data from either, but I think the D&S books (especially volume 2) are are a little disorganized, a little more "wanna be" marine biology journal articles (very stiff prose for a hobby book), and just a little less useful content. IMHO. :-) (please no flame wars).

Then again; I am an engineer and appreciate straight facts, well organized and plainly presented. The "Modern Coral Reef Aquarium" books are going to be very tough to top in this regard. I can look in the index and find just what I want in a momet, and the prose is a "good read" if you want to read them front to back (which I did).

Buy these books first and then the D&S series.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnífico, July 2, 2003

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Alejandro Mateos Martn (La Coruña, España) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium, Volume 2 (v. 2) (Hardcover)

This book is a great guide to those who approach the coral reef aquarium and are specially interested in knowing why things happen such a way. Try to read it and you'll get delighted for sure.
Finally, I should mention it's full of magnificient photos, both from aquariums and nature.

4.0 out of 5 stars Australian reader, January 15, 2000

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bruce taylor (Brisbane Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Modern Coral Reef Aquarium, Volume 2 (v. 2) (Hardcover)

This is a very good book covering a comprehensive range of genera and includes a section on algae which was my main reason for buying . Like every other text it can not cover everything. One of the things I would have appreciated was specific requirements by family / species and more information regarding phosphate and calcium levels . The authors claim extraordinary growth rates for corals and corraline algae which do not match my experience nor those of Aquarium shops in Brisbane Australia. Worth having as a reference .