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Saltwater Aquariums For Dummies (For Dummies (Lifestyles Paperback)) (Paperback)

by Gregory Skomal PhD (Author)
Key Phrases: brackish water aquarium, conduct water tests, aquarium components, Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea, Finding Good Choices (more...)
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Product Description
Demystifies aquarium setup and maintenance

Combine and care for a wide variety of marine fish and invertebrates

Dive into the colorful world of saltwater fish! This fun, friendly guide gives you easy step-by-step instructions for choosing and caring for these amazing animals. You get the latest on feeding, tank upkeep, filtering systems, maintaining live rock, and preventing algae build-up, as well as what not to include in your aquarium.

Discover how to

  • Choose the best fish and equipment
  • Get your tank up and running
  • Maintain proper water conditions
  • Keep your fish happy and healthy
  • Avoid tank pitfalls
  • Keep a brackish aquarium


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Demystifies aquarium setup and maintenance

Combine and care for a wide variety of marine fish and invertebrates

Dive into the colorful world of saltwater fish! This fun, friendly guide gives you easy step-by-step instructions for choosing and caring for these amazing animals. You get the latest on feeding, tank upkeep, filtering systems, maintaining live rock, and preventing algae build-up, as well as what not to include in your aquarium.

Discover how to

  • Choose the best fish and equipment
  • Get your tank up and running
  • Maintain proper water conditions
  • Keep your fish happy and healthy
  • Avoid tank pitfalls
  • Keep a brackish aquarium


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Product Details

  • Paperback: 360 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (January 3, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470068051
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470068052
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #50,380 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with Dummies, March 31, 2004
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I bought this book and The New Marine Aquarium: Step-By-Step Setup & Stocking Guide by Michael S. Paletta in order to plan my new saltwater aquarium. The Paletta book is fantastic, up to date and is everything a beginner could want. The dummies book still pushes the undergravel filter as the best method for filtration. About a dozen websites that I checked dissagree. That's my major problem with this book. Having read both books over the course of two nights, I was astounded by how little information you actually get from this book. No subject is given in enough detail, even for a beginner's book. You will see my copy on ebay soon.
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33 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Out of Date and sometimes misleading information, December 14, 2004
I was very excited to start my aquarium and used this book to start, within a few weeks I found out by visiting stores that I was basically doing everything wrong. I went to buy an underwater filter and they laughed at me and told me that they haven't sold any since the 70's. They also fail to mention how important and easy to maintain live rock is. I didn't even get any until a very knowledgeable sales person mentioned it. This book mentions very little about it and even less of it's importance. Overall the book is terrible, I am shopping for something new.
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33 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Simply wrong!, January 19, 2005
I ordered this book having loved some other for dummies books. Thank goodness I ordered several other saltwater tank books. As I was picking through each of them I noticed that the for Dummies book contained information that completely contradicted the others! I was so angry at the wrong information in this book that I sent it back at a $5.00 loss. I'm actually considering checking some of my other for dummies books for errors. Yes, the language is simpler than in other books, but the amount of wrong information is not worth the cost of the book. Buy this if you want to kill some fish.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I never knew fish were this complex!
We bought a saltwater aquarium for our son for Christmas. This book is great for the novice and likely the pro. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
Very good book for a beginner in the salt water aquarium, it takes you through the whole process from planning to maintaining the aquarium.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful
Helped me to start my information gathering for starting a salt water tank. Also helped me know what questions to ask when looking for other sources of information.
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This is a great book for those who don't know how to keep a saltwater aqarium.
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