The Complete Book of the Marine Aquarium

Nowanyonecansuccessfullyconstructandmaintainanatural-lookingcoralreefaquariumintheirhome.Thisground-breakingreferencebookshowshowtosetupamarineaquariumanddescribesindetailover700plantandanimalspeciesthatmakeupacoralreef.Thebookopenswithabriefdescriptionofreefsandthecreaturesthatinhabitthem.Apracticalsectiondealswiththetechnicalsideofthehobby，offeringinformationonup-to-the-minuteequipmentandpractices.PartThreedescribesandillustratesover75speciesofalgaethatcanbeusedtodecorateareeformarineaquarium.Thefishdirectorygivesdetaileddescriptions，Latinandcommonnames，andaquariumsuitabilityfor250coralfish."At-a-glance"symbolsprovideaquickinsightintohowthesefishcanbemaintainedinpeakcondition.Anextensivelistingofinvertebratespeciesfollows，withadviceonhowtocatertotheirspecialrequirements.