The Nano-Reef Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Reef Systems Under 15 Gallons

by Christopher R. Brightwell

Book Overview

Any reef aquarium that contains less than 15 gallons of water is considered a nano-reef aquarium. These tiny ecosystems are almost as popular in the fish keeping community as full-size marine aquarium... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793805724
• ISBN13: 9780793805723
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: TFH Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Very good good good

The book has all the necessary info I needed to start my Nano also I liked the chapter about coral compatible chapter very informative refreshing and not too much jargon. A very nice read informative but not too heavy like Sprung and Delbeek.

excellent book

hi, excellent book for newbie in marine. I learned a lot from it.

Good for beginners

This book is an excellent place for beginners to start learning about keeping a nano-reef. It contains some good basic information about getting started and choosing livestock. Some topics are a little overdone but in my opinion that is better than too little information. If you have already been keeping a nano-reef for some time you will probably find one or two helpful things that you may not have known but for an experiended reefer who is looking to improve their skills I would look elsewhere. But once again if you are new to the hobby I recomend this book as an excellent starting place.

A comprehensive, "user friendly" instructional guide to creating and maintaining a nano-reef aquariu

A "nano-reef" is an aquarium that is less than 15 gallons in total volume and houses reef organisms -- and especially suited for a home, office, or classroom. An aquarium hobbyist for more than 25 years, Christopher Brightwell draws upon his experience and expertise in The Nano-Reef Handbook to provide aspiring aquarium developers with a comprehensive, "user friendly" instructional guide to creating and maintaining their nano-reef aquarium including such factors as filtration, lighting, temperature control, water chemistry, and identifying more than thirty of the most highly recommended fishes and invertebrates for placement into their nano-reef aquarium. Whether a novice or seasoned aquarium enthusiast, The Nano-Reef Handbook will prove to be of exceptional interest, especially with respect to increasing the probability of success through suggested routine maintenance and sensible stock levels, creating a balanced system throughout the entire nano-reef habitat. Anyone considering establishing their own aquarium nano-reef should give Christopher Brightwell's strongly recommended The Nano-Reef Handbook a very careful reading.

This book is excellent!

This book is excellent! If you plan on setting up a tank under 15 gallons it'll really help explain who and what specimens of fish and or coral are compatible in such a small space.