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Marine Aquarium Keeping
Stephen Spotte
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Description for Marine Aquarium Keeping
Paperback. The science and common sense behind creating an inexpensive, flourishing marine aquarium Marine Aquarium Keeping is the first complete, step--by--step handbook to bring scientific perspective and insight to the practical basics of assembling and successfully maintaining a conventional marine aquarium. Num Pages: 192 pages, 89 b&w and 60 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: TVT; WNGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 190 x 12. Weight in Grams: 422.
The science and common sense behind creating an inexpensive,flourishing marine aquarium Marine Aquarium Keeping is the firstcomplete, step-by-step handbook to bring scientific perspective andinsight to the practical basics of assembling and successfullymaintaining a conventional marine aquarium. While minimizinggadgetry and underscoring a simple, commonsense regimen of looking,seeing, and understanding, author and marine biologist StephenSpotte offers logical, chapter-by-chapter guidance to every facetof the hobby--from choosing equipment and setting up an aquarium,to selecting healthy animals and maintaining a flourishingunderwater environment. Inside, readers will discover:
* How to make a new aquarium suitable for sustaining life
* How to select healthy animals from species demonstrating goodcaptive survival
* The step-by-step basics of routine maintenance
* How to easily meet the nutritional requirements of marineanimals
* The key to disease prevention
* The use of seawater and artificial seawaters
* The living subgravel filter
* Aquarium decorations as shelter spaces and as aestheticfeatures
* The marine aquarium as a living community
An extensive health and disease section offers detailed,easy-to-follow treatment regimens, several unique to this volume,for a variety of common diseases. Current controversies and popularmyths surrounding aquarium keeping, such as the benefits ofsupplemental light and the superiority of plastic filtrants, arealso examined. A wealth of black-and-white and color photographsthat strikingly depict marine animals in their natural habitatbring key facets of the text to life. Indispensable to the amateuraquarist who appreciates both the beauty and science of thisfascinating pastime, this newest edition of the popular classic isthe complete guide to successful, inexpensive marine aquariumkeeping.
* How to make a new aquarium suitable for sustaining life
* How to select healthy animals from species demonstrating goodcaptive survival
* The step-by-step basics of routine maintenance
* How to easily meet the nutritional requirements of marineanimals
* The key to disease prevention
* The use of seawater and artificial seawaters
* The living subgravel filter
* Aquarium decorations as shelter spaces and as aestheticfeatures
* The marine aquarium as a living community
An extensive health and disease section offers detailed,easy-to-follow treatment regimens, several unique to this volume,for a variety of common diseases. Current controversies and popularmyths surrounding aquarium keeping, such as the benefits ofsupplemental light and the superiority of plastic filtrants, arealso examined. A wealth of black-and-white and color photographsthat strikingly depict marine animals in their natural habitatbring key facets of the text to life. Indispensable to the amateuraquarist who appreciates both the beauty and science of thisfascinating pastime, this newest edition of the popular classic isthe complete guide to successful, inexpensive marine aquariumkeeping.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471594895
SKU
V9780471594895
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Stephen Spotte
STEPHEN SPOTTE is a research scientist at the Marine Sciences Institute of the University of Connecticut.
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