is the premier source of information for new and experienced saltwater aquarium owners. If you want a happy, stable, colorful, and healthy saltwater fish tank, you need to read this book. The author is a long-time reef enthusiast who started his first saltwater aquarium setup nearly fifteen years ago. Mr. Blanchard is also a past store owner. Whether you're looking to setup a saltwater reef or a fish only tank, this book was written as an explanation and road-map to success in caring for your aquarium equipment, fish, corals, and invertebrates. Neil Barnhart called Saltwater Fish and Reef Tanks, and went on to say he'd been and can he was david S. said it is, and went on to call it, Matt Brown said, , , and Blaine Hatton said, It Bo Garrett said it provides and it has Mr. Blanchard walks the reader through the process of owning a saltwater aquarium setup from the perspective of a beginner. Starting with his first reef tank experience, and ending with a chapter on responsible reef-keeping, the reader is offered a vast amount of information that usually costs the aquarist quite a bit of time and money to obtain; the precise reason most hobbyists give up - within the first year - on owning a beautiful saltwater aquarium. Not only is almost every aspect of owning your first saltwater fish tank in this book, but Zechariah explains it in an easy-to-understand conversational-tone. The reader is encouraged to make copies of tables provided in the book and use them for maintenance logs, testing logs, and aquarium cost calculations. There is an extensive amount of information about the cycling period, water parameters and testing, necessary equipment, picking healthy livestock, acclimation of livestock, coral coloration, and lots more information on saltwater aquariums. Before the Decision to Buy Deciding on Tank Size The Aquarium Cycle and Biological Filtration Setup Checklist Bringing Home Livestock Acclimating Livestock Feeding the Aquarium Maintaining Your Tank Water Testing Log Sheet General Maintenance Log Sheet Specifics on Water and Water Quality Salts Selecting Healthy Livestock Refugiums and Filtration How to Move an Existing Tank Using Local Markets to Save Money Marine Ich and Your Tank Do I Need Invertebrates? Responsible Reef-Keeping and so much more!