Book of Coral Propagation, Volume 1: Reef Gardening for Aqua

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Book of Coral Propagation, Volume 1: Reef Gardening for Aqua

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Anyone have this book? What's your opinion on it. I'm thinking of getting it, and was just curious.
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No not yet anyway.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
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sounds cool, i may look for it on barnes and noble
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Just got mine in 2 days ago. (Off Ebay) There is a lot of information in this book. It is 450 pages. It is definetly not a coffee table reader, there are very few pictures. The concepts are supplemented with diagrams though to help explain them. The first half of the book is information on general water dynamics, lighting, heating, cooling, grow-out tank ideas, etc.. equipment and water quality basically. The Last half of the book is information about particular coral families, fragging concepts, diseases, propagating, etc..

A lot of the book is information for operations outside of the home aquaria (ie: cottage industries of grow out green houses,etc) , but the information is still useful. I'm pleased with the book so far just by scanning it and what little I have read (pg 71 so far). I will report overall when I finish it.
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Sorry I didn't get to answering this on time. I have this book and find it to be an invaluable resource. If you have any corals at all I suggest you keep this book around. As you said, it isn't something you pick up to take into the john with you, but if you need some info, it's in there!

Hope you enjoy it!

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Does that have alot of pictures ? I cant read.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
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i love books with alot of pics..reading sux, pictures good..maybe a coral scratch and sniff..hehe
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Hmmm scratch and sniff? think xenia and say NO
Wonder what it is going to take to get a bigger tank?????
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lol, why not, i think when people get the real..smell about the hobby it would attract more people :D
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