| Contents Notes |
Ch. 1. The basics of aquarium selection and design -- ch. 2. Common elements -- ch. 3. Plumbing and electrical -- ch. 4. Physical & chemical parameters of reef aquarium water -- ch. 5. Calcium, alkalinity and pH management -- ch. 6. Filtration -- ch. 7. Water motion -- ch. 8. Lighting -- ch. 9. Aquascaping -- ch. 10. Foods and feeding -- ch. 11. Maintenance, husbandry and disease issues. A description of the chemistry, biology, and physics of designing, building, and maintaining coral reef in a salt-water aquarium, including reviews of different philosophical approaches to reef aquarium design, as well as existing and emerging technology for building reef aquariums. |
