Algae: A Problem Solver Guide (Oceanographic Series)

Very good book.

I've been in this hobby for a few years now, and whenever I befriend a newer hobbyist who doesn't own this book, I buy it for them. It's just that good.Nuisance algae is the bane of any aquarium keeper, and saltwater tanks have a number of different species of the nightmarish green death. This book is invaluable in helping to diagnose and treat for any number of different kinds of outbreaks, spanning all three main groups (red algae, brown algae, & green algae) with many problem species described in detail. Julian Sprung is of course one of the best-known authors and businessmen in our hobby, and this book is the culmination of many years of his research and experience. He discusses the root causes of specific algae outbreaks, what to do to correct them, and what clean-up-crew animals are known to eat each unique alga. He has a section devoted to the clean-up crew and details each animal so you can decide what critter is best both for your tank size and the type of algae involved.This isn't a large book, nor is it terribly technical to read. It was written for the beginning hobbyist in mind, but advanced fishkeepers will get a lot of information out of this as well. I highly recommend this book as part of your personal library, as it is a reference that you'll find yourself returning to if and when new issues crop up. You'll be glad you did.

This is a specialist book for the most serious hobbyists. (IE if you know and refer to the inhabitants of your tanks by their scientific names.) I would imagine that every serious marine aquarium keeper should have this book in their library and refer to it as needed. Maybe I missed it in the product description, and it is not so obvious in the title, but this book does not deal with algae in the freshwater aquarium. (Tho I'm sure that many of the concepts and the science crosses over) In summary; A Must-Have for the marine keeper; and still useful for the most serious and advanced freshwater aquarium hobbyist.

This the home reef aquarist's bible, along with the rest of the series.

I love this book. Lots of pictures and very important info

This book breaks down algae into groups, tells you the good, the bad and the ugly, and how to deal with it. It caught my eye searching for info on refugium filters and I'm very pleased with it. Even if you don't plan to use an algal filtration system you should own it, because you will have algae in your aquarium almost immediately so why not be prepared. Not all algae is bad and after you read this book you'll be able to identify the ones you want to get rid of. Although, the author does like to use very large words, so get your dictionary out, it is still readable. It's not a very big book and gets straight to the point without "opinions or stories" and it doesn't have a hefty price tag either.

I found this book to have more information on algae than anything else I've ever read. The only possible downside is that it is written like a scientific text book, with all the latin names and biological details. If you don't know anything about marine biology or biology in general, you may have a hard time understanding most of this book, but it will still tell you how to get rid of any kind of algae you may come across in your marine aquarium. I found the book to be very accurate, but Julian Sprung is a big name in Marine Biology, so I already expected that. Bottom line, if your having algae problems, get this book.

Just gets to a point in everyone's tank they need to deal with this. Might as well learn from it as we do from all issues. All in time. My last attempt with a 75 salt ended with a worm and creature takeover. They thrived.... In the purple slime. That came and went via different strategies. Some influenced from this read in part. Good luck tank in' and hang in there. It's worth it. Obviously Julian Spring is well known as an industry pioneering name.

No es un libro de ayuda para determinar algas, sino para usuarios de acuarios que quieran librarse de ellas. Buenas ilustraciones.

Very useful book that gives the reader invaluable knowledge.Rather than chucking a bottle of the latest overpriced alge quick fix in the tank spend the money on this book and get to the root of the problem.

Compared to other offerings on this subject this is the best I have found.Good clear advice for each type of algae and well illustrated throughout.

Essential for all reef aquarium lovers.

Perfect for dealing with problems regarding alge