Can we start a list of good Literature here? Also great deal on Monterey Bay Book on Ebay

I've had this one book since I was in high school, its calle " Under Northern Seas". My mom bought it for me as a birthday present and its almost the entire reason I wanted a coldwater marine tank.

Anyways, I just picked up a paperback copy of "A Living Bay: The Underwater World of Monterey Bay" on ebay shipped for $6.78 and thought I would share this with your guys since there is a couple more on there for similar prices if you are interested.

HERE"S THE LINK TO EBAY, STILL A BUNCH LEFT.

Also, please list any other books or reading material you enjoy or find useful in your endevours with temperate aquaria

Holy Crap guys, if your looking for reference books and good reading material on marine species, checkout GOODWILL BOOKS ON EBAY

There is a small book (98 pages, 8.5" x 5.5"), written by David Wrobel, formerly of the Monterey Bay Aquarium titled "The Temperate Reef Aquarium". It is the only book I've seen that is written for people who want to set up a temperate aquarium with animals from the west coast of the united states. The first half goes over all of the general topics, like water chemistry, lighting, flow, etc. and then, for each of a long list of species you might want to keep, the second half consists of detailed descriptions of the husbandry needs of these animals. This little book contains the most useful information I've found anywhere for keeping Eastern Pacific animals in a home aquarium (California, Oregon, Washington). Some of the tank information is a little dated (1991), but the book is still a must have for guys like me. No pictures, but the information is extremely valuable.

It is only available, as far as I know, from the publisher, which is a little company in Sand City Ca, called Sea Life Supply. They want $20 for it plus $3 S&H. You can contact them and order it at
info@sealifesupply.com (you can use PayPal to this email address)

or call with a credit card: (831) 394-0828

For those who live around the Atlantic this is a must have: Marine Fish & Invertebrates of Northern Europe, by Moen and Svensen. The english version has about 600 pages and 1000 pictures. The pictures are all of extremely high quality. They are taken by Erling Svensen and his brother who have dedicated their entire lives to photographing the marine life in northern Europe. It has great completeness in the sense that there are pictures of almost any animal that is longer than a centimeter and can be seen at diveable depths. The pictures are so great that even if you live at the North American Pacific coast it is worth buying. The same species are rarely found on both sides of the continent, but you will find that the groups are the same. Each species on the Atlantic side usually has a relative on the Pacific side with the same role in the eco system. Very fascinating.

Marine Fish & Invertebrates of Northern Europe - Amazon UK
Marine Fish & Invertebrates of Northern Europe - Amazon US

Hi Jon,
Your temperate reef was stunning and I was wondering if you set up your new tank yet? Would love to see more stuff from you!