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A commercial fertiliser can be added at water changes. The best advice here is err on the low side. You can always add a little more. It is hard to remove once in the tank. Too many nutrients will mean algae that you dont want.

Water quality makes a difference. Do you know how hard your water is? Water in the Vancouver area is generally very soft. Plants like this better than hard water but they need some minerals such as Calcium and Magnesium that affect the hardness of the water. A commercial fertiliser will add traces of these that may be adequate for your needs. Buy some fertiliser tablets for the subs

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On fishes for marine systems: What are the tropical species of fish (sic) of the Eastern Atlantic that occur in pet-fish markets? The Gold Rim Tang is mis-identified as Acanthurus glaucopareius? (Nee nigricans) and suggested as a Surgeonfish to keep? The Black-Finned Triggerfish (Melichthys ringens) is recommended "for inclusion in a peaceful fish-only tank"? Not! This genus of balistids is very hard to keep in captivity, requiring a very large system. The Grunts that are Sweetlips (family Haemulidae) are endorsed for new aquarists? Plectorhinchus albovittatum

34: "The water is kept anoxic with 1 ppm oxygen and is not allowed to become completely devoid of oxygen". The term "anoxic" needs replacing with "hypoxic".

The books layout, introduction and logical presentation of concepts is laudable, and illustrations nice, but the photographs and their reproduction here on the cover and the books middle are terrible.

Conclusive Remarks:

The basic premise here of the importance of cryptic organisms and their potential as overall moderato

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Checklist of Items For Getting Started
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