I'm a bit surprised Nestor didn't point you at his web site. If you read the rec.aquaria.* FAQs (at http://www.cco.caltech.edu) and his site (URL in his sig at the bottom of this message), you should have at least a beginning understanding. On Wed, 3 Jun 1998 16:21:11 -0400, you wrote: >> ...Academic areas that study water chemistry are Geology, = Environmental >Science and Agricultural Science (Soil and Aquaculture)... > >Some of the texts on waste management or municiple water supplies might >prove helpful, as could a good analytical chemistry handbook. > >> ...I've heard the following book contains a good practical overview of >freshwater chemistry management, along with other stuff: > >> Fundamentals of Aquaculture: A Step-By-Step Guide To Commercial >Aquaculture by James W. Avault, Jr. > >> I am trying to get a copy through the library to check it out but if >anyone beats me to it please report back... > >> -Doug Brown >> debrown@kodak.com > >One text that was recommended to me, but I haven't been able to track = down >yet, is > >Spotte, S., Fish and Invertebrate Culture: Water Management in Closed >Systems, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1979. > >I've been told it's worth checking out... > >-Y- > >David A. Youngker >nestor10@mindspring.com >http://www.mindspring.com/~nestor10 > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------= - - >Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List = Archives"!