| Strat,
Calfos book is good, I bought it at Amazon for something like 25$ American...another one I liked was Ultimate Marine Aquariums by Mike Paletta. Its honestly not the greatest book in the world. Some of the pics are out of focus, and the book doesnt give you the hardcore details about plumbing schematics etc...but the best reason for buying this book, (and the only reason I bought it personally) is because it compiles a lot of descriptions on how many reef aquariums are run. What type of lighting, how long its on for, what type of heater/chiller/pumps etc.....just a neat way of compiling everything you might ask about later.
I'm also a fan of "Natural Reef Aquariums" by Tullock, and "The Concientous Marine Aquarist" by Fenner. Both are easy reading, and kinda geared towards people w/o a lot of knowledge about the hobby, but who are able to grasp concepts/science fairly easily too. I'd reccommned either of those to you.
Nick |