Subject: AQUARIA FAQ: Read Me First -- Contents
Date: 13 Mar 1996 08:00:07 GMT
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                              THE *.AQUARIA FAQ S
                                       
   The *.aquaria FAQs are continually-evolving documents, so we would
   appreciate hearing of any inaccuracies, suggestions for improvements,
   or other general comments. Comments can be sent as e-mail to either
   the entire group or individual authors of a FAQ or section (see the
   AUTHOR LIST for the most current addresses). Please, though, don't
   send us mail asking for help on your algae problem, just comments on
   the FAQ. Thanks!
   
Introductory and Newsgroup FAQs (intro)

     * Welcome to *.Aquaria: (posted weekly to *.aquaria)
       The FAQs, Archives and Web Pages, Etiquette for Posting, Acronyms
       and Terms, and Common newsgroup Q&A.
     * Tables of Conversion Factors and other Random Data (*)
     * How to FTP (ftp-guide, The Long Version)
       
Your First Freshwater Aquarium (beginner)

     * Contents and Foreword
     * Introduction
     * Before You Buy...
       Equipment -- What's Essential, and Finding Good Fish Stores.
     * Setting Up Your Tank...
       Preparing your Water, The Nitrogen Cycle, Basic Water Chemistry,
       and Useful Test Kits.
     * Adding Your Fish...
       About Fish Stress, Adding and Feeding the Fish, and Partial Water
       Changes.
     * Long Term Success...
       Combatting Algae and Snails, What to do About Vacation and Moving,
       How to Properly Euthanize a Fish, and Breeding Fish.
       
Beginning Saltwater Aquaria (sw-begin)

     * Introduction
     * Setup
     * The Fish
     * Long Term Success
       
Live Plants (plants)

     * Basic Questions and Answers
     * Quick Introductary Article
     * Listing of Common Plants
     * Lighting
     * CO2 Fertilization
     * Heating Cables
     * Resources for Aquatic Plants
       
Disease, Algae and Snails (disease)

     * Common Freshwater Diseases
     * Table of Saltwater Diseases Diseases
     * Algae
     * Snails
       
More Detail, Please...

     * Good (and Bad) Beginner Fish (firstfish)
     * Filtration (filter)
     * Live Food (food)
       
Other Resources (resource)

     * Books
     * Magazines
     * Societies and Organizations
     * Mail-order Supply Houses
       
The FAQ Annex

   This is a collection of detailed articles that are either _too_
   detailed to be considered FAQs, or are older versions of material
   covered in the main FAQ. The Annex is available via WWW or FTP only,
   sorry.
   
   
    The FAQ Team
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                          FAQ: MAJOR REVISION HISTORY
                                       
   December 1995
          Updated aquarium society listing.
          
   August 1995
          Expansion of the live food FAQ by Don Wilson
          
   May 1995
          First release of the ``new'' FAQ.
          
   July 1994
          Work begins on the ``new'' FAQ.
          
   
   
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                                  FAQ: AUTHORS
                                       
Copyright

   The FAQs owe their existence to the contributors of the net, and as
   such it belongs to the readers of rec.aquaria and alt.aquaria.
   Articles with attributions are copyrighted by their original authors.
   Copies of the FAQs can be made freely, as long as it is distributed at
   no charge, and the disclaimers and the copyright notice are included.
   
The FAQ Team

   Much of the material for this new FAQ comes from the FAQ Working
   Group. We have spent nearly a year putting this collection of
   documents together, and hope you find them useful in your aquaria
   endevours. Since the FAQ is (we hope) an evolving document, we'd
   appreciate any and all suggestions for material we may have left out,
   factual changes, or just comments in general. Mail us your comments at
   faq@marge.phys.washington.edu (please use this address _only_ for FAQ
   development-related topics; no pleas for help in diagnosing your sick
   fish). Thank you.
   
   Erik Olson, editor
   
List of contributers (in alphabetical order)

   These are the tireless souls that have written articles, provided
   material, or proofread. Feel free to shower them with praise and/or
   gifts. :)
   
   Shaji Bhaskar
          bhaskar@bnr.ca
          
   Gary Bishop
          gb@cs.unc.edu
          
   George Booth
          booth@hplvec.lvld.hp.com
          
   Rick Clark
          rclark@bnr.ca
          
   Neil Frank
          nfrank@nando.net
          
   Bruce Hallman
          deadfish@netcom.com, bruce@hallman.org
          http://www.hallman.org/~bruce/.
          
   Dean Hougen
          hougen@cs.umn.edu
          
   Oleg Kiselev
          oleg@veritas.com
          
   Dustin Laurence
          laurence@cco.caltech.edu
          Dustin maintains the aquaria archive at
          ftp://ftp.cco.caltech.edu/pub/aquaria
          
   Matt McCabe
          mbmccabe@bronze.coil.com
          
   Davin Milun
          milun@cs.Buffalo.EDU
          http://www.cs.buffalo.edu/~milun/
          
   Thomas Narten
          narten@cs.duke.edu
          
   Erik Olson
          eriko@wrq.com
          Erik maintains The Krib at
          http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~aquaria/Krib/
          
   Jeff Pfohl
          pfohl@nucmar.physics.fsu.edu
          http://nucalf.physics.fsu.edu/pfohl
          
   Howard Rebel
          howardr@col.hp.com
          Howard is writing a set of goldfish pages at
          ftp://hpcsos.col.hp.com/html/howardr/goldfish/goldfish.html
          
   Mark A. Rosenstein
          mar@actwin.com
          Mark maintains F.I.N.S at http://www.actwin.com/fish/
          
   Thomas Sasala
          sasala@itd.nrl.navy.mil
          http://www.seas.gwu.edu/student/sasala/
          
   Anne Hull Seales
          workingsw@aol.com
          
   Elaine Thompson
          eethomp@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu
          
   Betsy Wilson
          betsy@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov
          
   Don Wilson
          donald_wilson@mindlink.bc.ca
          
   Todd Zebert
          tmz@interport.net
          http://www.interport.net/~tmz/
          
   
   
