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    does garlics actually work and how?

    I never had luck with it.i always made my own food.i go to an asian supermarket and buy 6 or 8 kinds of raw seafood. Clams octopus mussles shrimp scallops whatever they have.then use the mixer and add seaweed and vitamins .chop it to small pieces not a liquid . usually i spent arond 25 dollars...
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    Newbie...

    I ran a 90 gallon for over 10 yrs with an overflow box to just a rubbermaid tote under it.all i had in the tote was the pump .heater and rock rubble.it was a reef tank.i had metal halide lights but just kept easy corals like shrooms and polyps.really the best looking and easiest tank i ever ran
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    Beginner Saltwater Tank Owner

    Lol yea what he said .just didnt want to type so much.
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    Beginner Saltwater Tank Owner

    29 gallon is not a beginner tank.a 75 to 100 gallon is.
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    Newbie here :-)

    The more solution the better the dilutions. Meaning the more water volume when something goes wrong its not as concentrated as in a smaller tank.really imo a 90 is the perfect size tank.but a 75 will do great.
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    Newbie here :-)

    I would stay away from the anemone. They are a head ache.you need alot more light for them.they move around the tank.get caught in powerheads and poison the tank.
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    Newbie here :-)

    Welcome.a flame angel is tough to keep even in a mature tank and yours is young and too small for one.best to add fish in a tank that small one at a time and 6 to 8 weeks apart.i really dont consider a tank mature for 8 to 12 months.alot goes on in a new tank
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    Tank Flow help/opinions

    You can put 15 pumps.in the tank and still not match what the ocean does.not saying do that. But flow for one makes oxygen in the water.you still want a couple slow spots for the fish to rest. But still a little water movement so algae dont grow.the top of the tank to ripple a bit for gas...
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    zebra moray

    Same here had a snow flake.good bye snails.yep he also carpet surfed.keep a tight lid.he was pretty cool though. Had him for at least 3 yrs.
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    who would divorce?

    Hey quills good to hear from ya.well here is an update.for some reason in which i have absolutely no idea why.nothing i said or did .she has been a total turn around since last i was on here.i have a feeling her friends and family finally spoke up and it sunk in.really should have been me...
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    its a boy

    If you talked to snake seth on the phone lol.yea you would guess he looks just like his pic.cant put that Louisiana accent in print Congrats on the baby boy bro.i will shoot you a text soon.been extremely busy building my house between dealing with the rain and floods around here.
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    Question about calcium and other additives.

    Oops sorry guys.i meant to write 450 on calcium at 1.026 .yea 550 would throw the wbole tank off.
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    Question about calcium and other additives.

    A little higher if fine.it affects the ph of a tank so where is the ph at?
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    Question about calcium and other additives.

    Get some better salt.get what ya pay for with it.a good salt should yield 550 calcium or better.
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    conclusively inconclusive

    You need to get some growth hormone. Doctors dont prescribe it much.but its a fountain of youth in a vial.ask about it.i bet the docs have no clue what it does.its expensive and alot of injections.i would be doing it if i could afford it.its one of those things like testosterone replacement it...
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    conclusively inconclusive

    I must have a good doctor. He talks my ear off.last time he got my back straight with a couple steroid shots and started teaching me about icebergs. Actually i have had alot of doctors over the years and most didnt spend much time with me or have a clue what to do.guess i found a good one...
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    Impossible to eradicate !!!

    I agree with bang on what it is.it does grow fast and i am surprised the tangs dont touch it.
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    Moving a toxic tank help!

    Also if you just poke them and they put out that white cloud .thats spores that multiply like crazy.myself since the hooby costs so much anyway i just go get a dozen shrimp.probably cost up to 100 dollars .but to me it beats trying to shoot them with a needle of joes juice.it would take too long
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    Moving a toxic tank help!

    I have dealt with aptasia a bunch of times.i find that adding only a couple shrimp peppermints dont do much.they seem to hide.but if i added at least 10 or 12 they go to town.i had around 200 apastias at one poing some pretty big.the shrimp got rid of them in a couple weeks.that being said they...
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    Moving a toxic tank help!

    Sorry didnt read all the posts.very easy get 5 gallo buckets put the fish and tank water in them.have more water ready .when you move the tank just wash the sand and rock then put it back together. If you need to know how to wash the sand let me know.fish arent that fragile if they are healthy.
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