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Quote: yes,.... I crush a clove and get all the skin of and make little slits in the clove and put it in the food. I do the exact same thing as Kiefers with garlic cloves and my fish absolutely love it! My fish have become a little spoiled though, if I ever neglect to soak their food they can...

Quote: sometimes it drives me crazy that stuff cost so much I totally agree!! Now that I'm actually shopping for a fish (which hasn't happened in about 6 months) it drives me crazy that I can't just buy it online without such a huge shipping cost. The fish I've been looking for (a Midas Blenny)...

lol.....When I had a freshwater aquarium I had such horrible luck with fish (of course I really didn't know anything at all about keeping an aquarium then either) Derek called me the Grimm Reaper when ever I went to buy new fish. Luckily I only got cheap stuff like Mollies, small Angels, or...

Quote: Green brain swelling up As a medical professional, you probably know this is a serious symptom... Quote: Wow, never had a girl love me for my brains before :) Especially since it's accompanied by delusions and imaginary things...

I get kinda jealous when ever I read posts from SWF.com members whose spouses are as addicted to this hobby as they are. I would LOVE it if my hubby was as crazy about it as me. Don't get me wrong he really likes our aquarium, but he'd much rather stand back and watch me do everything. He'll...

I've been on the hunt for a Midas Blenny. I called 3 LFS in Denver and didn't have any luck. However, an employee at one LFS told me that they were expecting a shipment in this coming Monday and he told me to call back because there's always a possibility they might get some. He then said "What...

I finally decided on getting an (African) Midas Blenny and then after it's done in the QT getting a Royal Gramma. The only challenge I'm having now is finding an (African) Midas Blenny....it's not as easy as I thought it would be!

Yep! Even the web thinks I'm growing stuff....I keep getting pop-up adds for stuff that hydro growers would use....lol

What a cute fish! I really like the baranicle, how'd you get it?? I just got some PVC pipe today for my QT. I like your idea of making a little tunnel in the sand with it. Unfortunately, my sand bed isn't that deep and I'm not sure how I'd disguise the pvc pipe and make it blend in. How were you...

Awesome picture! I really like the fish. What's a PVC barnacle house??

I'm thinking about getting an RG, but I'm getting really afraid after hearing stories like yours Joe! I'm so sorry to hear about your bad luck with them. Let us know what happens!

Beautiful tank! I had no idea that a BC 29 could look this good! Do you have the standard lights that came with the BC 29? Do you have the rock work up against the back wall, or did you leave a lot of space back there? I kept about 4 inches of space between my rocks and the back wall and I'm...

That is so true! Thanks for sharing!

Spanko is one of my go-to-guys for advice....he should really write a book! I'm sure his expertise has prevented many tanks from crashing! I don't think I've ever seen pics of his BioCube though...

Uh oh...I did research, what did I miss?? Advice pretty please :) Do you think the midas is a bad idea?

Oooh...good to know! I never kept the skimmer off for the whole day, that's great advice Flower thanks!

So when the lights turned off last night, I floated the bottle for a while, kept the pumps off for a little bit, and squirted them onto the rocks. I guess they're doing okay, I still can't see anything. I think I need to get one of those cool portal things that Kiefers has or a magnifying glass :)

So based on everyone's super helpful advice (for which I am extremely grateful!!) .......... Here's my plan: 1. Add some Macro Algae 2. keep a close eye on the Alkalinity and if it drops then add some buffer Just a couple of questions: 1. Is there an alk. buffer anyone can recommend or will...

Thanks for the smile guys! Okay, here's my results from tonights tests: pH = 8.2 ppm (up from 8.0 three days ago, I never added the buffer) ammonia = 0 nitrites = 0 nitrates = 0 Calcium = 520 ppm (same as it was 3 days ago) KH (Alkalinity) = 8 dkh or 143.2 ppm (same as it was 3 days ago)...

I just got an 8 oz bottle of Alga Gen Tisbe Reef Pods, how should I add them to my 29 gallon tank? I don't have a fuge, and I know I should squirt them near the rocks but that's about it. Do I need to acclimate them some how (temp. acclimate?) Do I pour the whole bottle in? Turn off the...