"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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jthread wrote:

oh i already have books. i like to be social and learn this way. you
should probably just killfile me if i'm annoying you. seems most folks
don't mind.

Nope you don't annoy me - why would you?....and I'm enjoying and learning
from the replies that you are getting.....just thought the book
recommendation might be helpful as your LFS seems to be giving you strange
info and being armed when going into the conversation might help you get
the correct info rather than the off the cuff advice that is often given
if the staff think you know nothing....but hey, ho....up to you - and yes
of course asking questions here also help the learning process and also
has the social interaction side as a plus

Gill

Sorry, I misinterpreted your post. I see what you mean by my LFS. The guy I
talk to is a very nice guy from Okinawa. Well meaning and I think my
nubeeness is compounding the issues.

It's interesting separating the wheat from the chaff. The good news is the
result has been less water changes and healthier water. I'm confident enough
now to slowly start buying inexpensive corals again.

It seems this field is full of different ideas. Some probably born from
unusual isolated incidents that may or may not apply to my situation.

My wife sits and reads books until the cows come home and she lost us a
small fortune in coral. Seems I can get right to the root of the problem
here. :-)