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In two days it's my anniversary. My wife and I will be married for 42 years. I think that's an accomplishment and a testament to my wife's patience.

On the first page on RC right now is a guy who lost a yellow tang and firefish in 2 days while in quarantine. They are asking things like "what the parameters of the QT are" andif it was cycled, like that has anything to do with why those fish diedin2 days. It boggles my mind. You take...

Thank you Mark. These are the types of articles I researched for this thread. I am still amazed that so many people don't put any faith in fish immunity and instead rely on quarantine and trying to cure fish after they are sick. I severely curtail my thoughts on this because of all the...

I hope you like it. I read it a few times, but I may be partial to my writing. But it is a good thing I have a bad memory. This way I can learn something new every time I read it and laugh at my own jokes. :D Mark,While in Viet Nam on the Cambodian border in fairly dense jungle I got a tooth...

I also built my tank into a wall and built my basement around it. Over the years (40) I installed more circuits (I have been a master electrician for 40 years) and an exhaust fan over the tank that runs the humid air outside the house. If I were you, I would install a one inch PVC pipe above...

I think many in this hobby are thinking as we did in the 70s, but I feel we need to advance and progress a bit. We humans try to become immune by being inoculated with weak organisms and it works for us. We are immune from most things. Our ancestors were also immune from most things because...

What a beautiful morning. Of course first I had to go to the oral surgeon so he could poke and prod the large hole in my jaw where my wisdom tooth was because it was feeling good. Now, not so much, but that's the way it is. But it is a beautiful day so I will be going boating. You know when...

This is the link to the book out today http://www.saltwatersmarts.com/avant-garde-marine-aquarist/

My book just came out five minutes ago, OK, maybe 6. It is here http://www.saltwatersmarts.com/avant-garde-marine-aquarist/ I am on the cover because Christie Brinkley never answered my texts.

This tooth was more like an inner ear operation. Teeth are overrated and a stupid invention. I have 8 or 9 implants that I love because I could eat rocks if I want. I normally don't eat rocks but I could probably open clams with them. It is a shame that we start with a cavity, then...

The Pope just landed here in New York a little while ago. You can't go near Manhattan. I don't want to anyway but if I did, I couldn't get there. I saw the last Pope that came to Manhattan. He seems like a nice guy and I bet he has a tank full of Angelfish at the Vatican. I think the Pope...

It seems all of my fish are happy and healthy. Since I blocked some open spaces I have not lost anything from jumping. The summer has been great so I am starting to slow down. It's almost time to put the boat away and stop collecting amphipods and mud. I noticed my acropora is receding and...

Mark, that is interesting, maybe thats why my tank seems to do so well with the mud I collect from the Sound and add to the tank. I will send you my address, thanks. Here is another article I wrote about fish health. It's kind of tongue in cheek like most of my writings. I like to have fun...

Mark, this is great, thank you. I was always opposed to the garlic thing but you may be changing my mind. Most people use it to enhance a fishes appetite but I don't know how that works out. Me, being of Italian decent have garlic every day. I never get sick, maybe thats why. :) I like the...

Mark, Thank you for posting. It boggles my mind how many people don't agree with this and think sterility is the way to go. I hate it when my mind is boggled. I can't even bring it up on some forums. Well, one actually.

After riding the crowded subways in Manhattan for 40 years, I am sure I have licked the hand rails a few times because sometimes they are so crowded that your face is pushed up against them and you can't move. I think many in this hobby are thinking as we did in the 70s, but I feel we need to...

I took this from my boat, the World Trade Center used to be just to the right of the Freedom Tower This of course is the fountain where one tower stood. (It was pouring rain here) I worked on the construction of the World Trade Center in the 70s

Saltcreep, I would imagine Prizapro will kill all bacteria, but I am guessing. Mark, you are missing my point. I agree with you that you should not put a new fish into a "healthy" population of fish. But your definition of healthy is different than mine. My definition of healthy is when fish...

That is a tough question and I am not sure I have the answer. My fish keep their immunity because I don't quarantine anything and feed live or frozen foods exclusively along with the bacteria they have on and in them. If you have a tank where everything was quarantined for a long time and you...