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Old 02-10-2012, 12:30 AM
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Anyhooo, I have a bottle of garlic extract sitting here if you want to dose his food Marie, it worked on my powder brown with no I'll effects to the reef, did make for some funky smelling skimmate tho, welcome to it if you want.
I prefer to use fresh garlic, there are some helpful chemicals in garlic that degrade rapidly in fresh air so to get the most out of it I crush fresh everytime......It really does make my house smell like an Italian restaurant
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Old 02-10-2012, 12:36 AM
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I prefer to use fresh garlic, there are some helpful chemicals in garlic that degrade rapidly in fresh air so to get the most out of it I crush fresh everytime......It really does make my house smell like an Italian restaurant
Yes, the compound is Allicin; I smash the fresh cloves right onto the sheet of nori (I've usually had to feed tangs).
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Old 02-10-2012, 12:41 AM
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Yes, the compound is Allicin; .........
That's it, I always forget how to spell it. Keep thinking there is an s in there for some reason so I find it easier to just call it a chemical
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