im 19 btw

erm as for not getting told off, no mater what you buy as a gift for a woman if there not happy they'll find a way to argue what you bought.

just remember that its the day that counts not the presents as i have seen it happen so many times and the gifts just get thrown back in the face and trust me it bloody hurts!

tankard? are you going on a booze up?

i would see whether i could reinforce it and use it as a kitchen bar/counter.

you realise there made entirly from plastic the hood and those stalky litle legs are pieces of the horid stuff!

if you wanna put soe hermits in they should be fine they dont case much waste so long as your not using ammonia to cycle the tank you would be fine adding a couple after a few days.

ive seen it before and no its not a replacement for llive rock more of a decorative piece as it isnt that pourous.

haitians i believe are the same sort of shap a flat disk but with lots of thrilly bits instead of a few, and ofen have white rings or at least ive been told before when we had one at work!

well when water evaporates it leaves most of the minerals behind (which as you said get absorbed by corals)

so when your topping up your tank nows the best time to add them.

calcium reactors are god too, but removing large quantities of water and replacing it can cause wipeouts in a reef tank its much better to just add your minerals in top ups.

if your having problems getting coraline buy a few packs of the stuff comes in different colours.