Garlic soaked food bad for coral?

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I know its good for fish but what about coral? I normally garlic soak frozen foods and feed it to both fish and coral but am now wondering if that's a good idea. I've never seen negative results in the coral I feed, but I'd hate to be subtly harming my coral.

Thanks,
Tom

[Sir Patrick]

I have never heard of any negtive effects...good question though...

Tagging along!

[kozyreef]

i have been using garlic power for 8 months and i have never had any ill effects

[lemonyx]

I use those "garlic" capsules kind of a PITA but no luck with just garlic in liquid form.

[Tom@HaslettMI]

I use those "garlic" capsules kind of a PITA but no luck with just garlic in liquid form.

No luck... As in you can't find liquid garlic? If that's the case then here's a cheap and easy DIY recipe.

• 1 container. Make sure it seals well or you'll have a "garlic aroma that could level Tacoma"
• 1-2 bulbs of organic garlic (use 2 if they're small)
• enough RO water to fill the container

Peel all of the garlic cloves and crush them with a chef's knife. Do not chop... its more work and will make later steps more difficult. Next, put them in the container and add water. Tightly seal then let it sit for at least 1-2 weeks. Once the water is yellowy and stinky pour the liquid (you'll get some floaties but leave the big chunks behind) into an eye dropper bottle or other container for dispensing. I use a half dozen drops per cube of frozen food.

You can scale this up or down depending on how much you want. If you make more than what will fit into the dispensing container simply save the remainder in the "brewing" container with the garlic. I made a pint over a year ago and it will take me years to use it all. Also, I don't refrigerate the brew.

HTH,
Tom

[lemonyx]

Thanks Tom for the recipe - I'll give it a try.

[taziam10797]

I have always used garlic in both my "dry" food and my "wet" food. no effect on the coral and the fish are great. Just started making my own garlic juice so we will see how that goes.