I just moved back to Long Island from Philly. I worked at an Aquarium Supercenter which got its roots from Big Als. I'm dying to find a comparable place in the area. I checked out Total Aquariums in Lynbrook and was disappointed with the size and product stock. The livestock was pretty nice however, a large variety but crammed in a very small space. Parrots of the World in Rockville Centre has a decent selection but their tanks always seem to have some sort of disease process flowing throughout the system. Plus, the kids they have working their don't seem to know much. The manager and the owner of the store are very knowledgeable however... you just have to catch them instead of the kids in the back. So basically I'm looking for a place in Nassau County (or a place in Suffolk that packs with 02 and is worth the gas money). Also, are there any places around here that sell live food such as Black Worms or Brine Shrimp? I haven't found any yet. Thanks a million... My fish thank you too!

I'm guessing you are in the UK. In which case it is Carex pendula. A native but a self seeder and can be a nuisance. Not a disaster in that position but it will send babies out around the garden. Any herbicide will need to be specific for grass/sedge, not a broad leaf weed killer.

Oak floor.....and the statement about vinegar "wearing away the finish" depends on the finish. shellac probably will...solvent based poly won't be harmed by a weak vinegar solution and it will remove some dirt. I have lived with wood floors all my life. Varnish and paste wax when I was a kid, Had Bruce prefinished floors in the first house which had to be paste waxed every 6 months....and one drop of water left too long left a black mark....then on to oak with a shellac finish which wore easily....and finally to oil based poly. best yet! Oh and i am talking about a long time frame, I am 84.

Yes it is very low up front and last year I added some to the parts by the road. We don’t have gutters on our house and when it rains in Texas it just creates a damn mess. It’s always a lot of rain too so I was curious what would help it build up the lower parts that hold water. There’s an area in my flower bed I can’t plant anything in because it hold so much water so I’m trying rocks and sand and mulch over it to cover. I’ll attach a picture of that and than I’ll attach a pic of my neighbors yard where they don’t do anything and I have a battle with their weeds every day. The pic with all the water is my neighbors yard. It’s so bad and nothing but weeds