ok, i read through all your post, thanks for the information, my lfs guy i still am going to listen to him because its alot different down here, he knows what hes doing, the reason why the the blue hippo died and the anemone died was because our heater broke and we werent able to get another one till today. my fish tank was at 72-74 degrees, i have a feeling this was the reason why. i got the tank up to 79 degrees, and now my fish and corals are as happy as can be the bangaiis that i would never see came out finally, so i think it was because of the heating issue. the lfs guy actually didnt sell me much he only sold me three fish and actually gave me a discount on it even tho it was all ready half off lol. so he isnt trying to rip me off but thanks for letting me know it could be just him but he is way to nice of a fellow he even let my cousin get a fish for half off and its been alive for like 2 years so hes good. i think its just the heat and the ph level is at 8.0 and i have to raise it to 8.4 so i am trying to fix it.
I read one of your posts on another thread where you refer to some alge bloom issues, I may be wrong, but to me this indicates that your tank is going through the same phases that all tanks seem to go through - cured rock or not.
I said before that I would not necessarily follow the same instructions I would give a newbie in my situation because I know how to recognize and deal with the problems. I see that the idea here is that you have someone experienced who can maybe help you push ahead quicker. But there are some things that just shouldn't be done and if he advised you to get that BTA, then I would see that as a red flag about his husbandry.
Did that tang go into your tank without quarantine? If so that's another red flag. Tangs are notorious for dying and you have to quarantine them and try to eliminate disease before adding to your tank. Even people who never quarantine will do it with a tang.
I would be inclined to guess that your BTA was healthy enough when you got him. He may have been bleached or starving, but those are things that can be dealt with. With an animal like that, a little husbandry under your belt is not a bad thing - even if your tank conditions are perfect.
Another reason not to get 13 fish at once is lack of experience. When an aquarist first starts out, they often can't tell a healthy fish from a sick one. I know I couldn't.
Unless you want to just pay someone to maintain your tank and leave it up to the service, you are so much better off learning the hobby rather than depending on this one person who may very well be a good guy. But it's not his tank. Nobody will care as much about your system as you and nobody will be as intimately familiar with it as you. And ultimately your standards and goals may be higher than his.
This thread was about how you saved your tank, but what may not be clear to you is that all of us here would have had that anemone out of there long before you did. We would have known it was a goner by early signs. That's not to brag or anything, it's to try and express to you that you have tons to learn -- all of us did in the beginning. Just let go, relax and listen. You'll get really expert advice here.
Also get a camera and posts pics on these threads for heavens sakes, will ya! lol
the only exclusion are doctors offices, i dont mind going to a docs and stare at a fish tank while waiting 5 hours to stich up an arm 
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