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by Nick
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:43 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: Show Your Tatts!
Replies: 421
Views: 42185

Re: Show Your Tatts!

You like those tight, crisp-lined shoes, you are going to get the bunions. Even faster if they're also heels.
by Nick
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:41 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What happened to you today :)
Replies: 1508
Views: 60168

Re: What happened to you today :)

I always get the potato and cheddar cheese ones, because I always serve them with clear onions & butter for a topping anyway. Nothing better with pirogies than a dab of sour cream and some soft hot clear onions.
by Nick
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:33 am
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: browns chicken
Replies: 7
Views: 1041

Re: browns chicken

I had thought he meant as fishing bait, and eatin catfish, not tank catfish.
by Nick
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:28 am
Forum: Tricks of the Trade/Equipment Queries
Topic: sticking thermostats on heaters
Replies: 3
Views: 679

Re: sticking thermostats on heaters

Some heaters do temperature regulation with a thermostat in the heater, while others have a "duty cycle" where the amount of on time and off time is loosely controlled by the dial. The duty cycle type vary MUCH more with the room temperature, heat from lights, etc.
by Nick
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:26 am
Forum: Marine Puffers
Topic: Puffer Newbie: Is my Stars and Stripes Puffer Healthy?
Replies: 44
Views: 11392

Re: Puffer Newbie: Is my Stars and Stripes Puffer Healthy?

If anything, it sounds like he might not be digesting as fully as he could because he's very well fed.
by Nick
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:23 am
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: I have Coralline algae on my sand?
Replies: 15
Views: 2840

Re: I have Coralline algae on my sand?

In shallow tanks it's not uncommon to see coraline algae spread onto the sandbed, especially if it's argonite sand.
by Nick
Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:22 am
Forum: Brackish Tanks
Topic: Green Away???
Replies: 16
Views: 4035

Re: Green Away???

Algae killer is just a waste of money anyway. You can only add it once per water change, and even that risks fish deaths, and meanwhile it gradually does less and less each time you use it until it does nothing.
by Nick
Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:58 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Non Puffer: Ryukin GF belly up in under 24 hours :(
Replies: 12
Views: 1330

Re: Non Puffer: Ryukin GF belly up in under 24 hours :(

I noticed while working at the fish store that the more distorted a body a type of goldfish has, the more often they meet a sudden and strange end. Koi usually get bought even by tiny pond owners, then move from pond to pond and live until killed by repeated stunting. If not stunted, the major cause...
by Nick
Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:22 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: Jungle lab parasite clear treatment duration
Replies: 2
Views: 502

Re: Jungle lab parasite clear treatment duration

I do 4 or 5, then wait a couple weeks, then do a couple more.
by Nick
Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:48 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: DP w/ IP's - Round 3
Replies: 9
Views: 924

Re: DP w/ IP's - Round 3

DPs only very rarely can have their IPs narrowed down to nematode parasites IME - they are so small they make a poor host to most actual worms, either the parasites bypass them, or more likely DPs die of them too quickly to make it into our hands with the worms large enough to be visible (even if ou...
by Nick
Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: wierd noise...
Replies: 8
Views: 890

Re: wierd noise...

Been there! In my case It ended up being the occasional bit of argonite sand that not only got kicked up enough to be sucked into an impeller, but also made it between the impeller magnet and the walls of the housing, taking just one grating moment to be ground to dust. I'd check all your impeller m...
by Nick
Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New tank
Replies: 20
Views: 1211

Re: New tank

I always suspected, but only recently tested, a theory that you can actually fix many small leaks on hard surface contact areas with krazy glue. No good long term if silicone, rubber, or other flexible sealant have been are used, of course, as its a very rigid bond, but it will last quite a while ev...
by Nick
Sat Oct 09, 2010 3:02 pm
Forum: The Lounge
Topic: What happened to you today :)
Replies: 1508
Views: 60168

Re: What happened to you today :)

I know this is turning back the clock a bit, but for importing less controlled medications like champix, I recommend getting them from India. Pfizer and several other large pharmaceutical companies operate there themselves, which means you can often get the same drug by the same maker (my chamix was...
by Nick
Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:36 am
Forum: Freshwater Tanks
Topic: 2 New Bettas and a couple Q's
Replies: 5
Views: 703

Re: 2 New Bettas and a couple Q's

I tried a couple betta with apple snails, they continually amputated the antenna until the snails never extended them at all anymore. Seemed too mean to keep together.
by Nick
Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:33 am
Forum: Tricks of the Trade/Equipment Queries
Topic: how to train the puffer on pellets (my methods)
Replies: 35
Views: 11772

Re: how to train the puffer on pellets (my methods)

My GSPs eat Hikari sinking carnivore pellets, but no other prepared food of any kind. It's nice to know I have them to fall back on when I'm low on live snails and/or out of live worms, but I still consider it mostly a fallback, as they don't quite love it like they love the meaty stuff.