How to wreck an Aquarium

[Ol'Buddy Jim]

1-Overfeed your fish
2-Never change the water
3-Use the cheapest filtration you can purchase with change found under the
couch
4-Feed the fish crab and hamburger at least 10 times a day
5-Add a drop of household ammonia weekly
6-Place the aquarium next to your Hi-Fi Stereo
7-Play Neil Young very very loud
8-Never Vacuum your gravel
9-An overcrowded aquarium is a must
10-Always taste-test the tank water from Time to Time

[Koi-Lo]

"Ol'Buddy Jim" > wrote in message
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1-Overfeed your fish
2-Never change the water
3-Use the cheapest filtration you can purchase with change found under the
couch
4-Feed the fish crab and hamburger at least 10 times a day
5-Add a drop of household ammonia weekly
6-Place the aquarium next to your Hi-Fi Stereo
7-Play Neil Young very very loud
8-Never Vacuum your gravel
9-An overcrowded aquarium is a must
10-Always taste-test the tank water from Time to Time
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You forgot to add:

1- Allow your cat to fall in along with her flea collar.
2- Don't clean the filter until it comes to a near stop.
3- Toss in some salt every now and then.
4- Top off evaporation until the water turn to stone.
5- Let the kids play in the tank with their toy boats.
6- Let the dog slobber into the tank as he takes a drink.
7- Don't bother to shut off the tank light until the water is peasoup green.
8- Spray for roaches all around the tank, especially around the airpump.
9- Don't dechlorinate new water you add to the tank.
10- Place the tank in the full sun from a South facing window.

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Koi-Lo....
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
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[Dick]

On Thu, 25 May 2006 16:15:00 GMT, "Ol'Buddy Jim"
> wrote:

>1-Overfeed your fish
>2-Never change the water
>3-Use the cheapest filtration you can purchase with change found under the
>couch
>4-Feed the fish crab and hamburger at least 10 times a day
>5-Add a drop of household ammonia weekly
>6-Place the aquarium next to your Hi-Fi Stereo
>7-Play Neil Young very very loud
>8-Never Vacuum your gravel
>9-An overcrowded aquarium is a must
>10-Always taste-test the tank water from Time to Time

Interesting collection, can't say I have tried the taste-test!

I disagree with the filtration opinion. I quit using the bio wheel
and removed charcoal from the filter bags. Three 10 gallon tanks use
Whisper Jr., again without charcoal and I am delighted. My reasoning
is, filter media holds large bits of waste, but only until erosion
reduces the size and they slip through. The real action is by the
tanks' bacteria.

I never vacuum my gravel! My tanks have been running for over 3
years.

I have one 10 gallon sitting atop the woofer cabinet.

We sure agree with the overfeeding problem. I am always fighting
myself over one more pinch.

We also agree about the importance of water changes. I change 20%
twice weekly.

Over crowding is a bit difficult to determine. I have been over the 1
inch per gallon limit in most of my tanks. I have often wondered with
a heavy population why they tend to stay in the same part of the tank,
moving together rather than look for open spaces.

Thanks for the advice? <g>

dick

[Victor Martinez]

Ol'Buddy Jim wrote:
> 1-Overfeed your fish

True.

> 2-Never change the water

I never do and my tanks thrive. They are also heavily planted with
healthy plant growth.

> 3-Use the cheapest filtration you can purchase with change found under
> the couch

I only use mechanical filtration, plus some minimal biological (don't
really need it)

> 10-Always taste-test the tank water from Time to Time

Hmmm... perhaps you're not a serious poster?

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[Dick]

On Thu, 25 May 2006 18:29:40 -0500, Victor Martinez >
wrote:

>Ol'Buddy Jim wrote:
>> 1-Overfeed your fish
>
>True.
>
>> 2-Never change the water
>
>I never do and my tanks thrive. They are also heavily planted with
>healthy plant growth.
>
>> 3-Use the cheapest filtration you can purchase with change found under
>> the couch
>
>I only use mechanical filtration, plus some minimal biological (don't
>really need it)
>
>> 10-Always taste-test the tank water from Time to Time
>
>Hmmm... perhaps you're not a serious poster?

Did you take it as serious? It never passed my mind, it seemed
clearly tongue in cheek. My response is definitely tongue in cheek.

dick

[Papa Red]

I find all of your posts on this subject rather informtive, as well as
rather amusing,...I may even quote you folks if I ever write a book on
the subject of freshwater fish keeping.<LOL>~Dean.

[-JED]

Papa Red wrote, On 5/27/2006 9:15 AM:
> I find all of your posts on this subject rather informtive, as well as
> rather amusing,...I may even quote you folks if I ever write a book on
> the subject of freshwater fish keeping.<LOL>~Dean.
>
Thank You Most Kindly....-ED

-Save The Planet For Another Day...

[Papa Red]

I'm serious about writing a book,...But I am a slow writer,...so it may
be a while,... Right now I'm really busy trying to get all of the fish
that I have in my 11 tanks to my brother's small apartment two hours
away, because they are going to be tenting my apartment building for
termites,... So it will be a while before I can start. ~Dean.

[Koi-Lo]

*Note: There are two *Koi-Lo's* on the pond and aquaria groups.

"Papa Red" > wrote in message
...
> I'm serious about writing a book,...But I am a slow writer,...so it may
> be a while,... Right now I'm really busy trying to get all of the fish
> that I have in my 11 tanks to my brother's small apartment two hours
> away, because they are going to be tenting my apartment building for
> termites,... So it will be a while before I can start. ~Dean.
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Let us know how this works out for you. It's too bad there isn't a fish
store near you that would take them for a few days. I assume you're also
removing the tanks as well while they gas the apartments.

Koi-Lo....
Aquariums since 1952. Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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Rude, inane or obscene messages are not mine .
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