aquaria
 

Yeah..I stumbled on your site not long ago when I felt the fish-bug
coming back. I got myself in these crash-courses on fish and news
groups. I got it marked in the browser. Appreciate the invite.

aquaria
 

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:32:58 GMT, MEAlston
wrote:

Yeah..I stumbled on your site not long ago when I felt the fish-bug
coming back. I got myself in these crash-courses on fish and news
groups. I got it marked in the browser. Appreciate the invite.

You don't need to put the word Aquaria in the subject line of your
Usenet messages. What you were looking at was related to someone's
personal email, I believe. Frankly, I don't understand it either, but
I know it doesn't apply to the group's messages. It would get pretty
boring if every topic was "aquaria".

-- Mister Gardener

Everything Aquaria & Tropical Fish at The Krib:
http://www.thekrib.com/

Aquaria
 

MEAlston wrote:
This Aqua-Tech outside filter came with the aquarium kit. I looked up
the name and chased link after link 'till I realized it was a ghost
effort. Anyway..its a typical dual-filter deal..2 disposable Media
filters with integrated charcoal set behind a bio-mesh filter.

This kit from Walmart included the 55 tank, power filter, 2 hoods, 2
lights, fishnet, Tetra's staple food, thermometer, Tetra's
AquaSafe...$170.00 out the door. Picked up the stand there as
well-$83.00..grabbed 70# of pea gravel, some plants (plastic), some
Cycle..dug around back and found a couple petrified wood-rocks and had
it up and running in a couple of hours. I confess to being a clean-freak
so I have to curtail my ambitions at time to remember that the tank can
handle itself if properly populated and maintained.

Thanks for reminding me about the foliage providing surface area for the
bacteria..my clean-freak side would end up with a filter and cleaning
regiment that would surpass our own drinking water here!!

*grin* It's not hard to surpass my rotten drinking water. I'm sure
your discus will appreciate your dedication to water quality. You know,
you could add a second small Penguin bio-wheel. NetMax (one of our
friendly, local gurus) is a big fan of splitting filtration between two
filters. That way you can alternate cleaning them and you've got a back
up if one fails.

I love how live plants improve the water quality. You will need to add
more lighting to get much to grow. IIRC, those two-hood 55 gallon tanks
only have a total of 40 watts of light. You can grow anubias, crypts,
java fern, and that's about all. You'll need at least 80 watts of light
for swordplants and common stem plants. You can get that much from a
cheap four foot shoplight - the kind with two tubes.

I live in a rural community..no traffic lights..one cop on the couch, a
dollar-general and a grocery store(yawn). We basically watch the winds
blow here in West Alabama. But that's cool these days. It's either
Columbus, MS or Tuscaloosa, AL for my aqua needs so I rely alot on the
net and UPS. Foster and Smith have a nice catalog.

They do have a nice catalog, but they always seem a bit pricey. Have
you tried http://thatpetplace.com? I find their prices reasonable and
the service has always been good.

I'm somewhat lost on the "Aquaria" being placed in the subject
field...but I will try to remember to do so.
Thanks for the reply and the link..its rewarding and humbling to find a
newsgroup that's polite and attenative- ED

No - that's if you want to email me. My bad. I guess I should make
that clearer. For the most part, you want to leave the subject line
alone on Usenet so that people can follow threads. I have my email
account set to filter out anything that doesn't have aquaria in the subject.

--
Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply.
Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com

Aquaria
 

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:26:58 GMT, MEAlston
wrote:

This Aqua-Tech outside filter came with the aquarium kit. I looked up
the name and chased link after link 'till I realized it was a ghost
effort. Anyway..its a typical dual-filter deal..2 disposable Media
filters with integrated charcoal set behind a bio-mesh filter.

Aqua-Tech is a Walmart private brand, the stuff is made by Marineland,
or so it seems from what I've bought so far. Parts are
interchangeable, quality is the same.

subject field misnomer
 

Roger that and a big thanks..

aquaria
 

Mister Gardener wrote:
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:32:58 GMT, MEAlston
wrote:

Yeah..I stumbled on your site not long ago when I felt the fish-bug
coming back. I got myself in these crash-courses on fish and news
groups. I got it marked in the browser. Appreciate the invite.

You don't need to put the word Aquaria in the subject line of your
Usenet messages. What you were looking at was related to someone's
personal email, I believe. Frankly, I don't understand it either, but
I know it doesn't apply to the group's messages. It would get pretty
boring if every topic was "aquaria".

You know, you could have said something about my .sig being
incomprehensible months ago! Has everyone been snickering behind my
back this whole time? ;-)

--
Put the word aquaria in the subject to email me.
Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com

aquaria
 

"Altum" wrote in message
et...
Mister Gardener wrote:
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:32:58 GMT, MEAlston
wrote:

Yeah..I stumbled on your site not long ago when I felt the fish-bug
coming back. I got myself in these crash-courses on fish and news
groups. I got it marked in the browser. Appreciate the invite.

You don't need to put the word Aquaria in the subject line of your
Usenet messages. What you were looking at was related to someone's
personal email, I believe. Frankly, I don't understand it either, but
I know it doesn't apply to the group's messages. It would get pretty
boring if every topic was "aquaria".

You know, you could have said something about my .sig being
incomprehensible months ago! Has everyone been snickering behind my
back this whole time? ;-)

--
Put the word aquaria in the subject to email me.
Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com

Snicker behind your back? You're one of our local gurus! ;~)

Ed, there's a lot of talent here. We don't stand on ceremony too much,
and we don't always stay serious (like with the spelling of armoured
algae-eating catfish), but I'm sure you'll get used to us (though some,
like Mister Gardener, will take longer than others ;~).
--
www.NetMax.tk

aquaria
 

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:23:25 GMT, Altum
wrote:

Mister Gardener wrote:
On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:32:58 GMT, MEAlston
wrote:

Yeah..I stumbled on your site not long ago when I felt the fish-bug
coming back. I got myself in these crash-courses on fish and news
groups. I got it marked in the browser. Appreciate the invite.

You don't need to put the word Aquaria in the subject line of your
Usenet messages. What you were looking at was related to someone's
personal email, I believe. Frankly, I don't understand it either, but
I know it doesn't apply to the group's messages. It would get pretty
boring if every topic was "aquaria".

You know, you could have said something about my .sig being
incomprehensible months ago! Has everyone been snickering behind my
back this whole time? ;-)

Oh my word, no. I didn't mean your sig was incomprehensible, I simply
assumed it had something to do with your email address, and never gave
it much thought. I'm not very good at deciphering the spam proofed
email addresses people use on Usenet, and was simply letting ED know
that it's OK not to catch on to some of the subtleties in Usenet
Netiquette.

Sorry if any offense was taken, none intended.

-- Mister Gardener

aquaria
 

Mister Gardener wrote:
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:23:25 GMT, Altum
wrote:

You know, you could have said something about my .sig being
incomprehensible months ago! Has everyone been snickering behind my
back this whole time? ;-)

Oh my word, no. I didn't mean your sig was incomprehensible, I simply
assumed it had something to do with your email address, and never gave
it much thought. I'm not very good at deciphering the spam proofed
email addresses people use on Usenet, and was simply letting ED know
that it's OK not to catch on to some of the subtleties in Usenet
Netiquette.

No offense intended and none taken on this side either. I reread my
..sig and sure enough, it was clear as mud. I meant to poke fun at
myself, not you!

--
Put the word aquaria in the subject to email me.
Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com

aquaria
 

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:52:42 GMT, Altum
wrote:

Mister Gardener wrote:
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 00:23:25 GMT, Altum
wrote:

You know, you could have said something about my .sig being
incomprehensible months ago! Has everyone been snickering behind my
back this whole time? ;-)

Oh my word, no. I didn't mean your sig was incomprehensible, I simply
assumed it had something to do with your email address, and never gave
it much thought. I'm not very good at deciphering the spam proofed
email addresses people use on Usenet, and was simply letting ED know
that it's OK not to catch on to some of the subtleties in Usenet
Netiquette.

No offense intended and none taken on this side either. I reread my
.sig and sure enough, it was clear as mud. I meant to poke fun at
myself, not you!

OK. How's this: Poke Poke! Better?

-- Mister Gardener