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Kevin Garrison

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    Terrible news

    in General Discussion

    It's a sad day, I was made aware of this via my wife on Facebook.  I understand the needs of the zoo are great, but I find it very sad that this was the solution to it.

    Purple pseudochromis

    in General Discussion

    Sadly that is the nature of "most" pseudochromis, there are a few exceptions, but the majority of them are definitely on the aggressive side if not downright evil.  If I wasn't having tank issues at the moment I would say I could take him, but at the moment I am trying to resolve problems before I can add fish again.

    Hawaii Fish Kill - Due to Molasses

    in General Discussion

    BRILLIANT... So beyond sad, it is bad enough we destroy our reefs and oceanic wildlife, now we give them an agonizing death by suffocating them.  Matson's "statement" was pathetic to say the least and I hope some measure of attainable responsability is brought down on them.  233K gallons of molasses isn't exactly something you can miss happening.  I have worked in a chemical plant, when pumping into a tanker you have many failsafes that ensure what you are pumping out of a tank into a tanker make it to where they are supposed to be going.  Somebody wasn't doing their job and now the fish are the ones who pay for it by suffocating.

    Memoirs of a fishtank

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    · Edited by Kevin Garrison

    Freshwater ich will die in saltwater, I asked one of our vendors once about that as I was getting ready to set up a tank that had been stored outside and was told there is no need to sanitize the tank, just get the saltwater in it and get it cycling.

    Beware of petco.

    in Vendor Experience

    Very True, The Petco in Tyson's is *@, Same witht he one in Fairfax... But The one in Ashburn off Rt, 28, Is run by my friend who has studied and Excells in this field as well.. GreatPlace to Shop, BeCarfeulTho.... Ich Is Always present in these systems unfortunately, handpick your fish, and Make sure he eats and Looks, and swims healthy before purchasing, Other then that, As someone else said also... Could find a SweetDeal there tho'. But ALWAYS Drip and QT is never a bad idea.

    Agreed, the one in Ashburn is the only one I will talk to because the manager knows what he is doing.  The corporate office puts a lot of constraints on the store as far as what they can do, that is the problem with most Petco's.  The managers may know what they are doing, but the corp office won't let them do what they know should be done to do things correctly.

    What's in my skimmer?

    in General Discussion

    Could be junk from the live rock, debris from the dry rock, remains of bacteria in the water, trace elements from the salt mixture, dust and stuff in the air that settled into the tank, and oranics from the salt mix. Have the lights been running? It could be micro algae.

    I was going to say what was left on the rock when it dried out, but Dave said it better :)

    Stocking a 150, fish list

    in General Discussion

    Okay, so the tang police are going to yell at me, but...

     

    When I had my 150 running I had...

     

    1 Yellow

    1 Desj Sailfin

    1 Scopas

    1 Purple

    1 Tomini

     

    They all swam around like best buds, I never saw an ounce of aggression towards each other.

    What is it about this hobby....

    in General Discussion

    I did freshwater for 20 years before switching to saltwater in 2006, when my exboss gave me his 55g salt setup because his wife got a new china cabinet and it was going where his tank was.  I have found at this point that I prefer bigger tanks just for the stability.  That being said, if I had the money, time and sanity I would have more tanks than I currently do just because I enjoy them.

     

    Just ask Hilary if there is such a thing as too many tanks :)

    Pump orientation

    in General Discussion

     

    BowieReefer84, on 21 Aug 2013 - 1:18 PM, said:

    Fill a ziplock with sand and set it on that. Will eliminate any vibrations/sounds.

    only problem there is the heat from the pump vs the ziplock bag... the bag might loose depending on how much heat the pump generates... just playing devil's advocate...

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