Guest satellite62 January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Newbee and a new member here Seeing the post for Wally's AQ reminded me that when I first got my VA driver's license at the age of 15, I would drive up to their original spot in Arlington (Parkington) and spend an hour buying a one dollar fish. Took me this long to go SW. Any guesses when that was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 welcome to the hobby and the family. wamas is a great environment for new folks. my guess is about 50 years ago to answer your question. would you like to share more about your setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Hi, welcome to WAMAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Question to help narrow it down. Did you take it home in a plastic bag or were they still using those chinese food like containers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Had to be more than 12 years ago since that's when I started going to Wally's at their current location tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaironman January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 It has to be more older than 1991. That was the year, my parent purchased our first house in Annandale and I first going to Super Petz and Wally at its new and now location in Alexandria, not in Arlington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Before 1983 or 84. That's when they I had my mom drive me to them in the current location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 welcome to wamas ! im going to say 1976 a decade before my time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro Junkie January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 1908 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest satellite62 January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 welcome to the hobby and the family. wamas is a great environment for new folks. my guess is about 50 years ago to answer your question. would you like to share more about your setup Sorry for the delayed response, my monitor blew out last night. 50 is just about right, I wish that I had found this site sooner, could have saved some grief and some bucks. Currently I have made it through 5 weeks of cycle and all of the parameters have settled down, 75 g long reef display 260 watt Current orbit white and blue compacts. Planning to do easy softies. 500 gph pump return from sump two alternating maxi jet 1200s with sure flow 1600gph conversions 100 lbs of LR 60 lbs of LS 30g sump/fuge with fission skimmer, 10lbs LR, 20 lbs LS and bunch of cheat 20 g quarentine tank 200 GPD ro/di unit ( wife thinks this is for drinking water) contents: Which I sit and watch 12 cerits 2 Peppermints 2 Emerald Mithrax crabs 3 red footed (thorn Latrius) conch 10 Zebra Turbo snails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaironman January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Welcome to WAMAS family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest satellite62 January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Question to help narrow it down. Did you take it home in a plastic bag or were they still using those chinese food like containers? Now that sounds familiar but I can't remember. Tanks were rimmed with chrome or nickle and the bottoms were a slab of slate. 10g was a handfull. The year was 1960 and they tell me that it was the start of a great decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Now that sounds familiar but I can't remember. Tanks were rimmed with chrome or nickle and the bottoms were a slab of slate. 10g was a handfull. The year was 1960 and they tell me that it was the start of a great decade. Diffenately chineese food like container, because I was bringing them home that way in '68. I may well have a slate tank in the attic. Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 all I have to say is..........you people are OLD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Now that sounds familiar but I can't remember. Tanks were rimmed with chrome or nickle and the bottoms were a slab of slate. 10g was a handfull. We had a slate-bottomed tank when I was a kid, too (back in the 60's). It had shiny trim and was 10G - pretty standard in those days. Dad had a freshwater tank stocked with swordtails and such from KMart. Like Chip recalls, they came home in a paper container, much like a chinese food carton, but with a fitted lid (if memory serves). However, my first goldfish came home in a small spherical bowl - won at a fair when my ping pong ball landed in the container. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who remembers bringing a fish home like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bprinehart January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 (edited) welcome to wamas ! im going to say 1976 a decade before my time Wow...that managed to make me feel old! Oh and by the way...Welcome to WAMAS! Edited January 30, 2008 by bprinehart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman January 30, 2008 Share January 30, 2008 Newbee and a new member here Seeing the post for Wally's AQ reminded me that when I first got my VA driver's license at the age of 15, I would drive up to their original spot in Arlington (Parkington) and spend an hour buying a one dollar fish. Took me this long to go SW. Any guesses when that was? You had cars??? bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak January 31, 2008 Share January 31, 2008 You had cars??? bob Looked something like this bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBeNormal January 31, 2008 Share January 31, 2008 Chip's first car looked kinda like that--except the wheel had not been invented yet! Welcome to WAMAS Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller January 31, 2008 Share January 31, 2008 hahaha My first car spent a lot of time on the side of the road with a cop at the window. Seemed like they all wanted my autograph, and I'll bet most of them got it. Some several times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshnarw January 31, 2008 Share January 31, 2008 hahaha My first car spent a lot of time on the side of the road with a cop at the window. Seemed like they all wanted my autograph, and I'll bet most of them got it. Some several times! hmmm...that experience seems familiar... except it was "first, second, third, fourth, and fifth cars" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman January 31, 2008 Share January 31, 2008 Looked something like this bob My first car: 1937 Pontiac business coupe. 35,000 miles on it. In 1964. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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