OT:Not about pipes and tobacco!.

Alan Macmillan ( Eng )

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Jun 25, 2001, 6:51:39 PM6/25/01

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Hello Gang,
This post is not about Pipes and Tobacco!
I would just like to know if you all Dont mind.!
How many of you fine pipe smoking friend's of mine keep "Salt Water Marine
fish/reef tank's"
As a hobby, as I am thinking on setting up a tank for myself, " I know this
is nothing to do with pipe smoking , Sorry!
But any advice would be most Welcome from you, as you are all a great bunch
of guy's I dont know who else to Ask ? Alan "Merry Old England"

Jeff Folloder

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Jun 25, 2001, 7:41:36 PM6/25/01

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Alan,
I used to own a couple of tropical fish stores and was very much into marine
acquarieums, bith fish and reef. Please contact me via email (remove the
notthis) and we can discuss.

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W.A. Smith

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Jun 25, 2001, 7:51:49 PM6/25/01

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I love to look at them....they are so mesmerizing....I think it would be quite
a relaxing hobby.I had a small fresh water tank one time and really enjoyed
that experience.

"Alan Macmillan ( Eng )" wrote:

Freddy Vegas

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Jun 25, 2001, 7:54:35 PM6/25/01

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Having kept reef tanks for many year I think the most important piece of
advise, IMHO, would be .... get the largest tank you can afford and your
floor will hold. The larger the tank the slower the changes will be and the
less maintenance you'll have. Oh yeah ... do as much research as possible
before you take the plunge. Oh oh yeah ... find a source for high quality
"live rock" once the tank breaks in. What will grow, breed and hatch will
amaze you. FV

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Tom Greene

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Jun 26, 2001, 12:58:50 AM6/26/01

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Good Evening Alan

I used to indulge in marine aquariums, but that was about 25 years ago. We had
a local club in Nashville called "The Salt Water Hobbyists of Tennessee. I
published periodically a newsletter for members of our club.
Before long I found that maintaining 17 aquariums was getting a little much,
not to mention the expense of the hobby. It was really tough paying $40 + in
1970's money for a fish only to have it die over night, even after going
through the long process of acclimation that was required when introducing a
new specimen into the aquarium.
What was really a killer was to pay $50 for a one inch long fish and then see a
documentary on TV that showed the local natives cooking a larger specimen of
the same fish on an open fire. What a bummer!
I then became concerned about the methods used by professional
collectors/sellers for catching the fish (at that time they used chemicals to
stun the fish, probably many died). What about the potential depletion of many
species from over fishing/ collecting?
I decided that until collectors could begin raising marine fish in commercial
tanks, such as with most fresh water fish, I would discontinue my hobby. My
last marine fish was a Lion fish that I managed to keep alive for 4+ years.
Back then it was considered a long time for fish survival.
I hope that there have been improvements in equipment and systems to ensure
higher survival rates.

I remember one fish, Clown Trigger, that cost $250 in 1970's money for a two
inch specimen. Needless to say, I never had one.

Tom Greene