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08/18/2009, 08:53 PM
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Location: boulder co
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really? you just dont get it do you?
this guy just came over to my house to check out my tank. i know him through a mutual friend, and his tank recently crashed. i told him to come over and i would give him some help/advice on how to get his tank running smoothly again. he then proceeds to tell me that he has just bought five damsels, two clowns, and a moorish idol. the day he cleaned his tank!
 i kind of kept that one to myself. he then starts to tell me that he just wants the tank to run without any maintenance for "like five years man, and if the fish just die or something brakes, at least i had it for five years." ok ok i say to him "you know that these fish come from the ocean right?, and that this is a hobby intended to keep the livestock ALIVE!" i just cannot believe his arrogance and ignorance! he kept saying man your tank looks really good how can i get mine to look like that without doing anything. i just wish i could take him away from his home here in boulder, put him into a clear box no bigger than a bedroom, with a bunch of people that he has never even seen, and see how long he can live without me getting him clean air, or changing his water bowl, or ever emptying out his cage. no big deal right? as long as his lives a couple of months its worth the plane ticket right? what a LOSER! arggggggg!
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"is it saltwater?" "yes." "the whole thing?!" -idiot Current Tank Info: 48x24x30 150, 2 400w 20k radium, 2 110w vhos, 2 mp40w, apex aqua controller, sro 5000 skimmer |
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08/18/2009, 08:56 PM
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yup sadly theres a lot of people like that.. i always try to turn people off from this hobby if they have that type of mentality. i just tell them its too expensive and too hard and just to try something else
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08/18/2009, 08:56 PM
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nvm. I feel your pain man.
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Stay fishy my friends. Current Tank Info: 300 gallon built in plumbed to the basement. 30 gallon surge for flow, GEO protein skimmer, litermeter 3's for continuous water change (1 gallon per day), calc reactors, kalk reactors, 600w MHx2, 6" DSB, 1000 lbs of live rock (300 display, 700 sump) |
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08/18/2009, 08:58 PM
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Moved On
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I think we all know "that person". I know there is one in my area, has a nano, always crashing it/killing everything then keeps bugging me for frags of corals and asking the same thing you were asked "How do I make my tank look as good as yours knowing I don't have the money or time to maintain it like you do." ARGH!
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08/18/2009, 09:02 PM
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the sickening part is that he makes really good money and has a 120 built into a wall in his house he just bought "so he has to put something in it, right" noooooo! you dont, how about a tv, i have heard that reality tv is really good these days or maybe you can watch some Mtv since you seem to still be a child.
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08/18/2009, 09:06 PM
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Moved On
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Ummm, FW fish maybe? I know quite a few people in my area with 55G FW tanks that have been setup for 5-10 years without ever doing a waterchange, just top offs of tap water and many of them have the same fish they started with. I know one person has just 2 "kissing" fish and a Pleco in his 55G for 8 years straight now and the tank looks great IMO. Never understood how or why but never questioned his success because it was easy enough to see.
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08/18/2009, 09:10 PM
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He doesn't want a tank. He just wants to buy a piece of furniture...
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08/18/2009, 09:20 PM
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He doesn't want a tank. He just wants to buy a piece of furniture...
exactly
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08/18/2009, 09:24 PM
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Moved On
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I'm surprised based on your environmentally conscious location that some joker would dare say something like this. You'd better be careful saying something like that in Tahoe. If they knew what was going down in the lfs they'd be disgusted. I've had some real good times in Boulder. great town.
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08/18/2009, 09:40 PM
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Tell him to hire someone to maintain the setup he wants. He's obviously not capable of it.
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08/18/2009, 09:47 PM
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Just tell him that he can't do it the way he wants it and then compare it to your tank. Keep stressing it to him every time he opens his mouth. One day, he'll either buy the stuff you're using or he change his hobby and won't be bothering you again.
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08/18/2009, 09:49 PM
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stand up for yourself and tell him to stop. its for you, him, and innoecent fishy lives.
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08/18/2009, 09:58 PM
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People like that should hire qualified saltwater maintenance people to come and take care of their tank on a regular basis. If they aren't interested in doing any work themselves it would probably end up saving them money.
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08/18/2009, 10:12 PM
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08/18/2009, 10:17 PM
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i was also gonna say hire a professional as well..that is ridiculous..-drew
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08/18/2009, 10:31 PM
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Even having any kind of animal, its just not for some people............Look at Michael Vick LOL...LOL... 
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If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW |
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08/18/2009, 10:33 PM
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dang! that is cold blooded 
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08/18/2009, 10:43 PM
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My wife & I just bought a rescue dog from a shelter. It was a Mini Beagle the was takin from a home where it was tied up to a fence with a 1 foot cable for 5 months. It slept in its own crap that way and they only fed it once a week. SORRY......I have no pitty for people like that. But I degress....................................Happy Reefin
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If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW |
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08/18/2009, 11:01 PM
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neither do i. sorry poor choice in words let me rephrase that
dang! ouch! i can feel the burn from over here 
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08/19/2009, 12:00 AM
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IMO.......Reef or Animal Abusers.............
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If todays automobile had followed the same development as the computer, A Rolls Royce would cost $100.00. It would get a million miles per gallon, but it would explode once a year killing everyone inside." Current Tanks... 90 gal Reef... My awesome Office BioCube....( 180 was on hold ..no time ) ... The 180 gal has been sold...Yay..yay..yay. Hobby Experience: 19 years Reef...22 years FW |
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