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Offline danielratti

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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #15 on: April 11, 2013, 10:40:31 PM »
we were bored at work today. yesterday we threw 5 pounds of dry ice down a manhole the UPS guy helped.
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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #16 on: April 11, 2013, 11:16:56 PM »
The green water itself may not be harmful, that I agree, but if someone lets the water get like that in an indoor tank than I would suspect chances are the last PWC was many moons ago and the Nitrates are most likely off the charts :o
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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #17 on: April 11, 2013, 11:32:55 PM »
No way if the water gets to hard or too much sun light a tank can turn green like that overnight or in the matter of days.
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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #18 on: April 11, 2013, 11:40:26 PM »
Quote from: danielratti on April 11, 2013, 11:32:55 PM
No way if the water gets to hard or too much sun light a tank can turn green like that overnight or in the matter of days.

Ask yourself this though...if your gonna try to sell a tank, would you post a pic of it like that as your selling point? I think that alone shows the owners neglect IMO. Not that it really matters at all to me, but just stating the obvious is all.
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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #19 on: April 11, 2013, 11:50:15 PM »
I ask myself a lot of questions. But they are all for the name of science and bill nye.

bill nye the science guy.


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Offline Ron

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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #20 on: April 12, 2013, 07:11:52 AM »
Quote from: Steve on April 11, 2013, 11:16:56 PM
The green water itself may not be harmful, that I agree, but if someone lets the water get like that in an indoor tank than I would suspect chances are the last PWC was many moons ago and the Nitrates are most likely off the charts :o
FWIW my mom had a tank placed where it got direct sunlight most of the day, every day. You could do a 60%-70% water change and it'd be alright for 2 days, but then the third day it'd be rather green and by the fourth it'd be hard to see any fish again. I was the one who did water changes and also validated that she wasn't overfeeding ... sometimes it's just direct sunlight, not neglect.
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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #21 on: April 12, 2013, 08:40:18 AM »
That is true - I am still trying to figure out a way to hang my light over my shrimp tank higher so it doesn't get so much light and it does get green algae fairly quickly. I just wouldn't ever sell something looking like that unless maybe I was giving it away.
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Re: Craigslist new but used 20 gallon tank $80
« Reply #22 on: April 12, 2013, 08:54:52 AM »
^ Don't get me wrong, I still find some comedy in the ad. Way, way, way overpriced!  ;D
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