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post #1 of 9
2/3/12 at 2:51pm
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I'm a new college instructor and I teach several courses for the Community College of Denver. For the past several weeks I've walked by classroom that has a couple of aquariums in it. Each aquarium is sitting on a windowsill and they are full of algae. They look so sad and neglected! Every time I walk by it takes a huge amount of self control not to walk in there and find out what's in the aquariums. I have this incredible urge to clean them and move them to a better spot! Is this normal? lol

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post #2 of 9
2/3/12 at 2:56pm

Normal??

 

Mandatory!!

Either find out what critters are in those tanks, require the "caretakers" to do a better job, or turn in your aquarist card.

 

-unless of course, they are intentionally growing algae...laughing.gif

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post #3 of 9
2/3/12 at 3:06pm

http://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/309627/you-know-your-a-fishkeeper-when

 

youll get some laughs outta this. 

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post #4 of 9
2/3/12 at 4:18pm
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unless of course, they are intentionally growing algae...laughing.gif

That's so funny, I actually have considered that! I suppose if it's a science type of class, then anything is possible....

 

I will never surrender my aquarist card! I only wish that I had started this hobby a couple of years ago so that I could have registered at an LFS for my wedding...haha

 

I wonder what the instructor would say if I just walked in, introduced myself, and then began asking questions about their aquariums...lol

They might think I'm a little obsessed....which of course I am!

 

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post #5 of 9
2/3/12 at 4:38pm
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Originally Posted by tirtza View Post
I wonder what the instructor would say if I just walked in, introduced myself, and then began asking questions about their aquariums...lol

They might think I'm a little obsessed....which of course I am!

 


An instructor worth his salt would recognize and applaud your passion.

 

I never thought about registering at an LFS.....

 

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post #6 of 9
2/4/12 at 12:32am
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Perhaps SWF.com should come up with a wedding registry area! I see people register for non-traditional stuff all the time (golf clubs, camping gear, ski equipment) why not equipment for a SW hobby! 

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post #7 of 9
2/4/12 at 6:04am
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Originally Posted by tirtza View Post

Perhaps SWF.com should come up with a wedding registry area! I see people register for non-traditional stuff all the time (golf clubs, camping gear, ski equipment) why not equipment for a SW hobby! 


Here I was thinking I had no reason to remarry ever again...LOL
 

 

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post #8 of 9
2/4/12 at 6:34am

Go in and ask.

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post #9 of 9
2/5/12 at 2:41pm
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Go in and ask.



+1

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