Re: [RML] Trunk Temps

Gary Lange (gwlange at mindspring.com)
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 23:08:58 -0500

If you haven't done your water changes before bagging and didn't stop
feeding your fish you might be better off taking water with you OR at least
some seasalt. The water in SF proper is very soft, like 80 ppm GH and a low
KH to boot. Change your fish from your Arizona rock water to SF RO water
and you'll melt their gills. Fish seem to go from soft to hard much easier
but that's the toughest going from hard to soft. I check when I get new
fish and if the water is harder they get 8 hours in the bucket with a drip
line. If you've done your water changes and haven't fed your fish for 24 hr
then just bring a little salt and dechlor and cross your fingers.

cheers,

gary lange

ps taking pics of a 7 footer (200 gal) is really tough with 100 ASA
slidefilm as the fish move w/o flash. You can't use flash to expose that big
of a surface. It looks like 800 ASA print film will do it though. At 3
watts/gallon, using 220 watts under A/H reflectors it's pretty bright.

-----Original Message-----
From: Gupp <gupp at naturalaquariums.com>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [RML] Trunk Temps

>And today I will be catching fish. I'm going to have the fish in
>breathable bags. I was thinking of bringing along extra water from home
>and doing a partial water change Friday night. I wonder if that would
>likely do more harm than good.
>
>Rhonda
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