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Chiefmcfuz
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You have a security system with sound in your store?
HELP! With new tank!
- Thread starter nikkinothing
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ryangrieder
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- Location
- Northern Jersey
its only a single camera aiming at the puppies. we put one in about half a year ago because we had issues with people trying to steal a puppy which was a horrible story. thank god police found her and we got it back, but since then a camera went in with sound. only thing is that it refreshes 4 days so i dont know how long ago this happened because i only have from 4 days ago. or three days. i dont recall because since then we never had issues. just hanging up a sign saying "smile your on camera" made theift alone stop lol
- Location
- Rockaway Park
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- Location
- Forked River, New Jersey
just so you know columbian cat sharks grow to over 12in and become salt dependant as they get bigger.. iave a 10in c.s. in my tank and its uses alot of salt now..
- Location
- vernon, nj
Wow, so much drama. Ryan you weren't even there when i came in. Everyone is telling me that i needed to cycle my tank longer than 48 hours, i only followed the instructions on the book that came with the tank, no one else until i came onto here. And if you are so great with fish and know everything about them, why werent you there to help? Your mother is a very nice lady, and im not complaining about her, i was just not informed enough. i was excited about getting a fish tank started. Plus i just bought a lizard from there which im very happy with. It's the nicest lizard ever. But more info on starting a fish tank would have been great.
ryangrieder
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- Location
- Northern Jersey
I don't full time work there anymore. That's why if you noticed all the salt water tanks are for sale and the main big tank that she use to sell fish out of is fully drained out. I got a new job and only help my mom on busy days. She said she asked you about cycling and you knew about it. But they you said on here you did not know what cycling is. And of all honesty I have seen A LOT of fresh water tanks fully cycle with in 48 hours as long as you dose bacteria (stress zyme) and stress coat. Everyone may have there own opinion on length usually my mom says 3 to 4 days cycle. I've even seen fresh water tanks fully stocked in less than a week and it all went fine. Anyway nikki you can see why I'm not too fond of this thread because it started bashing on Her store. when being a customer to any store its your role to ask question. What kind of fish. How big does it get. Community or aggressive. Need proper care. ect... now if you asked I'm sure she would have loved to help you out. All I'm saying is again I don't feel its fair to start blamming the store and end up being considered a bad store. You ovbiously been there and can see its not really a fish store. Mainly dogs. But she would be more then happy to assist you or if you want to be pointed in the right direction with fresh stop in when im there and id be more then happy to help you with problems. But like I said I'm really not there much so call ahead
- Location
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
Three sides to every story... His, hers, and the truth.
We all know that an LFS can give out bad advice at times, but on the other hand, if you want any advice, you need to ask the right questions.
When I go into an LFS to buy something, I usually don't want to play 20 questions with the store employees. It's not really their job to question me when I make a purchase, and I've actually only had one LFS ask me anything about my tank before selling me a fish. I feel like the one that DID question my tank (I was buying a difficult to keep fish), went above and beyond what they need to do as a retailer.
If I walk into a store and say:
"I have a tank at home and want to set up a freshwater tank. Where do I start?"
It's a much different scenario than walking in and saying:
"I just set up my tank and am putting in my first fish."
The first asks for advice, and should be responded to with proper information. The second is just chatting with the employee.
I don't know what happened here, and I'm not taking sides. I'm just pointing out that you want to educate yourself before walking into a store, and know what to ask.
We all know that an LFS can give out bad advice at times, but on the other hand, if you want any advice, you need to ask the right questions.
When I go into an LFS to buy something, I usually don't want to play 20 questions with the store employees. It's not really their job to question me when I make a purchase, and I've actually only had one LFS ask me anything about my tank before selling me a fish. I feel like the one that DID question my tank (I was buying a difficult to keep fish), went above and beyond what they need to do as a retailer.
If I walk into a store and say:
"I have a tank at home and want to set up a freshwater tank. Where do I start?"
It's a much different scenario than walking in and saying:
"I just set up my tank and am putting in my first fish."
The first asks for advice, and should be responded to with proper information. The second is just chatting with the employee.
I don't know what happened here, and I'm not taking sides. I'm just pointing out that you want to educate yourself before walking into a store, and know what to ask.
scarf_ace1981
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- Location
- San Juan, PR
i think nikki wants ryan to go check out her tank :tired:
- Location
- vernon, nj
hahaha no not at all.
bad coffee
Inept at life.
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Nikki,
welcome to MR. Sorry about the drama, there's a bunch of people here. Most are good, some are a pain in the butt, and some are just downright annoying. You'll learn who to listen to in time.
Freshwater fish are A LOT hardier than saltwater. They're made to adapt to changes quickly, like when there's a storm on land and all the rain runs into the river. All the new water/sediment changes the chemistry of the water, and the fish don't seem to notice.
Saltwater fish are used to nice ocean parameters that don't change much. So they're not going to adapt to quickly changing parameters.
Since your fish are freshwater, you have a bigger margin of error.
If your fish are fine now, chances are they've survived the transition to your new tank. But before you get any more fish, do some research. The site Chief linked is good, so is www.wetwebmedia.com
And feel free to ask questions here, there are people on this board who have years of freshwater experience (like Awilda.)
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welcome to MR. Sorry about the drama, there's a bunch of people here. Most are good, some are a pain in the butt, and some are just downright annoying. You'll learn who to listen to in time.
Freshwater fish are A LOT hardier than saltwater. They're made to adapt to changes quickly, like when there's a storm on land and all the rain runs into the river. All the new water/sediment changes the chemistry of the water, and the fish don't seem to notice.
Saltwater fish are used to nice ocean parameters that don't change much. So they're not going to adapt to quickly changing parameters.
Since your fish are freshwater, you have a bigger margin of error.
If your fish are fine now, chances are they've survived the transition to your new tank. But before you get any more fish, do some research. The site Chief linked is good, so is www.wetwebmedia.com
And feel free to ask questions here, there are people on this board who have years of freshwater experience (like Awilda.)
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- Location
- Forked River, New Jersey
and me.. been doing fresh water for abt 20yrs..i have a great cichlid tank, awi can attest to tht.. and jimmyr1rider..good luck with your fish..
- Location
- vernon, nj
thanks so much. and my fish seem to be doing okay. but my columbian shark is starting to get a bit sluggish.
- Location
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
Have you been dosing appropriate amounts of coffee? He is columbian after all! Lol
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