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![]() why would a thread on my tank be in Calgary? Does bow Vally only make tanks for you if you live in Calgary. like really who would want to live in Calgary anyways when you could live in Edmonton, the city of Champions
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i would not say that we are lucky to have this "wealth of information" for someone that is new to this, the incorrect information on most aquarium forums is more prevalent that it is in the worst of LFS. A good fish shopkeep can give you more useful information than the best web forum, because it is A) filtered and B) they have to answer for the incorrect info. |
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![]() I'm not here to impress or show off.
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![]() Mitch told me the tank was headed for Edmonton which is why I posted there looking for the owner...
Additionally...this is the first post I've ever made that's actually generated any interest I think and it's not even my tank! |
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![]() Is it just me or what?
WOW How did this conversation jump over 5 lanes and into 2 or 3 different directions. Too funny. someone bringing up an interest point turned into a wrestling match with about 4 or 5 people in the ring. I don't come here for the advice anymore, I just come to see the fireworks. lol I think everyone needs a vacation to some far off distant land so we can all swim around in God's aquarium and relax. Neal
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![]() I'm headed to Costa Rica in March. Ahhhh....God's aquarium or WHAT?!
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![]() Spirited debate is not unhealthy. If the thread jumps over 5 lanes then so be it, as long as nobody has a problem with how people conduct themselves then it's cool. I had a problem with the way VFX expressed himself or herself, which I think would likely have been different had they not been posting from an anonymous vantage point (to me this person is anonymous), and so I replied in kind. Things were said, I said what I thought of his post, he said what he thought of my post, and hopefully both of us have moved on from that particular incident. It really doesn't matter to me beyond this context. In another thread I might be so inclined to congratulate him or her on a nice photo or something, or sympathize about a car engine being wrecked because someone didn't tighten a lug nut or something. It really doesn't matter to me, I always react within the specific context of the time.
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It was NOT my intent to imply that the owner of the tank is in any category. Although I realize NOW that in my haste to post, I could have worded things better, but my point was intended to be that there are more tanks out there that are large, and spectacular, and intensely private. It is not my intent to judge, only to state an observation. Everytime I visit Mitch, I see many spectacular tanks being built. And Mitch is but ONE builder - so to extrapolate what I see there onto other builders - the result is that there are lots of big, big tanks out there, and only a privileged few get to know anything about them. The only real "shame" here is that there is likely a wealth of information learned because of these tanks that doesn't get shared in some form. For the record I apologize for the implication that all big tank owners are those who do not care for the tanks themselves. I also apologize for the implication that this big tank in question falls into that category. I know nothing about the tank or the person and the comments weren't intended to be an assumption about this person. But also for the record, some people ARE in that category. I'm simply stating observation, not passing judgment. If life lets you be in that position then hey, good for you man, you're living the dream. It's not wrong, it's not right, it's just phenomenon. Quote:
Not really sure how this veered into "LFS versus internet" territory but there are my thoughts on that. No LFS is perfect, no internet forum is perfect. I can only speak from my own perspective - I don't lie when giving advice. I have no motivation to increase sales so I wouldn't tell someone "Yes go ahead and buy that blue ribbon eel - everything will be great!!" for example. But I don't run a shop nor work in one, so ordinarily nobody would ask me anyhow. But I AM on here, and if I see something that I can offer some advice on, I'll do my best. Anyhow, that's my reason I'm here. ![]() cheers
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