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View Poll Results: Impulse buys. Are you guilty? | |
Yes!
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No.
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03-12-2006, 10:45 AM
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#1 (permalink)
| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
Posts: 7,339
     |  Impulse buys. Are you guilty?
I really need to stay away from the fish stores for a while. I seem to ignore my own advise when it come to fish. 
I wanted a little diamond goby for my sandbed and one of my local stores had one so I told them to hold it for me. When I got there I realized it was one of a mated pair that were cruising around together. I couldn't bring myself to separate them, so I bought both! Now this would be fine it I had a large tank, but I don't. So I will be feeding a lot of mysis to these guys.
They are cool and already burrowed a home under a rock, but I can't help feeling really guilty.. I guess the answer it to buy a big tank so I can keep everything. hehe .. hmmm. 
Anyway. Impulse buys. Are you guilty? | 
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03-12-2006, 11:11 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
Posts: 1,294
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Guilty as charged!!!
Most of the time my LFS charges so much that I am turned off from making too many of them 
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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03-12-2006, 11:24 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
Posts: 3,406
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Guilty...although most of my purchases are impulse i did get my wrasse without researching it..and although its reef safe as of now...as it gets bigger i might have to move him  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1x 54W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x54w Super Actinic Blue 03 T5 HO Flourescent
1x 54W 12000K Aquablue Special T5 HO Fluorescent, 1x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
100 lbs Fiji Live Rock
65 lbs Live sand
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03-12-2006, 11:48 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
Posts: 5,946
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I've learned my lesson the hard way far too many times in my many years in the hobby. No more impulse buys for me ever....ever ever ever!! | |
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03-12-2006, 11:51 AM
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#5 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
Oh I'm the worst. But now I'm looking for very specific things so I do it less often.
I've never bought anything that has proven to be bad for other inhabitants but I have bought things I just wasn't equipped to care for correctly.
J | |
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03-12-2006, 12:15 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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Guilty. I've purchased too many stuff I regret.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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03-12-2006, 12:39 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
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I agree with Matt, just get a bigger tank, say 300g!  _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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03-12-2006, 12:56 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
Posts: 373
Karma: 92
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Absolutly! 
I love my black birdwrasse, but now I can't keep any shrimp! Flipper loves them! 
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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03-12-2006, 01:00 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas Age: 34
Posts: 142
Karma: 9
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I think we're all guilty of this at one time or another. The hammer coral sitting in the corner of my tank was bought on a trip to the lfs to get some Prime. _________ 
55 Gal Glass, 10 gal sump, seaclone100 protein skimmer, 2 pc 65w 10k's, 2 pc 65w actinic, 2 4ft VHO 110w bulbs, 135lbs of live rock, livesand/aragonite mix, coral beauty, percula clown, blue and yellow damsel, peppermint shrimp, Skunk shrimp, coral banded shrimp, xenia, leather, zoas, star polyps, button polyps, frogspawn, hammer, leather, mushrooms, long tentacle anemone, turbosnails, astrea snails, hermit crabs and a featherduster. | |
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03-12-2006, 05:13 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
Posts: 506
Karma: 104
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Once the bills are paid the kids, husband, and home are taken care of, than no I don't feel guilty. I think of it as my pay as a stay at home mom, mother of 4 small kids, and a wife. Dinner is make every night, the house is clean, and the kids are taken care of.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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