Path: utzoo!hoptoad!ihnp4!ihlpa!singlar
From: singlar@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Singlar)
Newsgroups: alt.aquaria
Subject: Resealing & Tubiflex Worms
Keywords: questions on above
Message-ID: <7892@ihlpa.ATT.COM>
Date: 7 May 88 05:27:35 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Naperville, Illinois
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I am a rank beginner, and enjoy this news group immensely.  I hope
it achieves permanence as it is an excellent source of information
for both the novice and expert.  Does anybody know if a do-it-yourself
resealing job is a good idea on an older tank?  I have seen inexpensive
tubes of silicone aquarium sealant on the rack at pet stores (not to
mention one of the local drug stores as well as one of the local hardware
stores).  It seems this would be a cheap alternative to having it
professionally done.  Are there caveats or risks one should avoid?
Also, it was mentioned in another article that tubiflex worms often
cause disease in certain fish.  What's the deal with tubiflex worms?
What types of diseases do they spread and why?  Are only certain fish
susceptible?


-Steve Singlar