Path: utzoo!hoptoad!uunet!lll-winken!gryphon!richard From: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) Newsgroups: alt.aquaria Subject: Re: Resealing & Tubiflex Worms Summary: easy pie Keywords: questions on above Message-ID: <3894@gryphon.CTS.COM> Date: 8 May 88 05:32:09 GMT References: <7892@ihlpa.ATT.COM> Reply-To: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 44 In article <7892@ihlpa.ATT.COM> singlar@ihlpa.ATT.COM (Singlar) writes: >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's a LOT cheaper at hardware stores. PetShops are real rip-off joints. Bascially if you can but whatever you need elsewhere, it will be cheaper. >It seems this would be a cheap alternative to having it >professionally done. If the tank just leaks from a joint, cut away as much of the old sealent as you can with a razor blade, and just put a fillet of sealent along the edge. It needs about 24+ hours to cure completely, but in all honesty, I've got away with 6 hours if a bit of heat was applied (light bulb). The only think to watch out for is "Bathtub sealent" Silicone cement comes in many colors, and the white sometimes contains a small amount of arsenic to retard fungus in bathtub applications. >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? > The disease seems to be hemmorhagic septicema (sp) or "the crud". It manifests itself as reddish fins, and may spread a reddish cast all over the tail region of the body. Just before they croak they turn a nice pretty red all over. I havn't experienced this disease while not feeding tubifex. No fish seem to be immune from it. Too bad, because fish really like them. Oh well. Frozen bloodworms are better anyway. -- noalias went. it really wasn't negotiable richard@gryphon.CTS.COM rutgers!marque!gryphon!richard