Re: non-member submission

["James Purchase" <jpurch@interlog.com>]

I received a message from a non-subscriber to the list who wished to post
his comments. Unfortunately, my instructions regarding how to join the list
must have gotten garbled as his message only came to me. I have subscribed
him manually and am posting his message here manually as well, to save him
from having to re-type it.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Capelle <JCapelle@email.msn.com>
To: James Purchase <jpurch@interlog.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: AGA Contest Discussion List


>     Well folks I am sorry if I did what I think I did----I asked James P.
> for a direct E-mail address so I could put my one cent into the
discussion.
> I was told to just hit reply-- ok I did I hope I didn't send the whole
days
> worth of mailings back to you all,(something that only happens to the APD
> ~(:>)  right!).
>     What I wanted to bring up is; what happens when someone like myself
> works with setting true Bio-systems, like now I am working three tanks
with
> brackish systems to see which plants can take salt and how much.   I could
> never get into the WOW class to compete with an over planted system.
>     Then there was that talk of plastic stuff (Not Plastic Plants
Please!!!)
> in tanks.  In the Florida State Fair every year there is a large show of
> Aquarium Beautiful,  there are many classes (up until this year they had
> brackish systems) but they had it so the new kids in school could put
> entries in and one of the class was novelties,  yes novelties can be in a
a
> planted tank.  I have a 75 gal planted tank that has 5 goldfish ( show
fish
> of course), my stepchild asked if I would put a plastic diver in the tank,
> as I am a diver also.  I agreed and now I have four plastic and four glass
> divers in there.  People who come to the house that also set up and show
> fish love the set up, (I think they like that I have plants that work in a
> goldfish tank so well)  The point is if you make this showing too purest
you
> will run out of people and systems to show off,  with out the newbies and
> kids coming up and being unable to show something interest will died in a
> slow dead.  That's like a religion that will not allow sex will not
> reproduce and pass away without a sound( anyone think of the Shakers on
this
> one?)
>     Another thing what about someone who works in the industry from
getting
> plants from their place of employment and setting up a tank just for the
> picture that day?  I ve seen that happen at Pets 96, 98.  Where growers
will
> set up great tanks for that weekend.  I ve also seen set-ups make for Fl
> State Fair and the local fish shows ( 2 clubs).  Will there be a break
down
> from class or divisions?
>     Ok now I ve slipped my ten cents in I leave for awhile.     JiM C.


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