Re: [GSAS-Member] Rescue tanks I mentioned last night - URGENT!

[Linda Knapp <linda@bozuk.org>]

Thanks Matt good to know. Now if I could sneak a big tank into the  
house.....
Linda


 From my iPhone somewhere or other...
linda@bozuk.org

On Nov 14, 2007, at 8:23 PM, "Matt Staroscik" <matt@wrongcrowd.com>  
wrote:

> Linda,
>
> When I spoke to her she mentioned that the birds had new homes. I  
> think
> friends took them.
>
> - Matt
>
> On Nov 14, 2007 8:12 PM, Linda Knapp <linda@bozuk.org> wrote:
>
>> Any idea what kind of birds she had? I am also a parrot chew toy so
>> worry about the feathered folks....
>> Linda
>>
>> From my iPhone somewhere or other...
>> linda@bozuk.org
>>
>> On Nov 14, 2007, at 7:06 PM, "Phil Lacefield Jr."  
>> <phil@lacefield.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Okay kids, here's the story on those tanks in need of rescue in
>>> Bothell I
>>> mentioned at the meeting last night.  Calye and I went up there
>>> today, and
>>> it was a real mess.  The husband is in jail for some pretty serious
>>> domestic
>>> abuse, and the wife and five kids are hiding out with relatives or
>>> some
>>> such, and haven't a clue how to care for this stuff.  The house is  
>>> in
>>> shambles, full of ferrets and birds (which I'm sure she's also
>>> looking to
>>> rehome, but I didn't ask) and just a real disaster area, but there
>>> is hope
>>> yet.
>>>
>>> We got there just in the nick of time - the main salt tank was in
>>> danger of
>>> totally crashing and killing everything in it within 24 hours, I'd
>>> wager, pH
>>> was off the scale.  We managed to rescue two triggers and a puffer -
>>> each
>>> four or five inches long - that had been temporarily stored in an
>>> Eclipse
>>> 5gal tank full of water the conistency of turkey gravy!!  They're
>>> now at
>>> Blue Sierra recovering and breathing some nice clean water, so get
>>> there and
>>> ask Jonah for the fish I rescued and he'll set you up.  There are
>>> also two
>>> freshwater tanks in the basement, the big one is a community tank
>>> that looks
>>> pretty healthy, the other is a 40gal that is stuffed right full of
>>> Oscars
>>> and koi.
>>>
>>> Anyway, here's the list of what she has available.  Please keep a
>>> couple of
>>> things in mind: these need to be gone NOW, as in the next day or so,
>>> not
>>> much past this weekend if at all possible.  Second, do NOT try to
>>> lowball
>>> her or rip her off, or buy things piecemeal - this woman is in a
>>> very bad
>>> way and needs all the help (and cold hard cash) she can get, so
>>> don't go
>>> there expecting to score a massive setup for ten bucks.  She's
>>> already been
>>> ripped off by some douchebag - the first guy that came to her house
>>> stole a
>>> bunch of live rock and her overflow sump and/or intake pump, so the
>>> second
>>> guys over there graciously replumbed it for her so it would keep
>>> circulating.  Treat her fairly and with respect, or don't go,  
>>> period.
>>> Remember, pay it forward, 'cause karma's a real bitch when it comes
>>> back
>>> around the wrong way...
>>>
>>> Main Salt Tank
>>> - approx 75 gal. acrylic, round corners, no obvious name brand,
>>> drilled and
>>> plumbed
>>> - stand with glass doors to sump
>>> - 4' slim strip light up top, we didn't get a chance to check out
>>> the model
>>> but I think it's a quad CF fixture
>>> - sump/refugium underneath, looks like about 40 gal size, 250gal- 
>>> rated
>>> Berlin skimmer & pump, return pump, BioBalls
>>> - maybe 50-60lb. of sand, a good two-inch thick bed
>>> - Vectan UV25 sterilizer
>>> - probably 100lb or more of live rock that is rapidly dying
>>> This would be a good solid main tank, were it set up right and
>>> cleaned up.
>>> It is currently empty of livestock, just has sand and rock, and will
>>> need
>>> drained so bring hoses (the back porch door is only about ten feet
>>> away.)
>>>
>>> Second salt tank
>>> - approx. 90 gal, maybe larger, acrylic round corner
>>> - stand, black hood, internal 24" tubes
>>> - sump underneath, but it was very dark in that room so I didn't get
>>> a good
>>> look at it
>>> - half-filled with stagnent salt water, will need drained (yummy!)
>>> This would also make an excellent main tank, but it is much less
>>> complete -
>>> no skimmer, pumps or plumbing that I could see.
>>>
>>> Main freshwater tank
>>> - approx 50 gal acrylic tank
>>> - Fluval 404 canister filter
>>> - stand, hood
>>> - big box o' bits (nets, pipes, ammo chips, etc)
>>> Livestock include: 4X Sunburst Gourami, 6X Giant Danio, 3X Sunburst
>>> swordtails, 6x random guppies, 14X ruby eye tetras, a handful of
>>> plants but
>>> nothing special
>>> - this tank seems rather healthy, considering the circumstances; I
>>> showed
>>> the housekeeper the proper way to feed them
>>>
>>> Oscar tank (in computer room)
>>> - approx. 40gal tall acrylic tank
>>> - HOB filter of some type, couldn't see a make
>>> Livestock includes one HUGE albino Oscar, about 9" long, one smaller
>>> Jack
>>> Dempsey (about 6" long), one mystery ciclid (very pretty, some  
>>> kind of
>>> African), 2x spotted koi
>>> This tank is insanely overcrowded, but they're Oscars, so it's not
>>> like it
>>> really matters :-)
>>>
>>> There is also an unused 29gal high setup in the upstairs bathroom,
>>> stand,
>>> hood, didn't look like it had ever been set up.
>>>
>>> Now, I'll give you the contact info, but you have to PROMISE to a.)
>>> call her
>>> only at reasonable hours, 2.) treat her with dignity and respect -
>>> after
>>> what she's been through, and with five kids, she needs the love; and
>>> III.)
>>> DO NOT RIP HER OFF.  You know what these things are worth, and you
>>> know that
>>> she'll probably take whatever offer you give her, so do the right
>>> thing.
>>> Please.  Her name is Serena, her phone number is 425-273-1740 and
>>> email
>>> serenarae28@yahoo.com.  Tanks are in Bothell, right by the new high
>>> school.
>>>
>>> Good luck! - Phil
>>>
>>>
>>>
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