GIANT gouramis

[Loulou]

Is there anyway to retract snail mail once sent?


BTW I didn't include the other 30 pictures took in the same time frame

Fortunately, no! And practice makes perfect, my friend! The lady managed to get 1 out of 30... that's great for a start!

A kettle and the bath is what we use on large pieces

Hmmm... I need to think about this...

 

[Loulou]

Mrs Y, same series, I didn't post this one as everything else in the picture is a mess but as you asked:

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This doesn't look too bad Now, the key is to wait for George to be in the right position in a place where there's nothing obtrusive... Photography is above all about a lot of patience, my friend! Once again, Kudos to the lady...

 

[Loulou]

Lou - just place the branch in the bathroom tub, fill to cover the greatest amount of wood and begin filling the tub with straight hot water, then start water boiling on the stove and pour the boiling water over the exposed areas of the branch. Soak for about 4~6 hours then rotate the piece and soak overnight,. Remember to weight the piece to keep it down, if the piece of wood is fully dead and rotten, you should be able to soak it enough in 24 hrs to obtain neutral buoyancy. If the piece is really difficult to cover in water, like my 5FT grapevine piece was then just take the piece and a few dollars to your local Carwash and offer the guy that steams up the tires a few bucks if he would blast your wood for a few minutes, pressurized steam will do the trick PDQ! Plus the steam will clean up all the loose bark, that you don't want in the tank anyway.

That seems to be a very good idea! Thanks a lot, Tequila Sensei

... but I'm not too sure I'm understanding the bit about the steam at the car wash...

 

[Loulou]

they gone be moved to a 5000l tank , now they are in a 800l and is to full for the channas, 50% WC week and 3000l pond filter and a ehein 2226
other tankmate

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Thank you very much for that, my friend! Awesome fish!

 

[Tequila]

That seems to be a very good idea! Thanks a lot, Tequila Sensei

... but I'm not too sure I'm understanding the bit about the steam at the car wash...

At most Carwashes they use a steam gun too help loosen dirt and grease from your rims. Nothing beats hot steam for penetrating wood, grease, dirt, and flesh. So if you take the wood down to your local Carwash and haver them blast it a few times, I dought you'll ever have to worry about any nasties getting into your tank. Plus I sure that the wood will take better to water after a good deep penetrating steamming.

 

[Yanbbrox]

This doesn't look too bad Now, the key is to wait for George to be in the right position in a place where there's nothing obtrusive... Photography is above all about a lot of patience, my friend! Once again, Kudos to the lady...

I can't see her taking time out to read the new instruction manual, space shuttles are less complicated.

Oh yes, it's finally here

 

[zennzzo]

 

[Yanbbrox]

You'll get fat eating all that all that popcorn, 5 bucket fulls is about the time it will take to learn how to switch it on

 

[zennzzo]

You'll get fat eating all that all that popcorn, 5 bucket fulls is about the time it will take to learn how to switch it on

I'm already fat...lol
Don't feel bad, the guy at BestBuy couldn't demo the Nikon D series stuff very well, and they were trying to sell us one...

 

[Yanbbrox]

I'm already fat...lol
Don't feel bad, the guy at BestBuy couldn't demo the Nikon D series stuff very well, and they were trying to sell us one...

I'm seriously hoping that Lou will help me with the learning curve, this is not point and shoot stuff in anyone's view