[Killietalk] mop floats

["Kray, Edd" <Edd_Kray at rf.doe.gov>]

I'll have to try the canisters. I've been using pieces of Styrofoam
pulled of old boxes to float my mops. I went to the Lowe's last year and
for the first time actually paid for a dozen corks. After a few months
they became waterlogged and my mops were sinking, so I've gone back to
using the pieces of styro.  At least they stay afloat forever.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Lains [mailto:david at zfin_org] 
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:45 AM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] Second weird question du jour

Film canisters work great and you can get a whole bag of them at a time.

I either put the stings used to tie the mop inside the can and close it
(you'll get a little water it the can due to capillary action) or just
tie
the stings around it.  The black ones are my favorite for dark tanks and
the
clearish white ones look better in brighter tanks.

Best fishes
David

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><{{{>From: killietalk-bounces+david=zfin_org at aka.org
><{{{>[mailto:killietalk-bounces+david=zfin_org at aka.org]On Behalf Of
Doug De
><{{{>Silva
><{{{>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:18 PM
><{{{>To: killietalk at aka_org; unclescott at prodigy_net
><{{{>Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Second weird question du jour
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><{{{>Down here medicine vials are expensive, about $2.00 a vial.
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><{{{>I am a cheap dude, and I'm only a kid, so that's my excuse!
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><{{{>Doug
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><{{{>From: Scott Davis; killifish discussion list
><{{{>Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:04:48 PM
><{{{>To: killifish discussion list
><{{{>Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Second weird question du jour
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><{{{>One of the cheapest floats for mops (and one which should be
><{{{>increasingly
><{{{>obvious to too many of us) was used by a show participant at
><{{{>the Michiana
><{{{>show. Medicine vials (presumably previously soaked a bit in
><{{{>warm water)
><{{{>snapped on to a couple of the mop threads worked great!
><{{{>
><{{{>Duh! (The sound of an idea hitting home.)
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><{{{>All the best again...
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><{{{>Scott
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><{{{>The Chicago killie show, still only in three days! Rosario
><{{{>LaCorte, lots of
><{{{>killies, multitudes of neat killie people. http://chika.aka.org/
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