Re: [Killietalk] bags

["Joe Scanlan" <drkillinut at charter_net>]

I have discovered that pulling on the bag while tying the knot can stretch 
the bag enough to make it leak!  Joe in Al.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Watters" <bwatters at shaw_ca>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] bags


> Lee Harper wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 1/17/06 12:18:47 PM, woodland_gardens at gmail.com 
>> writes:
>>
>> <<  They always leak
>> some amount of water.  It's not very much, but they do leak.  >>
>>
>> How did you seal them? I have had some leak when using a knot or
>> rubber band
>> but if I test them first I can correct it before shipping. Once
>> you learn how
>> to do it, a heat sealer is best, but impractical out in the jungle.
>>
>
> I have also had breathing bags leak but by a "sweating" process that has
> nothing to do with how they are tied off (I always use an elastic band). I
> have some breathing bags that are relatively old (but unused) and it is
> those that consistently leak - so far as I can tell, right through the
> plastic. Needless to say, I have stopped using this particular batch of
> bags, but it is unfortunate that I still have a few hundred of them that I
> now cannot risk using.
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