Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 51, Issue 4

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

With good humor, I must first say that I'm always surprised at the 
topics that lead to vigorous threads on killietalk. Who'd have thought 
that such a topic as how one labels tanks would prove to be of such 
interest?

Having said that, my suggestion is a little more expensive but provides 
other uses too. I use a Dymo label printer, not the hand held ones but 
the ones that connect to your computer and print on paper labels. I buy 
removable labels from Labelcity, online. These peel off glass and 
plastic without leaving any residue.

A topic of more vital importance, I feel, is how one labels bags. Hand 
written labels can be mis-read, especially when they become smudged of 
get wet and blurry, leading to incorrect location names, etc. I use the 
same label printer to print the labels for bags that I take to meetings 
or ship. My fish packaging in this part of the world has become very 
recognizable. First, I use the non-imprinted breathing bags. I use an 
impact sealer to seal the fish in compartments, two compartments to the 
bag, a la Tony Terceira. I then seal a peel-off label, with its backing, 
in the remaining inch or so of the bag. The buyer thus gets the fish in 
good condition with a label that is utterly non-ambiguous. They can use 
it to place on their own tank. Using this method I've not lost a single 
fish in shipping (although I don't ship a huge number) and I've even 
received some thanks for the ready to use labels.

Clear labeling is critical. Printed labels remove almost all the 
possibilities of misreading.

Oh, and you could use the same printer to print shipping labels, if you 
wish. They're handy at shows, too. They are really handy little gadgets,

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



Pjeversman at aol_com wrote:
> I use ink markers on glass tanks and china markers on plastic sweater box  
> type containers, and on the plastic food containers that I use for  hatching.  
> Goo Gone will remove the china marker from the plastic  containers easily and 
> does less damage than rubbing with anything else.  I  can't comment on 
> acrylics. It is much easier to use the china markers on  temporary and transitional 
> containers than to keep making labels for them.   Cheaper too.
>  
> Philip J.  Eversman D.D.S.
> 9052 Log Run Drive South 
> Indianapolis, In. 46234
> Ph.  317 298-4063 
> pjeversman at aol_com
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