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

["Al Anderson" <augustand at sbcglobal_net>]

I use the computer and print the name of the fish its location and breeder 
with a small photo on white paper then I cut it so it fits on 1 1/2 " scotch 
or 3m  clear tape I cut the tape so that it is 1'2  inch longer than the 
paper on one end and 1 1/2 " on the other end . I then fold the tape on the 
long end so it makes a tab to pull the label off. These stand up to cleaning 
the tanks and can be removed just by pulling the tab.
Got to get back to moving tanks to rebuild the first wall.
I use photos by myself or Charlie Grimes so I do not get into copyright 
problems. Charlie is doing some great fish shots lately.

Hope to see all of you at the CCAC meeting tonight.
Al Anderson
Breed your fish today before man's
over population kill's the wild supply.
augustand at sbcglobal_net
http://www.wakeupwalmart.com/feature/chinareport/
317 253 2170

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barry Cooper" <bjc3 at centurytel_net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 51, Issue 4


> 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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