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Re: NFC: Re: RE: state of things

You bet it was...the mind said a 1000 and the fingers typed 100 gallons.

Jim Capelle wrote:

> I don't know if this a oops or what;  I went to the KoiVet site (which I get
> all the time too. A great site for those into Koi and goldfish too.)
> http://www.koivet.com/program.htm and Doctor J. gave one pill to 1000 gals
> of water!!
>     "Large Dog" size, [White] Program is used. DOSE: One tablet per thousand
> gallons to be treated - the pill is crushed *extremely* fine and mixed with
> a gallon or so of water - the emulsion is distributed around the pond
> evenly...Discontinue UV and Carbon during this time.   JiM C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Klaus Schoening <sege7 at earthlink_net>
> To: nfc at actwin_com <nfc at actwin_com>
> Date: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 1:26 AM
> Subject: Re: NFC: Re: RE: state of things
>
> >That was more like three months ago....time swims by...LOL
> >
> >Its one big dog program pill for 100 gallons... keep scoring it like you
> used to
> >see on miami vice and soon you will have it down to an amount that you can
> dose
> >in your aquarium...of course you have to crush the pill first.  Score in
> half,
> >then in half, and yet again in half and you have enough to dose your 125
> tank
> >once and that should be all you need.
> >
> >dakota wrote:
> >
> >> Chris .... Look in the archives about a month ago for a recipe that Klaus
> >> gave for using
> >> Program... Or better yet.... Hey Klaus !!!  How 'bout the directions
> again
> >> for those that werent paying attention ( like me) hehehehehe
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: Geoff Kimber <gkimber at dellnet_com>
> >> To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:20 PM
> >> Subject: NFC: RE: state of things
> >>
> >> > STOP!
> >> >
> >> > Before you do that, try the remedy that I have adapted from pond
> keepers.
> >> I
> >> > recently received some minnows from a bait dealer in wisconsin with a
> few
> >> > anchor worms which quickly blossomed into a serious infestation.  While
> >> > surfing the web, I found that pond keepers often have problems with
> anchor
> >> > worms.
> >> >
> >> > I found a website for koi ( http://www.koivet.com/program.htm )that
> >> > recommends using a dog flea killer tablet to kill anchor worms.  It
> seems
> >> > that Program flea control is the same chemical family as Dimilin, which
> is
> >> a
> >> > chitin synthesis inhibitor.  It will kill anything with chitin,
> including
> >> > crayfish and shrimp, but not molluscs like snails.
> >> >
> >> > The cheapest site I found to buy program is:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.internetpets.com/program.html
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I used this med with my infested tank at the recommended rate and
> within 5
> >> > days, the anchor worms were all dead.  My fish suffered no ill effects.
> I
> >> > treated mostly dace (southern red belly, pearl, black nosed and red
> side)
> >> > and chubs (creek and hornyhead) along with a yellow bullhead.
> >> >
> >> > Geoff Kimber
> >> > Tuicson,Az
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-nfc at actwin_com [mailto:owner-nfc at actwin_com]On Behalf Of
> >> > Chris Hedemark
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 10:36 PM
> >> > To: nfc at actwin_com
> >> > Subject: NFC: state of things
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > well this has not been a good year for my tanks...
> >> >
> >> > y'all may remember some panicking awhile back about the anchorworm that
> >> > just won't go away.  It still hasn't.
> >> >
> >> > I plan on tearing my tanks down, baking the gravel (to try to kill the
> >> > buggers), boil filter parts, etc. and start over.  Quarantine will have
> >> > to be for longer periods.  One week isn't enough.
> >> >
> >> > Some folks were probably upset when I couldn't ship fish.  I can only
> >> > apologize and ask you to remind me of this in the spring when hopefully
> >> > things are better.  I cannot, in good conscience, ship out fish which
> >> > are known to be infected with a particularly tough strain of parasite.
> >> > I had the fish that folks were asking for but did not want to be
> pointed
> >> > at for wiping out other people's collections.
> >> >
> >> > I also went through some unemployment which ultimately meant no more
> >> > medications, fish food, etc. and had to get pretty creative.  I'm
> >> > employed now but as we're on a monthly payroll cycle I'm still living
> on
> >> > the lean (even though the salary is decent... I just haven't seen any
> of
> >> > it yet).
> >> >
> >> > The really cool news is my new employer is a really cool little company
> >> > that doesn't mind if I set up a fish tank in the office.  I have an
> >> > unused high-end "web cam" here at home which I'll probably also bring
> to
> >> > work and have a sort of fish cam going.  I could tie it into my site,
> or
> >> > if y'all want I can just have the pics updated to the Adopt-A-Tank site
> >> > if TPTB are keen on that.  Haven't given it a lot of thought yet but I
> >> > have all the stuff necessary to make it happen just laying around.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > "I would remind you that extremism in defense of liberty is no vice;
> and
> >> > I would remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no
> >> > virtue." - Barry Goldwater
> >> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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