My big balls

[plantbrain]

Not take someone else's ball topic away, if you have blue green ball issues, there's a simple way to get rid of BGA.

Black out for 3 days. Remove all you can first, trim tall plantys that might be on the surface or real close, clean filter etc then do a 50% water change. Add KNO3 back right after and turn off the lights for 3 days. Turn off CO2 also.
Cover with blanket so that no light gets in. Trash bags etc work also.

Turn lights back on and do 50% water change again and add the KNO3 back.

Keep up on the nutrients this time and add enough KNO3/CO2 etc.

You get algae because you are not taking care of the plants.

Balls like NO3, P, CO2 , high light like the higher embryophyte plants.

Regards,
Tom Barr

 

[RTR]

Oh well, as I don't do high light, I guess I'll go through life without balls.

 

[Robert H]

Algae balls do OK under low light... Like Tom said, everyone should have a nice pair of balls, unless you are French, then you better get four as it seems the French never have enough balls

 

[Robert H]

Robert - I am curious, lots of folks sell on Aquabid and there is no minimum order, 2 day US Prioirty mail shipping and no handling fees. Why do you impose minimums, handling fees, etc. I am sure there are more people like me who would like to buy a few things from you but really don't need $25 worth of plants right now because we have a lot already, and while I am more than willing to pay actual postage, am put off by a $5 handling fee

Because I ship out 40 to 50 orders a week, and I am just one person. It takes me about 20 minutes to process each order. I have to pay for boxes and shipping material. 2% of the order goes to the credit card company. UPS charges me a weekly fee beyond the cost of shipping each order, plus a pick up fee. Shall I go on? If you ordered $100 worth of plants, would you want your order delayed another week because I got 10 orders for $10 a peice that I had to spend my time getting out the door?

I work out of my house... I could hire help and a warehouse, but then I would have to raise my prices. $25 isn't much of a minimum. It seems like a good comprimise to me. But nothing is set in stone either. I make exceptions for regular customers and other circumstances. But you are right, I'm not Ebay, or Aquabid....and I don't want to be!

 

[RENEGADE]

i see where your coming robert but like superstein61 said not all of us need $25 worth of plants but if you have enough orders then i would be doing the same thing your doing.

 

[plantbrain]

Sometimes you have to have the balls to sell your balls to the highest bidder.
The bigger the balls, the higher the payoff.

Regards,
Tom Barr

 

[Ranger]

Anyone interested in the Seattle area, I saw some of these at "The Fish Store" in the Roosevelt district last week. Wondered what they were, thanks for the info guys. Now I want to get some hairy balls too.

 

[plantbrain]

Well there you have it, no excuse not to have balls, they are now available to everyone in NA. Ball-less no more.
regards,
Tom Barr

 

[Robert H]

Well, buy four balls, theres your minimum...close enough any way! What can I say, I do the best I can. Who wants just one ball anyway? More balls the better!

 

[gcvt]

Originally posted by Robert H
Who wants just one ball anyway? More balls the better!

Good point there - I've only had my hairy balls for a few weeks and I already want more.

I've just recently begun to show my balls to people and most seem to love them. If I had known about this earlier, I would have been sending pics of my balls to everyone!