something_fishy

On the website "Turtle Shop" they have a photo of a turtle with metabolic bone disease, a/k/a pyramiding. I hope people don't get the idea this is a photo of a healthy animal.

Here's more info on the disease: http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=17&cat...

Here's the page with the deformed turtle:

http://www.petsmart.com/family/index.jsp?categoryI...

Please contact them and let them know.

Some how I must have initially signed up in the UK & Ireland, but I'd like to make my default USA. How do I do that?

Maybe moderate a forum someplace else? Maybe they already have? I know they know plenty. I probably know as much, but in no way have the writing skills or organization skills to write a book or even moderate a forum.

This is a great Q&A place, but a limited format. Forums are a great place to chat. Where can one find this caliber of poster in forums? I find a lot of petty flame wars in forums, whether it is for my hobbies or my work. This is a different situation. These people are an asset to Y! Answers.

I find it kind of interesting what people without CDLs can drive...

Light Duty non CDL

Class 1 - 6,000 lb and under

Class 2 - 6,001 to 10,000 lb

Class 3 - 10,001 to 14,000 lb

Medium Duty non CDL unless air-over-hydraulic breaking system the Class C with air break endorsement. Class C is mostly used for medium duty buses.

Class 4 - 14,001 to 16,000 lb

Class 5 - 16,001 to 19,500 lb

Class 6 - 19,501 to 26,000 lb

Heavy Duty Class B CDL, air brake endorsement if applicable

Class 7 - 26,001 to 33,000 lb

Class 8 - 33,001 lb and over

Tractor trailers over 26,000 lb are all Class 8 and require a Class A CDL.

Some manufacturers use hydraulic brakes in large vehicles to avoid the need for CDL. Some will put in a reduced capacity rear axle in a Class 7 truck to get it slightly under CDL weight.

I think this is very dangerous. I think all vehicles that weigh in as Class 6 and above (19,501 lbs) should require a CDL. It will add to costs of equipment and labor, but make roads safer for everyone.

I use Stress Zyme to get tanks cycled more quickly and to help shorten "mini-cycles" after partial water changes. I honestly believe they work, as my ammonia and nitrite levels go down fast and my nitrate levels go up pretty fast too and stabilize around 10 ppm. I go generally two weeks before doing a 20% water change. Before using these kinds of things, there was a possibility of fish loss after a cleaning, but it hasn't happened now in about a year.