LECA - Funny

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deboardfam

Discussion Starter · May 30, 2011

Being new to the hobby a few months back.. I walk into lowes looking my usual Reefer/Dart frog nerd type hobby self. I ask them about the clay pellets use for drainage. At the time, I didnt know their original use. I had a bunch of soil, moss, etc in my hands. The lowes go goes "ohh, for hydroponics" and gives me the "look". Anyone else get the "hey your a herb grower" look and slight chuckle when you asked for LECA?

Just a funny storry. Bored at work today.

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heatfreakk3

· #2 · May 30, 2011

Lol nice. I usually get my LECA from a local plant and garden store. So they have TONS of it and know it's for plants and such. So it's not as awkward.

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nawth21

· #3 · May 31, 2011

I got my last batch from a brew and grow store (lol) and they seemed to think I was lying about what I was using it for. Next batch is going to come from just a hydroponic n plant store, which is conveniently down the street from the clay store. It's in the arts district so I could probably tell them im building a space ship and they wouldn't bat an eye

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deboardfam

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 31, 2011

Hmm I may have to check local nurseries.. There isnt much for this hobby in my area.

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sstock

· #5 · May 31, 2011

Yea, couple large LECA purchases with the all the metal halide lights i had above the salt water tanks. ($500/month in electricity). Sure I am on some list somewhere.

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deboardfam

Discussion Starter · #6 · May 31, 2011

Talking about trading baggies with frags of tyree sunset.. or superman monti.. and reefer.. of course...

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frogparty

· #7 · May 31, 2011

there was a saltwater reef store in my old town of Bellingham called "Reefer Madness"

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MeiKVR6

· #8 · May 31, 2011

deboardfam said:
Being new to the hobby a few months back.. I walk into lowes looking my usual Reefer/Dart frog nerd type hobby self. I ask them about the clay pellets use for drainage. At the time, I didnt know their original use. I had a bunch of soil, moss, etc in my hands. The lowes go goes "ohh, for hydroponics" and gives me the "look". Anyone else get the "hey your a herb grower" look and slight chuckle when you asked for LECA?

Just a funny storry. Bored at work today.

HA! Oh I'm very familiar with that look. People come into the store and ask, "You... You sell... Grow lights & hydroton...? The cops don't say anything?"

I had one guy come in and ask about some cactus plant that gets you high... Like I would know.

"If I was a dealer - I'd be in a nicer store."

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Mitch

· #9 · May 31, 2011

Some of my friends have asked if I can grow marijuana in my vivs haha. Those would be some messed up frogs...

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Steve25

· #10 · May 31, 2011

Lol my friends and parents also mentioned the same Mitch. However I do grow CPs and hope to build a greenhouse.

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bj_sweeten

· #11 · May 31, 2011

Yes i am familiar with the look i was so thrown off buy it i started calling and asking then i found the leca on ebay lol

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varanoid

· #12 · May 31, 2011

I've definately had that "who are you trying to fool look" while shopping for hydroton! Now i usually bring my camera to show them what I really want the hydroton for (and to show off my vivs a little more of course). They still have that look afterwards though.

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davecalk

· #13 · Jun 1, 2011

sstock said:
Yea, couple large LECA purchases with the all the metal halide lights i had above the salt water tanks. ($500/month in electricity). Sure I am on some list somewhere.

The $500 electric bill would be the dead give away. Yup, you've got to be on a list somewhere. Sure you have fish. For some reason this tickled the dickens out of me.

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itsott

· #14 · Jun 1, 2011

Ya i was about to say ive kept snakes, corals, and frogs. The power bills are where you get questioned.

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