DurocShark Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Oh, whew. I was trying to imagine the truckloads of reef salt we'd need to bring in to get that salinity up... 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Well that must have been really nice Paul And I am glad you did not have to adjust the salinity of the ocean It would have been a big problem deciding what brand to use on top of it Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Oh, whew. I was trying to imagine the truckloads of reef salt we'd need to bring in to get that salinity up... Indeed Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes, that may have been a problem but I have great faith in the people of Florida to keep up the salinity. The great thing about colder north diving is the lack of visibility. Yes I know that sounds counter productive for diving but in the Caymans, Bora Bora, the Florida Keys, Fiji and just about any other tropical place, you are not going to find anything, and every thing you see has been seen 500 times already, probably that day. Here in the north, our visibility stinks and is measured in inches, but whatever sunk there, is still there and in most cases, you will be the first one to see it. In my 150 or so dives in New York I came across many wrecks and very few of them are charted. I never found any gold, diamonds or winning lottery tickets, but I do have loads of bottles, dishes and memories from getting stuck in boilers or tangled up in lines. Of course I enjoy tropical diving as all of us divers do. But I don't dive to see the pretty fish, sharks or Supermodels. OK, I do enjoy Supermodels, but I can see fish in my tank and after you have seen 5,000 Moorish Idols, they all look the same. But to dive in water with 2 foot visibility and come across an uncharted wreck is really fascinating. We have a lot of history in New York with sailing ships from Europe and there are 2,000 charted wrecks. Probably another 2,000 that no one knows where or what they are. My dive partner found a 45 caliper pistol with a silencer off New Jersey. We have also found 50mm machine gun shells and many other cool things.This was taken on the rocks of Execution Lighthouse recently in an episode of Some haunted history show. It was commissioned by George Washington so it has some history to it. The place is abandoned but my wife and I were invited there as someone wanted to restore the thing and make it into a B&B (ain't going to happen) and I gave my opinion because I am an electrician (and inventor) 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Yes, that may have been a problem but I have great faith in the people of Florida to keep up the salinity. The great thing about colder north diving is the lack of visibility. Yes I know that sounds counter productive for diving but in the Caymans, Bora Bora, the Florida Keys, Fiji and just about any other tropical place, you are not going to find anything, and every thing you see has been seen 500 times already, probably that day. Here in the north, our visibility stinks and is measured in inches, but whatever sunk there, is still there and in most cases, you will be the first one to see it. In my 150 or so dives in New York I came across many wrecks and very few of them are charted. I never found any gold, diamonds or winning lottery tickets, but I do have loads of bottles, dishes and memories from getting stuck in boilers or tangled up in lines. Of course I enjoy tropical diving as all of us divers do. But I don't dive to see the pretty fish, sharks or Supermodels. OK, I do enjoy Supermodels, but I can see fish in my tank and after you have seen 5,000 Moorish Idols, they all look the same. But to dive in water with 2 foot visibility and come across an uncharted wreck is really fascinating. We have a lot of history in New York with sailing ships from Europe and there are 2,000 charted wrecks. Probably another 2,000 that no one knows where or what they are. My dive partner found a 45 caliper pistol with a silencer off New Jersey. We have also found 50mm machine gun shells and many other cool things. This was taken on the rocks of Execution Lighthouse recently in an episode of Some haunted history show. It was commissioned by George Washington so it has some history to it. The place is abandoned but my wife and I were invited there as someone wanted to restore the thing and make it into a B&B (ain't going to happen) and I gave my opinion because I am an electrician (and inventor) Very interesting observations and facts indeed Paul and thanks for sharing them based on your diving experiences and sightings Amazing indeed what one can find in the area you describe and refer to ... never thought there were that many wrecks there Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 A great Planet Ocean Video Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ocean Swipe 360 cleans aquarium panes http://reefbuilders.com/2015/02/09/ocean-swipe-360-robot-clean-sides-aquarium/ Albert Quote Link to comment
DurocShark Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Ocean Swipe 360 cleans aquarium panes http://reefbuilders.com/2015/02/09/ocean-swipe-360-robot-clean-sides-aquarium/ Albert Wow. I thought *I* was lazy! 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Wow. I thought *I* was lazy! The ultimate lazy reef keeper I guess ... but it may be of use for large aquariums e.g. in Public ones Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Using Bayer Complete Insect Killer Video to get rid of bugs, pests etc Albert Quote Link to comment
DurocShark Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Heh, nice flipflops. 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Heh, nice flipflops. :) Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Corals eat Platic ???? According to this article they do http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/study-finds-stony-corals-eat-plastic Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Risint Tide Conservation (from Larry Dupont) http://risingtideconservation.blogspot.com/ Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Larry Dupont on Probiotics http://www.larrysreefservices.com/probiotics.html Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Aqua Medic Food defroster Video by Thomas Brown Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Free for all Fishing Frenzy Video You gotta see this ! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=341731132672442&set=vb.133191463526411&type=2&theater Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Atlantic Corals : Beautiful and Vulnerable http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/science/atlantic-corals-colorful-and-vulnerable.html?smid=fb-share Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The New Vortech Pumps http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/ecotech-introduces-a-new-generation-of-vortech-pumps Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Need a reliable, small and very affordable doser ? http://saltwater-conversion.com/products/nano-doser-1 Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The Truth about Ozone Video by Thomas Reef Vision Albert 1 Quote Link to comment
DurocShark Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I'm so glad I heard YOU say your name before I tried to pronounce it in front of you... Saved me a whole bunch of embarrassment. Al-bear Teal 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 I'm so glad I heard YOU say your name before I tried to pronounce it in front of you... Saved me a whole bunch of embarrassment. Al-bear Teal Yes that is indeed how it is pronounced Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 What gives when Algivores are not consuming them ? ? http://www.saltwatersmarts.com/what-gives-when-herbivores-wont-graze-nuisance-algae-4860/ Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I failed my Kids as an Aquarium Mentor Saltwater Smarts article http://www.saltwatersmarts.com/ive-failed-my-kids-marine-aquarium-mentor-4846/ Albert Quote Link to comment
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