albertthiel Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I agree Albert, technology is making for lazy reef keepers. When all you are worried about is numbers on a screen and not looking at the tank, there's a problem. I test monthly, salinity every few days.I can look at my tank and see what it's missing, if that doesn't work, I get out the test kits. I remember when the most advanced piece of kit we had was an ozonizer. I made my own ATO for my 240, a 5 gallon bucket with a needle valve. I don't do electricity at all, my friends call me Magic Smoke Rob, lol. Indeed the focus should be on what is IN the tank and not on all the equipment and the devices used IMHO Albert 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I hate electricity. And that is tough when you are an electrician That is scary Albert Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 lol Paul. It scares me as well at times. :) Albert Quote Link to comment
DurocShark Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'm confused, are you saying that's wrong? Because I always carry an aquarium with me in case I may need to get into the wiring... 2 Quote Link to comment
jamescstein Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 fish pedi while your working.. whats the problem? At least she doesn't have both hands in the electrical box. 2 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I'm confused, are you saying that's wrong? Because I always carry an aquarium with me in case I may need to get into the wiring... Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Its OK he has an RCD in his mouth 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 fish pedi while your working.. whats the problem? At least she doesn't have both hands in the electrical box. Interesting interpretation Albert Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 fish pedi while your working.. whats the problem? At least she doesn't have both hands in the electrical box. I didn't think "she" was a she. 1 Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I didn't think "she" was a she. is SHE? Thought so at first but looked again and yes maybe one of your super models Paul lol 2 Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 "She" is not the type of Supermodel I particularly prefer. 3 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 "She" is not the type of Supermodel I particularly prefer. Quote Link to comment
reefist Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 The Bioballs with external and internal areas for Bacterial growth that we used to sell a long time ago Any chance of me getting my hands on your vintage balls? 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Any chance of me getting my hands on your vintage balls? Not sure where you would be able to get them after so many years. They were sold under the name SuperTechs ... maybe ask around on forums or on Ebay or similar. Sorry I do not have any my self, well I have 1 and that it is Albert Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I don't do electricity, no way, no how. If it's not plug and play, I'm screwed. I did see a feeder go to ground the other day. it made some lovely copper balls and aluminum balls, lol. I know the folks that just hung that line forgot to take into account the wind, 2 legs clapped together and BOOM. I have some Dupla bioballs laying around. I'll look to see what I have. 1 Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 I just got home from the hospital for some knee and hand surgery and was surprised to see my circulating pump for my water cooled fixture arrived. It is smaller than I thought. I figured I would post it before the anesthesia wears off and I start screaming. This little pump is very cool but I hope it will run continousely. I am tryng to type with two fingers from my left hand and not having much luck 4 Quote Link to comment
reefist Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Not sure where you would be able to get them after so many years. They were sold under the name SuperTechs ... maybe ask around on forums or on Ebay or similar. Sorry I do not have any my self, well I have 1 and that it is Albert Found some on Craig's List! 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Found some on Craig's List! Great. Glad you did Albert Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Knee and hand? You're a better man than I am. I just got done the 3rd of 5 micro surgeries to repair a vein in my leg that got crushed back in February and I'm miserable at night if I don't prop it up. 1 Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I also need my left arm done but he wouldn't do all three at once. Besides two hands out of commission at the same time would be rough. 2 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I just got home from the hospital for some knee and hand surgery and was surprised to see my circulating pump for my water cooled fixture arrived. It is smaller than I thought. I figured I would post it before the anesthesia wears off and I start screaming. This little pump is very cool but I hope it will run continousely. I am tryng to type with two fingers from my left hand and not having much luck Small little pump indeed ! Albert Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Two days ago I had some knee and hand surgery, just some tune ups because if you worked construction all your life and didn't ruin your joints, you didn't do it right. Yesterday I got a call from the GYM where my wife goes and a piece of machinery fell on her and clonked her in the back of her head. She also has MS so she doesn't need any more brain problems. When I got there five minutes later they were putting her in the ambulance to take her to the hospital. She also had this huge bandage around her head because it was also a nice gash. She looked like Mahat Maghandi. WE decided to take her to her neurologist instead of the hospital because as we all know. If they take you to a large hospital (and we are surrounded by them here) with a cut, you will be there on the gurney for 4 or 5 hours before anyone even knows that you are there. They will be bringing you coffee, doughnuts, magazines, crossword puzzles and flowers but no doctors because they will all be drinking coffee and taking care of the hospital fish tank in the other wing, a mile away. So unless you get taken to the hospital in an ambulance and you have 2- three foot arrows sticking through your head and one in your foot, they are not going to see you for days. Besides, her neurologist is a friend of ours. So we call the neurologist on his cell phone and of course he is in Chicago visiting his Grand Children. We live on long Island and the ambulance driver wouldn't drive her the 500 or so miles to Chicago. OK, no problem, there are a bunch of neurologists in his office so we go there. I am not supposed to drive because of the pain meds they have me on and my knee is bandaged up from my toes to my neck and my hand is also out of commission so if I wanted to feed my fish, I would have to do it one flake at a time. That is if I used flakes, and I don't. So I drive her anyway and they give her an MRI. Everything is good but neurologists don't do stitches so we had to go to another doctor. We went to one of those "Docs in a Box" places because as I said, you don't want to go to a hospital. They installed 8 staples in her head. I would have used toggle bolts but what do I know? She seems fine now and I had to increase my pain meds because my surgeon said the stuff he put in my knee and hand would wear off today, and he didn't lie. I am not really typing this because my hand doesn't work so there is an out of work Supermodel sitting on my lap typing as I point to the places on the screen where I want her to put the words. Also these pain pills are rather nice and I could be typing this on my cat and not even notice it. Even though I don't have a cat. At least I don't think so. My two surgeries went well, (even though I realize this is all about my wife) I had a great staff and many of them were Supermodels which is important. My operation was delayed for 2 hours because the Jiboni before me overslept and came in 2 hours late so he pushed everyone back for that time. They should have let me operate on him just for fun. So it has been an exciting 2 days and today I need to get back to doing some stuff on my tank. I need to figure out how to do a water change without actually lifting anything or standing. I also want to complete building my water cooled LED fixture but I need my wife to tape the soldering iron to one hand and a drill to the other. But I can do it because I am not a Girly Man. 2 Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I am working on the pump/power supply/ shut off switch/ LED drivers etc and it is all in this enclosure, I tested the pump and am very surprised that that little pump pumps faster than my sink can supply. The pump pressurizes the system, pushing up the glass with the magnet in it, engaging the magnetic switch to turn on the relay that energizes the LEDs. It all works seamlessly and I may try to wire it all together permanently. My hand is all bandaged up so I will have a little trouble, but not insurmountable. I am now waiting for the copper tubes to build the radiator. If it all works together on a bench, I will go out and get the splash shield. I don't want to get that yet because I have to go to the Bronx for it and it will not be cheap so I will test the system first but I think it will all work perfectly. 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I am working on the pump/power supply/ shut off switch/ LED drivers etc and it is all in this enclosure, I tested the pump and am very surprised that that little pump pumps faster than my sink can supply. The pump pressurizes the system, pushing up the glass with the magnet in it, engaging the magnetic switch to turn on the relay that energizes the LEDs. It all works seamlessly and I may try to wire it all together permanently. My hand is all bandaged up so I will have a little trouble, but not insurmountable. I am now waiting for the copper tubes to build the radiator. If it all works together on a bench, I will go out and get the splash shield. I don't want to get that yet because I have to go to the Bronx for it and it will not be cheap so I will test the system first but I think it will all work perfectly. Looking good Paul Albert Quote Link to comment
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