albertthiel Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 How to tell if a Fish is dying of old age .................. http://www.saltwatersmarts.com/how-to-tell-marine-fish-dying-old-age-5782/ Albert Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 My urchin ate the top off of my mandarin and pipefish feeder. Great. Luckil I have more pieces of nylon stockings (no, not mine) that I can replace it with. Now to do this without getting my hand wet. 2 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 My urchin ate the top off of my mandarin and pipefish feeder. Great. Luckil I have more pieces of nylon stockings (no, not mine) that I can replace it with. Now to do this without getting my hand wet. You are going to need to LONG gloves Paul Albert 1 Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The control box is built and tested. The copper tubes also arrived today so I can start building the heat exchanger. 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 The control box is built and tested. The copper tubes also arrived today so I can start building the heat exchanger. Looking good Paul Albert Quote Link to comment
DurocShark Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 You are going to need to LONG gloves Paul Albert Or short gloves and lots of duct tape! 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Or short gloves and lots of duct tape! :) Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 The system is finished except for the acrylic splash guard and some bleeder valves to get the air out of the system. It is being tested on my bench to see first of all how it runs and second, how efficient the cooling system is. Here is the heat exchanger. I still need to put it in a housing and I may build another one to connect to it depending on how much cooling I need. It has been running for 15 minutes and the pipes and heat exchanger are only slightly warmer than room temperature. 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 That is going to be quite a set up Paul Albert Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Ye s , a little over the top I would imagine also 1 Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 That's looking something else Paul your lights will run so cool you may get icicles on them lol Good work though well done. Just bought this off eBay. seems a bargain even if only as a coffee table book. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391298609009?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Ye s , a little over the top I would imagine also That's looking something else Paul your lights will run so cool you may get icicles on them lol Good work though well done. Just bought this off eBay. seems a bargain even if only as a coffee table book. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391298609009?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Nice buy Les Albert 1 Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Nice buy Les Albert About $5 only Albert. It was a very expensive book when new. 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 About $5 only Albert. It was a very expensive book when new. Great buy indeed Les Albert Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 My urchin ate the top off of my mandarin and pipefish feeder. Great. Luckil I have more pieces of nylon stockings (no, not mine) that I can replace it with. Now to do this without getting my hand wet. I'm not asking and you don't have to tell. 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'm not asking and you don't have to tell. :) Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I am testing the thing again after a few small modifications. If I can get it to run for 24 hours with no problems I may put it on the tank. There are a couple of small concerns but I am working them out. I think this thing will be about twice as bright as my old fixture and if it is, I may go out and get some more SPS to test it out. 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I am testing the thing again after a few small modifications. If I can get it to run for 24 hours with no problems I may put it on the tank. There are a couple of small concerns but I am working them out. I think this thing will be about twice as bright as my old fixture and if it is, I may go out and get some more SPS to test it out. You are going to have a LOT of light that is for sure Paul Albert Quote Link to comment
Paul.b Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Completed heat exchanger. I am so glad I decided to build it rather than buy a car heater core. It was a fun build and a core would have been very heavy and over-kill as I don't need that much cooling. I am getting the stitches out of my hand tomorrow and if I get the time I need to drive to the Bronx to buy the acrylic to make the splash guard. Then it is ready to install. I am rather proud of this thing and am glad I built it. 3 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Completed heat exchanger. I am so glad I decided to build it rather than buy a car heater core. It was a fun build and a core would have been very heavy and over-kill as I don't need that much cooling. I am getting the stitches out of my hand tomorrow and if I get the time I need to drive to the Bronx to buy the acrylic to make the splash guard. Then it is ready to install. I am rather proud of this thing and am glad I built it. You should be proud Paul Quite a DIY project that is Albert Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Completed heat exchanger. I am so glad I decided to build it rather than buy a car heater core. It was a fun build and a core would have been very heavy and over-kill as I don't need that much cooling. I am getting the stitches out of my hand tomorrow and if I get the time I need to drive to the Bronx to buy the acrylic to make the splash guard. Then it is ready to install. I am rather proud of this thing and am glad I built it. Well done and good ;luck with the stitches Paul. 1 Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND. To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.) Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy). Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: ----------------------- 1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary'). ------------------------ 2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.' ------------------- 3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. ----------------- 4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse. ---------------------- 5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. ---------------------- 6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. -------------------- 7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it. ------------------- 8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar. ------------------- 9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion. --------------------- 10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialect in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater. --------------------- 11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). --------------------- 12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries. -------------------- 13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad. ----------------- 14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776). --------------- 15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season. God Save the Queen! PS: Only share this with friends who have a good sense of humour (NOT humor)! 2 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND. To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.) Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except North Dakota, which she does not fancy). Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: ----------------------- 1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary'). ------------------------ 2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as ''like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U.S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.' ------------------- 3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. ----------------- 4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse. ---------------------- 5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. ---------------------- 6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. -------------------- 7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it. ------------------- 8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar. ------------------- 9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. South African beer is also acceptable, as they are pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion. --------------------- 10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialect in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater. --------------------- 11. You will cease playing American football. There is only one kind of proper football; you call it soccer. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). --------------------- 12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the South Africans first to take the sting out of their deliveries. -------------------- 13.. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad. ----------------- 14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776). --------------- 15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season. God Save the Queen! PS: Only share this with friends who have a good sense of humour (NOT humor)! Excellent :) Albert 1 Quote Link to comment
atoll Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 All tongue in cheek of course Albert, your wife will appreciate that little bit of British humour lol 1 Quote Link to comment
albertthiel Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 All tongue in cheek of course Albert, your wife will appreciate that little bit of British humour lol Indeed !!!!! and so do I Albert Quote Link to comment
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