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My mandarins spawned again last night. I was going to film them, but I was watching TV and was to lazy to get up. This was from a spawning a few years ago so just make believe it was from last night because they do it the same every time.

Anthias and bluestripes at feeder. One bluestripe very pregnant

I had to perform surgery to my computer fan while it was still in the computer. This little fan was making a racket. I pulled the computer apart but this fan is in a part of the computer that doesn't lend itself to be taken apart without taking apart the entire guts and I didn't want to get...

I installed the water cooled light for the scrubber. I am not sure if I will keep it on as I want to see if any salt water splashes on it. Of course it is copper so that wouldn't be a good thing and I may add another acrylic panel on the back of it.

I love this guy.

Just playing with the camera.

What do you know? It works! I am running a test now to see if it gets hot. If it works and stays cool for an hour, I will make the splash shield and install it. While I was waiting for this to warm up, I made some stuffed calamari that will knock your socks off. They are in season now and...

Anyone can buy a light, but not this light. :rolleyes: I love the thing but I love all weird things. :confused: Horseplay, I have been working on a motor for a number of years that is run using gravity and heat from the sun. It seems to work (in my head) but I have not built it yet. I just...

Maybe, I really don't know what it is going to do

I realize it is hard to tell what this thing is, but it is my water cooled LED fixture for my algae scrubber. The red LEDs will be mounted on the back side on copper disks and the thing will transfer heat passively to the fan operated radiator through convection. It is in this shape because I...

Today I added 2 Luft pumps to my skimmer which has been working very anemically for quite some time. Luft pumps put out 7lbs of air pressure compared to most pumps which run about 2 Psi. Even though I built this 5' tall skimmer to run on a homemade venture valve it still requires an air pump...

Today I had to replace my brakes because of a horrible grinding noise. I was very surprised because I just replaced them last year. The problem was on disc brakes the calipers which hold the brake pads "float" back and forth on the rotor. When you step on the brake, the pads squeeze the rotor...

It's actually a blueberry gorgonian. But I will call it Ralph. :)

I recently acquired this beauty, the coral, not the fish. It's a blue "something" I don't normally remember names and was married to my wife for about 6 years before I stopped calling her "Hey". I know by the color that it is not photosynthetic so it needs to be fed. Most tanks are far to...

I am old school and like my old rotors. My friend has a machine shop a few blocks away and hopefully can still turn rotors. It may be too chewed up then I will get a new one, but I like fixing things better. It is also practically free and takes 20 minutes. If people knew how easy it is to...

So I went to the surgeon today who did my hand and knee surgery a few weeks ago. My right hand is not healing because I am using it to much. Like Duh, it is my right hand. So I am not allowed to use it "especially" with tools. On the way to the Doctor's office I noticed a loud screech coming...

Those two cents are all I have left. This silly thing along with the LEDs and copper frame that is going on cost me about a hundred bucks. But, I have gotten two hundred bucks of enjoyment out of it. Of course I could buy a fixture. I don't really "need" a fixture. I just needed something...

I started Building the heat exchanger for my water cooled algae scrubber LED light. Of course I could have bought one for half the price, but anyone could do that.

Today I saw on another forum someone had a "smart" watch that they could use to check on their tank and change the colors of their lights, see the temperature and a number of other things which I have no idea of. My day consists of getting up at about 5:30 and "if" I decide to go to my finished...

My dopey air pump for my home made skimmer croaked. Even though it is a venture skimmer it needs an air pump because it is 5' tall and my home made venture valve needs a little "help" getting air that far down. I don't remember when I got this pump but I know I didn't buy it. Someone must have...