What does this hobby need?

Cassian · Jul 24, 2019

I love to invent and build new things. So why not combine my two favorite things, inventing and reef tanks? give me some ideas of things you would like to see in this hobby, and maybe I could make it! I know one thing I would like, a seaweed clip that doesn't rip the seaweed in half. haha!

ZoWhat · Jul 24, 2019

Build a submersible Roomba automatic glass cleaner and sell it for $75 and you'll be an instant millionaire

Cant be over $100 or no one would buy it

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GK3 · Jul 24, 2019

skimjim said:
Build a Roomba automatic glass cleaner and sell it for $75 and you'll be an instant millionaire

Cant be over $100 or no one would buy it

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I would.

ZoWhat · Jul 24, 2019

More on....

A Roomba that cleans BOTH the dry side and the wet side of the glass!!!!!

Now you could sell it for $199.99 and ppl would buy it.

Must be automatic and clean in a full pattern and be dockable with rechargeable batteries on the dryside. Linkable to Apex Fusion.

Theres your Multimillion dollar idea....

Large scale Roomba's that clean public aquariums... you could name your price in the tens of thousands of dollars and they'd be lined up to buy it bc they have to hire divers to clean the inside of the glass

Call it....wait for it...

SCUUMBA

I get 10% for the idea

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Thales · Jul 24, 2019

A better way to heat our tanks.

Mastiffsrule · Jul 24, 2019

I used this once before

Cassian · Jul 24, 2019

skimjim said:
More on....

A Roomba that cleans BOTH the dry side and the wet side of the glass!!!!!

Now you could sell it for $199.99 and ppl would buy it.

Must be automatic and clean in a full pattern and be dockable with rechargeable batteries on the dryside. Linkable to Apex Fusion.

Theres your Multimillion dollar idea....

Large scale Roomba's that clean public aquariums... you could name your price in the tens of thousands of dollars and they'd be lined up to buy it bc they have to hire divers to clean the inside of the glass

Call it....wait for it...

SCUUMBA

I get 10% for the idea

.

gosh thats a really good idea. if I work on it you will get some of the $$

ZoWhat · Jul 24, 2019

skimjim said:
More on....

A Roomba that cleans BOTH the dry side and the wet side of the glass!!!!!

Now you could sell it for $199.99 and ppl would buy it.

Must be automatic and clean in a full pattern and be dockable with rechargeable batteries on the dryside. Linkable to Apex Fusion.

Theres your Multimillion dollar idea....

Large scale Roomba's that clean public aquariums... you could name your price in the tens of thousands of dollars and they'd be lined up to buy it bc they have to hire divers to clean the inside of the glass

Call it....wait for it...

SCUUMBA

I get 10% for the idea

.

Better get a US Patent before some conglomerate like RedSea, Hanna Instruments or CoralVue with big deep pockets steals my idea

Cassian · Jul 24, 2019

skimjim said:
Better get a US Patent before some conglomerate like RedSea, Hanna Instruments or CoralVue with big deep pockets steals my idea

lol, so true

ZaneTer · Jul 24, 2019

Thales said:
A better way to heat our tanks.

Rich, I am curious why you take issue with current methods. What’s wrong with them?

Peter Clark · Jul 24, 2019

skimjim said:
Build a submersible Roomba automatic glass cleaner and sell it for $75 and you'll be an instant millionaire

Cant be over $100 or no one would buy it

.

Sadly it missed your price point, but there is the MOAI https://www.moaidevices.com/

ZoWhat · Jul 24, 2019

Peter Clark said:
Sadly it missed your price point, but there is the MOAI https://www.moaidevices.com/

Auto cleaner plus HD video all-in-one?

Shut the front door....I'm out

ross0201 · Jul 24, 2019

skimjim said:
Build a submersible Roomba automatic glass cleaner and sell it for $75 and you'll be an instant millionaire

Cant be over $100 or no one would buy it

.

I had my mom over for dinner today and she saw my Mag Float and thought it meant no more scraping glass. I had fish when I was a kid and she remembered scraping glass, I guess she mixed it up with my Roomba!

ZoWhat · Jul 24, 2019

ross0201 said:
I had my mom over for dinner today and she saw my Mag Float and thought it meant no more scraping glass. I had fish when I was a kid and she remembered scraping glass, I guess she mixed it up with my Roomba!

What was for dinner?

ross0201 · Jul 24, 2019

skimjim said:
What was for dinner?

Well, actually we met a roofer for a quote on her cabin before dinner; then she bailed on dinner. Maybe if I get a robot glass cleaner I'll be interesting enough for her to stay!

The plan was carbonara, I didn't want to have prep while the roofer was here. Carbonara goes together quick and is one of my favorites.

Peter Clark · Jul 24, 2019

I wonder if there is any way to make an auto feeder for frozen food that does not require thawing and refreezing into a popsicle.

I have seen some cool DIY for auto feeding refrigerated foods.

Basically anything that means one can be lazy and still keep things stable should be good. That is behind the massive trends in controllers, auto cleaning of skimmers, roller mats, auto water changes, automatic testers, and dosing.

ZaneTer · Jul 24, 2019

Peter Clark said:
I wonder if there is any way to make an auto feeder for frozen food that does not require thawing and refreezing into a popsicle.

I have seen some cool DIY for auto feeding refrigerated foods.

Basically anything that means one can be lazy and still keep things stable should be good. That is behind the massive trends in controllers, auto cleaning of skimmers, roller mats, auto water changes, automatic testers, and dosing.

If frozen food came in a standardised blister pack it would be easy to pull the foil lid off, put it in a chilled container then using a solenoid pop out as many as you need. Would require an x/y movement. Could easily be configured to count how many have been popped out and remaining count.