What does this hobby need?
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It’s a bunch of cobbled together pieces. I just started designing the 3D printed enclosure and some framing inside. But the principle is sound, and it’s functional. It’s a raspPi controller for the stepper and the peltier control - actually 7 small 10mmx10mm individual peltiers- and dispenses into a feeding ring consisting of an old Chopped up Noosa yoghurt tub right now.
Now that I see that other design, I might look into commercializing it after all. There’s obviously interest in it.
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Peter Clark
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Really cool you did all that so quickly!
And depending on how their controller works, there is always room for variation. Maybe have it able to trigger an Apex breakout box to trigger feed mode with the pumps?
Another type of feeder I've seen is people doing diy setups where they put Reef Nutrition bottles in a mini fridge and drill holes in it for dosing lines. They then somehow have the lines flush with water to prevent food sitting in them warm. I know I saw at least one person doing a variant of this with a wine bottle chiller. Supposedly the diys of these are easy, but size (able to hide in stand) and keeping the lines clear would be my personal concerns.
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Yea, get thee to an Intellectual Property atty a.s a.p. They aren't cheap ( been there, did that & the consultation/contract at that time was near 2K) but it may be a good idea to check that out before long. Scuumba..like that name too!
Peter Clark
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Those are printed!?! Wow I would have guessed molded or formed or carved or something. I guess they coat it with something to look more natural? Very nice. Could be cool for a fish only or freshwater system.I’d love to see more 3D backgrounds offered in the US. @Lasse uses them and they look stunning. Lucky Swedes!
Call me crazy but I’ve always thought of cleaning the glass as one of the easiest quickest tasks, second only to manually topping off. Perhaps just pros of having a nano?
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I’m not sure how exactly they are made. Lasse uses them in his reefs. They look amazing, like a drop off when your diving. He has coral growing on his and it’s teeming with life. Its the coolest thing.
My first thought to “what does the hobby need more of” was more ladies...
If you use a Olympus tough (the latest is TG-6) camera - you do not need an app. You can program it by yourself prior taking the picture. Works between 2000 - 14000 K. All of my photos are from a Olympus tough TG-3
I know that at least one company working on a combined heather/cooler based on peltier element.The built in thermostats don't work very well, and they are disasters waiting to happen and when they break in tank, really bad things happen. I use titanium heaters, which seem less likely to horribly fail than glass heaters, on external thermostats. We have changed lighting, filtration, water motion, return pumps, but are still using essentially 80 year old technology to heat our tanks. There's got to be a better way!
The backgrounds here.
My project
The outline
For me - I do not do any aquarium without using this artificial 3 D backgrounds. I hide my equipment, I get a base for corals, I get secret hiding places for fish and inverts and I get an aesthetic look already from the beginning.
This is the latest project
Sincerely Lasse
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I wouldn’t say it was quick- it’s been on the drawing board for 3 years and in my basement for 9 months. It started off as a feeder for danio fry that I had to make for a long term genetics experiment at my lab- we needed to keep them living but with Zero human interference. Grad student was trying to determine stress and fear response in naive adults.
Wten I shuttered the lab, that was one of 15-20 things that got dumped into boxes that ended up in my basement.
Thawed frozen food spoils in 5-6 days even if kept in the fridge. Plus, it’s a bacterial breeding ground in those tubes unless you flush them out every time. But then you have tank water at 80of getting in there, creating an unstable environment. As a microbiologist and parasitologist- the thought of all that gross contamination then storage gives me conniptions
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If I was single, that would be awesome to take a fine lady to the LFS [emoji1787][emoji1787]
