Tank birthday, 55+ years

Reefer Reboot · Mar 11, 2022

Looks like you're still enjoying those pain meds! ;Playful

atoll · Mar 11, 2022

One job I hate doing.
Replacing all the filter cartridges and DI resin that I do every 18 months to 2 years. Thankfully, we have pretty good water quality here in North Wales UK around 50ppm TDS. I also added an other inline D-D backlit TDS meter which is much easier to read. No leaks to report...for a change so happy with that.

ying yang · Mar 12, 2022

atoll said:
One job I hate doing.
Replacing all the filter cartridges and DI resin that I do every 18 months to 2 years. Thankfully, we have pretty good water quality here in North Wales UK around 50ppm TDS. I also added an other inline D-D backlit TDS meter which is much easier to read. No leaks to report...for a change so happy with that.

I could do with one them back lit tds meter as my rodi under sink and need use torch on phone to read it ha ha so if ever need change/ replace mine will look into this so thanks for sharing.
My tds also quite low at 60- 70 in these winter months and 80- 90 last summer ( maybe get water from same place as you as very close to north Wales who knows)

Paul B · Mar 12, 2022

I don't remember when I do that. Mine is a DIY unit and I am not sure if I put DI resins in there, diatom powder, Epsom salts or baby powder. :confused:

atoll · Mar 12, 2022

Paul B said:
I don't remember when I do that. Mine is a DIY unit and I am not sure if I put DI resins in there, diatom powder, Epsom salts or baby powder. :confused:

Mines a cobbled together unit as well.

Paul B · Mar 13, 2022

I am very happy that this "all electric" Jeep is coming out next year in the States. We have the exact same Jeep Compass in red and we love the thing. :)

Of course I already have a Jeep in this color and I like it. The only problem is sometimes there are dozens of canaries on the hood, and I can't see them. :rolleyes:

We already have this one in this color. Actually, it's my wife's :) But I sometimes steal it.

Paul B · Mar 20, 2022

I am so mad at my wife's computer. It runs Windows 11 and it is horrible. Yesterday I almost threw it out the window. We also have one of those printers that comes with like a gallon of ink that lasts for the rest of your life. Of course if you don't use all those colors every week, it clogs and you have to take it apart to un clog it by pouring boiling "Liquid Plumber in it.

My wife wants me to scan a document and E Mail it to someone. I can't get the thing to recognize me even if I open the top and stick my face right on the glass. :(

I spent 2 hours on it last night until I gave up and will use my computer which never has a problem.

It prints test pages and I have about 18 of them.

It seems (by a computer geek that looked at it) that it was a Windows 10, but Microsoft decided to "upgrade" it to Windows 11 without asking anyone and it lost all our "stuff" or at least put it in places where we can't find it and trust me, I looked all over for it even under the bed.

It's like If I had a 1956 Chevy with a full tank of gas and all my stuff in it including fishing poles, crab traps old copies of "Fresh Water and Marine Aquarium" magazines etc. and General Motors decided I needed an out of gas 2005 Toyota Land Cruiser and threw out all my good stuff and didn't give me an owners manual so I don't even know how to set the clock.

Does Bill Gates sit around all day searching for computers that he can "upgrade" to something that doesn't work just for fun?

What I need is an "Old People's" computer. I want the thing to have a big "On Off" switch right on the front, not a push button with a smily face.

When I turn it on I want it to only go on the stuff I normally go on which for me is still AOL. :oops:

I don't want any other choices like Firefox, Aardvark or Emu.

From there I can go to my pictures or E mail because thats all I ever need the thing to do.

Nothing else. I don't need apps, short cuts, financial programs, tips of the day or recipies.

I also don't need a new car, someone to clean my gutters or tell me what my prostate needs to stay healthy. Thank you very much.

Then when I want to print something there should be another switch in the center of my printer that says "ON". Thats all. No password, Wipps, Dipps or chips, no internet connection, bluetooth, service provider or anything else. I just want it to print "exactly what I put into the thing" .

I also don't need to set if it is landscape or portrait. I don't need to know the resolution or contrast.

I don't want to pick the size either. I want it to print exactly what I put into the thing exactly what it looks like when I close the top. In other words, don't ask me anything, just print it.

When it is done, it will go off after I smack it a few times.

"My" computer is a Windows XP. I don't remember how old it is but the case is wood.
Microsoft keeps telling me they no longer support it and thats a big plus. Keep Microsoft far away from my stuff and I won't have any problems.

I have no firewall because I keep a fire extinguisher near by. It works every time with no fanfare.
No crashing, no viruses and no problems. If I want it to print something, I hit "Print"

The thing goes on and pours me out a cup of coffee, asks me how was my way and prints the thing just as it sees it and thats just what I want. :cool:

snorklr · Mar 20, 2022

couldn't agree with you more...spent yesterday trying to reprogram my radion because my corals think its the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs and are doing whatever they can to hide from it...been over a year since i set it up so didnt remember how to do it (my wife actually did the ecosmart acct as thats above my pay grade)...she couldnt remember the password she used...finally she figured out how to change the password to a new one and got in...dropped the intensity and went to regular AB+ color...and nothing changed...the site claimed i was offline...OFFLINE? how can i be offline if i'm on the internet on your website? troubleshooting tips claim its because i'm not using Google chrome...which of course i am...so tomorrow i have to try to call tech support who will probably tell me to do 5 things that i have no idea how to do or claim i need a new $800 light cause mine's obsolete...this is why i still have a flip phone....

Paul B · Mar 20, 2022

I know. My wife's computer never recognizes me even thought I bought the thing. I hate these things and want to go back to a typewriter. :rolleyes:

Paul B · Mar 20, 2022

My Grand Daughter is coming here for her first time on a bus by herself. She is 9 years old. It is a private bus and doesn't make any stops from New York to here about 60 miles away.

atoll · Mar 20, 2022

2 new additions today. Love common firefish esp in a true pair
Fingers crossed as I bought one bigger than the other which the only way I know of trying to pair them. They are swimming together but we will.see.

Paul B · Mar 20, 2022

When I get them, to save time, I gently take them out of the bag and throw them on the floor as thats where they will end up anyway.

snorklr · Mar 20, 2022

idk if that was my granddaughter i'd make sure she had a pez dispenser full of pepper spray and a hello kitty tazer...

atoll · Mar 20, 2022

Paul B said:
When I get them, to save time, I gently take them out of the bag and throw them on the floor as thats where they will end up anyway.

I have a net over my tank so hopefully not and I have not lost a fish to carpet surfing since I put it on so fingers crossed.
I have had wrasse hit the underside of the net but none have escaped.

Turbo's Aquatics · Mar 20, 2022

I bought a brand new Dell a few months back, I do a lot of CAD and I also bought it for using Inventor so I went high-end. Like this thing better last me a decade.

I get it and it's so buggy I was pulling my hair out. Keep in mind, I've been tinkering with PCs since the 1980s when my dad, who worked for IBM for 35 years, brought home an 8088 with dual FDDs, 64k of RAM, RGB monitor all of which costs $10k retail but he got it for $6k.

All I wanted was for it to not go to sleep automatically in 30 seconds if I wasn't sitting in front of it (it has a camera and IR camera so literally you walk away and it knows it). Security features up the wazoo and I could not disable. I don't want to face ID and I don't want a password every time I open it. I literally don't want it hit "enter" when I power it up just to get off the startup screen and I don't want to have to hit "enter" when there is only one user to log in as.

It would also BSOD.

I bought the 5 year support package and they were going to send someone out to "fix it". I said F that and I wiped the drive and reinstalled windows.

I still have to hit "enter" twice on startup but that's it. I can live with that. Windows 11 will be pushed off as long as humanly possible.

Paul B · Mar 20, 2022

Snorklr. I am terrified and will leave in a few minutes to get her at the bus which is about 2 miles from here. The private bus makes no stops and this is the only stop. The girl working on the bus is supposed to be taking care of her and is also getting off here.

She is not going back on the bus because it leaves you in the middle of Manhattan so I am driving her half way and her dad will pick her up on the train.

Paul B · Mar 20, 2022

Turbo's Aquatics, I am typing on my "at least" ten year old Dell Windows XP. I never had any problems with it and it is so simple to use. My wife went through 2 or 3 new computers but after XP and Windows 7, they are all garbage and to technical for anyone over fifty to use.

I think I could run this thing over with a school bus full of Sumo wrestlers and it would still work.

I also have a new (3 year old) laptop "Google Chrome" which I also have a big problem using. As soon as I hear "password" I know I am in trouble and it won't work.

I can barely use E Mail on it and have not saved a document or picture on it because I have no idea how to do that.

atoll · Mar 20, 2022

Trouble is Paul these computers are designed by computer geeks for computer geeks. They have little idea what the reat of us want from a computer. I have a reefing friend who is a computer geek so I get him to sort out any issues I have with my laptop or tablet.
Every new PC laptop or tablet should come with it's very own computer geek. Dell Sony etc etc should supply tech for the masses after all its the average joe who buys them and dosent use 10% of what they are capable of.