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What reef tank inventions would you like to see?
The other day it hit me how many people on here are welders, engineers, designers, programmers, machinists, biologists, etc and pretty much everyone here can DIY the crud out of anything they want and I started ask myself "why aren't we more progressive in terms of equipment design and methods?".
Part of the problem is that whenever you think "Man, I really wish I had a _______" or "I wish my _______ did this or did this better" it just comes as a passing thought and you don't write it down, or you assume it's outside of your capabilities. So I thought let's create a thread where we can keep a repository of cool ideas and designs that we can either crowd source for ideas or have one member who's a particular pro at one idea weigh in and help solve a design problem. Let's also keep a list of what capabilities different members have as well. The other day Skimmer King was looking for someone to build a bigger skimmer cup for him but no one seemed able to help him. Imisky and I both do plastics but are busy, it'd be awesome to see who else could help out. Or, if you wanted to learn how to do something, easily find a member who can help you out. So let's hear all those cool/crazy ideas you've been thinking about and share the talent! |
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Man, I really wish I had a solar powered automatic glass cleaner.
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Don't we all
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I really wish I had a waterchange robot.
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A water testing robot....that changes water too
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225gal dt with 100g sump. Mitras, vortechs, bubble king, AI Sol and Profilux. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...threadid=84782 Will trade subs for frags My other summer hobby: http://www.edkra.ca |
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Raising my own, organic version., My daughter Felicia is only 4 and has been helping hold the hose for Daddy's water changes for a couple of years now. She actually gets disappointed if I do water changes without her cause she loves being helpful, especially for the fishie stuff.
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I imagine it would look like this...
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Almost anything electrical can be solar powered so if you really wish it your dreams can come true.
http://reefbuilders.com/2011/04/14/robosnail/ Let's face it, you'd never trust that robot to change your water Automating water changes is a simple process, trusting it is not so simple, I think some might benefit more from a robot that just constantly reassures you things are OK. As far as skills go I'm a professional stress engineer and I use to do a lot of machine design. So basically anything mechanical. I can also build a decent amount of things from acrylic but my hourly rate is probably excessive for this kind of work Last edited by sphelps; 10-28-2012 at 03:17 PM. |
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Quote:
http://robosnail.com/index.html
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