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Aquarist Forums => Equipment / DIY => Topic started by: Shrimpy on February 20, 2007, 11:32:10 AM

Title: How cool is this!
Post by: Shrimpy on February 20, 2007, 11:32:10 AM
Automated Aquarium Hood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9edO7RyURQ)
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Post by: darkdep on February 20, 2007, 11:50:05 AM
Dat's cool :)
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Post by: beowulf on February 20, 2007, 11:50:46 AM
I have no clue as its coolness as my employer blocks it!!!
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Post by: White Lightning on February 20, 2007, 12:06:50 PM
That is pretty cool!
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Post by: Shrimpy on February 20, 2007, 12:08:54 PM
Quote from: beowulf on February 20, 2007, 11:50:46 AM
I have no clue as its coolness as my employer blocks it!!!

No "Utube" for you! (https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Foffice1%2F23.gif&hash=3087b42a04bc90f322708ec63f8b191256edb054)

Now get back to work! (https://www.ovas.ca/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fbestsmileys.com%2Foffice1%2F19.gif&hash=88d49b1e026131f177771535fffc66dcc303bd71)
Title: Re: How cool is this!
Post by: s0me on February 20, 2007, 12:56:56 PM
Quote from: Shrimpy on February 20, 2007, 11:32:10 AM
Automated Aquarium Hood (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9edO7RyURQ)

What, no spinners or nitro? pish!!

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Post by: Jesse on February 20, 2007, 03:01:05 PM
You know your lazy when...! Lol thats pretty cool, I must admit.
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Post by: fishycanuck on February 20, 2007, 10:48:22 PM
Yeh, but all the boys would leave the lid up..... :-X
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Post by: mseguin on February 20, 2007, 11:23:45 PM
And women would complain about the splashing around the edge.
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Post by: babblefish1960 on February 21, 2007, 12:01:08 AM
Interesting idea for those folk who wish to do maintenance and don't have the strength, co-ordination, or balance to lift up hoods out of the way. Sometimes they are very heavy depending upon the size of the tank.

I found the motor for the unit quite loud, and wondered if it would make the fish neurotic, then I noticed that as it reached the apogee, it seemed to sway quite a bit. I imagine this vibration and jerkiness would be transfered to the glass tank and its occupants.

A nifty idea nonetheless, and certainly one aspect of large tanks that would preclude having to be a weightlifter to get the cleaning and maintenance done.

I still think a lazy susan for large tanks would also be a cool addition to aid in tracking the light of the day. But that is just me.
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Post by: beowulf on February 21, 2007, 07:20:10 AM
Now from home I can see it!!  Interesting seems to go kind of high for nothing but hey if you have the time and money to build it why not  ;)
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Post by: mseguin on February 21, 2007, 07:32:13 AM
Yeah I was also wondering why he made it go so high.