deadmeat2016
Wouter
Hi Reefers
In light of me leaving the hobby, I'm sharing what knowledge I feel everyone should have, and not the basics you get continuously drilled into your skull by anyone who thinks they know what they're doing which seems to be everyone lol, no personal insults meant but we are programmed to be confident and defensive with our intellectual property, even if it does seem........illogical. This first part here is a bit of what I am trying to do as a farewell to the hobby and attempting to pass on knowledge and experience I have earned, gained and deduced in my marine reefing experience/adventure.
I do explain how I think and what my final points I try to conclude with are, along with how I feel things in this hobby should be explained to better benefit the hobbyists and the ecosystem they are working with. You can never learn too much and if your mind is too closed to other ways, methods and opinions, it will rot!! so stay fresh
The technical tricks I have developed to overcome some of the technical hurdles which stand in the way of success I shall include! well sort of........ but in threads ill reveal some of my success stories and FUBAR things ive tried with the results and guide on how you can also try these stupid things! Slowly but surely and clear, in the same way that it is informative!
I'm describing some hardware aswell which has helped me most and that some people have never heard of.
Such as my Fluval heater some of you now know about cus of my thread, 'a simple heater.....no', its a great bit of kit SA needs. but that's an example of what I shall share. thread per thread and the more questions, the better, the more enthusiasm, who knows?
Upcomming threads include my experiences with; 'Overflows', 'Skimmers and what you get for your money, its as simple as skimmate', 'Salt mix and its applications opinionated', 'the role and services of Cape Town's most successful active conservation movement and why you should know what they can do for you(and why you should feel good about paying an entrance fee); its not just a aquarium/public attraction' and 'Whats the point? an overview of the marine hobby in my salty tear filled eyes and why the hobby changes our lives'.
Any ways this thread is about the siphon overflow box, what it is, why its used, pro's and con's, tips and tricks and the overall lesson we can learn in the physics which make us smart .
Not everything is going to be helpful to everyone and some reefers even know more than I do! So I shall divide sections, which one can skip if its........shit. And I'm not writing a textbook of guidelines here that are set in stone so don't be pedantic and take in everything with a pinch of salt(1).
Combined with logical thinking to bind the salt like butter(2), leading to deductive reasoning which will result in a good buttery salty mixture which represents a carefully and intelligently thought out and tasty opinion! (3)!!
Not eveyone gets taught or learns in the same way and some people just have experience which can't be bought by money or put into a book or writing to be repeated and distributed, which is why no one can be thought of knowing it all or to a greater extent understanding it all. Which is the attitude towards the siphon overflow box,
as an example, one of the senior aquarists at the Two Oceans aquarium who has saved several endangered marine animals, given conservation speeches, has to know long biology words, feed the most exotic animals and build exhibits that would make the average reefer produce some poo, that shoots out very fast and creates a big mess!
But when challenged with a single tank of dirty water containing a valuable animal and no means of processing the water or changing it due to whatever reasons, is stuck because he has never heard or knew it was possible to create an artificial overflow!! - the siphon overflow box
So don't interpret my writings ever as being insulting or referring to you on a personal level.
I try to include everything and not waste a reader's time by over-informing or just plain confusing, that's how I'd like to be treated as a reader anyways!!
You could read everything I have ever written about informatively and know it all! except one sentence which could be a potential bombshell. That one sentence, is what I hope I can provide at the least for a reward for reading my thoughts, and not have one searching forever to find it amongst a mass of organised letters and enigmatic, yet creative, font variations.
My point I try to communicate.........
If I had a cent for every time I felt insulted by some written piece which assumed I had to be reminded of ridiculous things like gravity being present and that its why you should not walk off a large cliff.
Or at the other extreme, assume that ur some genius who is completely incapable of social interaction or lack history thereof, who sits around memorising textbooks on quantum relativity! and huge tables of values for wavelengths of light produced by a firefly!!!
I try to avoid these types of........assumptions......about you reader and although I have myself made the mistake of including both these frustrating combinations of text based, slap in the face, insult inducing suggestive phrases in a single sentence.
I do not seek out to insult or dismiss whatever level of creative knowledge you possess. I write assuming you know what I do and make it clear we are thinking on the same wavelength, with any misunderstanding, itself, clearly understood and the word 'mis' removed from the word, with everyone understanding what was misunderstood and wiser from the experience, make sense?
I'm not a perfect liturgical artist but I know what is, and is not entertaining to read on a normal level.
Also the simple detail that; 'will it teach me anything?' or potentially 'confuse me to the point of psychosis?'
Earning my Bsc hons has forced me to read alot of geological papers, who some titles cannot be pronounced by 29 out of 30 people and to an even lesser extent, understand what anything on the paper means or the point.
Enough of my drabble, which I hope doesn't contradict my intentions and wasted your time!
The point of this installment is to remove the fear of not knowing when someone mentions an artificial overflow or siphon overflow box.
Its a simple yet immensely intriguing approach to a problem I think many people are sitting with and are looking for a solution but don't understand the concepts.
Some of you are familiar with the concept and understand it, great! remember to apply it to your everyday reefing routine which is geeky but as many can agree, reefkeeping is a scientific process with a scientific methodological approach required for success and balance. You do not need to know everything here but I can reccommend reading the tips section just incase.
I guess there are categories of reader here so who are you? and what will you gain from the reading? i.e;
The noob Reefer - Make sure you understand how an overflow works and why its used, then you will benefit from my preaching - have a read of my shit here and the topic should never puzzle you, you should learn one of those nuggets of info that build the base of your reefkeeping knowledge pyramid.
The enthusiastic, average stereotypical, logical, intelligent, open minded but sometimes overhasty reefer - This is most of us, or at least I hope to think so. Who have heard of this 'siphon overflow thingy' or know what it does and why people use it or are even a lucky owner!....well special owner If you are one of the many who have heard of but never took a closer look at the.....technique.....method...whatever. Or even better and never heard of this overflow, have a quick read and ask a question or 2
The master reeefer - Know the boxes, used the boxes, have stories and emotional memories from using the boxes and probably tried to make ur own? - skip the start reading or provide constructive criticism, glance over the tricks I think i developped, you should be familiar with everything and thank you if you read
The actual stuff is being written!! will be added asap
In light of me leaving the hobby, I'm sharing what knowledge I feel everyone should have, and not the basics you get continuously drilled into your skull by anyone who thinks they know what they're doing which seems to be everyone lol, no personal insults meant but we are programmed to be confident and defensive with our intellectual property, even if it does seem........illogical. This first part here is a bit of what I am trying to do as a farewell to the hobby and attempting to pass on knowledge and experience I have earned, gained and deduced in my marine reefing experience/adventure.
I do explain how I think and what my final points I try to conclude with are, along with how I feel things in this hobby should be explained to better benefit the hobbyists and the ecosystem they are working with. You can never learn too much and if your mind is too closed to other ways, methods and opinions, it will rot!! so stay fresh
The technical tricks I have developed to overcome some of the technical hurdles which stand in the way of success I shall include! well sort of........ but in threads ill reveal some of my success stories and FUBAR things ive tried with the results and guide on how you can also try these stupid things! Slowly but surely and clear, in the same way that it is informative!
I'm describing some hardware aswell which has helped me most and that some people have never heard of.
Such as my Fluval heater some of you now know about cus of my thread, 'a simple heater.....no', its a great bit of kit SA needs. but that's an example of what I shall share. thread per thread and the more questions, the better, the more enthusiasm, who knows?
Upcomming threads include my experiences with; 'Overflows', 'Skimmers and what you get for your money, its as simple as skimmate', 'Salt mix and its applications opinionated', 'the role and services of Cape Town's most successful active conservation movement and why you should know what they can do for you(and why you should feel good about paying an entrance fee); its not just a aquarium/public attraction' and 'Whats the point? an overview of the marine hobby in my salty tear filled eyes and why the hobby changes our lives'.
Any ways this thread is about the siphon overflow box, what it is, why its used, pro's and con's, tips and tricks and the overall lesson we can learn in the physics which make us smart .
Not everything is going to be helpful to everyone and some reefers even know more than I do! So I shall divide sections, which one can skip if its........shit. And I'm not writing a textbook of guidelines here that are set in stone so don't be pedantic and take in everything with a pinch of salt(1).
Combined with logical thinking to bind the salt like butter(2), leading to deductive reasoning which will result in a good buttery salty mixture which represents a carefully and intelligently thought out and tasty opinion! (3)!!
Not eveyone gets taught or learns in the same way and some people just have experience which can't be bought by money or put into a book or writing to be repeated and distributed, which is why no one can be thought of knowing it all or to a greater extent understanding it all. Which is the attitude towards the siphon overflow box,
as an example, one of the senior aquarists at the Two Oceans aquarium who has saved several endangered marine animals, given conservation speeches, has to know long biology words, feed the most exotic animals and build exhibits that would make the average reefer produce some poo, that shoots out very fast and creates a big mess!
But when challenged with a single tank of dirty water containing a valuable animal and no means of processing the water or changing it due to whatever reasons, is stuck because he has never heard or knew it was possible to create an artificial overflow!! - the siphon overflow box
So don't interpret my writings ever as being insulting or referring to you on a personal level.
I try to include everything and not waste a reader's time by over-informing or just plain confusing, that's how I'd like to be treated as a reader anyways!!
You could read everything I have ever written about informatively and know it all! except one sentence which could be a potential bombshell. That one sentence, is what I hope I can provide at the least for a reward for reading my thoughts, and not have one searching forever to find it amongst a mass of organised letters and enigmatic, yet creative, font variations.
My point I try to communicate.........
If I had a cent for every time I felt insulted by some written piece which assumed I had to be reminded of ridiculous things like gravity being present and that its why you should not walk off a large cliff.
Or at the other extreme, assume that ur some genius who is completely incapable of social interaction or lack history thereof, who sits around memorising textbooks on quantum relativity! and huge tables of values for wavelengths of light produced by a firefly!!!
I try to avoid these types of........assumptions......about you reader and although I have myself made the mistake of including both these frustrating combinations of text based, slap in the face, insult inducing suggestive phrases in a single sentence.
I do not seek out to insult or dismiss whatever level of creative knowledge you possess. I write assuming you know what I do and make it clear we are thinking on the same wavelength, with any misunderstanding, itself, clearly understood and the word 'mis' removed from the word, with everyone understanding what was misunderstood and wiser from the experience, make sense?
I'm not a perfect liturgical artist but I know what is, and is not entertaining to read on a normal level.
Also the simple detail that; 'will it teach me anything?' or potentially 'confuse me to the point of psychosis?'
Earning my Bsc hons has forced me to read alot of geological papers, who some titles cannot be pronounced by 29 out of 30 people and to an even lesser extent, understand what anything on the paper means or the point.
Enough of my drabble, which I hope doesn't contradict my intentions and wasted your time!
The point of this installment is to remove the fear of not knowing when someone mentions an artificial overflow or siphon overflow box.
Its a simple yet immensely intriguing approach to a problem I think many people are sitting with and are looking for a solution but don't understand the concepts.
Some of you are familiar with the concept and understand it, great! remember to apply it to your everyday reefing routine which is geeky but as many can agree, reefkeeping is a scientific process with a scientific methodological approach required for success and balance. You do not need to know everything here but I can reccommend reading the tips section just incase.
I guess there are categories of reader here so who are you? and what will you gain from the reading? i.e;
The noob Reefer - Make sure you understand how an overflow works and why its used, then you will benefit from my preaching - have a read of my shit here and the topic should never puzzle you, you should learn one of those nuggets of info that build the base of your reefkeeping knowledge pyramid.
The enthusiastic, average stereotypical, logical, intelligent, open minded but sometimes overhasty reefer - This is most of us, or at least I hope to think so. Who have heard of this 'siphon overflow thingy' or know what it does and why people use it or are even a lucky owner!....well special owner If you are one of the many who have heard of but never took a closer look at the.....technique.....method...whatever. Or even better and never heard of this overflow, have a quick read and ask a question or 2
The master reeefer - Know the boxes, used the boxes, have stories and emotional memories from using the boxes and probably tried to make ur own? - skip the start reading or provide constructive criticism, glance over the tricks I think i developped, you should be familiar with everything and thank you if you read
The actual stuff is being written!! will be added asap
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