ctenophore May 23, 2014 Author Share May 23, 2014 Testing to see if it can handle high ambient temps this week. Moved it out to garage (i.e., fish room) where it has hit 90 a few times. Not quite as good as I want, but hopefully nothing a little extra insulation can't fix. I will try for a photo update maybe early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seregus May 23, 2014 Share May 23, 2014 Very impressive and promising build! I want to join the queue and get hands on first builds! While I'm outside of USA (live in UK) hope it would be possible! Will keep monitoring daily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR-Tanked150 May 23, 2014 Share May 23, 2014 So when can we start making down payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos May 23, 2014 Share May 23, 2014 Testing to see if it can handle high ambient temps this week. Moved it out to garage (i.e., fish room) where it has hit 90 a few times. Not quite as good as I want, but hopefully nothing a little extra insulation can't fix. I will try for a photo update maybe early next week. I will take the uninsulated version and keep in in a climate controlled 73-75 degrees. Great planning, glad to hear the details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipg May 24, 2014 Share May 24, 2014 I will take the uninsulated version and keep in in a climate controlled 73-75 degrees. Great planning, glad to hear the details. +1 to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 June 5, 2014 Share June 5, 2014 Dan and Justin, you guys are too slow. What are you thinking, that quality matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos June 21, 2014 Share June 21, 2014 Monthly reminder to update us on the progress ( with pics) so we can all start planning vacations. It is getting tough putting my fish in a suitcase every time I leave so they can get frozen mysis shrimp in my hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crob5965 July 13, 2014 Share July 13, 2014 I think this is actually something I could buy with consent from the fun sponge, instead of my normal sneaky techniques, she know's this is why I never want to go away overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos July 13, 2014 Share July 13, 2014 Going on 7.5 weeks since last update........I want to go on a vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 July 14, 2014 Share July 14, 2014 I think this is actually something I could buy with consent from the fun sponge, instead of my normal sneaky techniques, she know's this is why I never want to go away overnight. That is hilarious, but also a good thing sponges do not have eyes to read what you called her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandy7200 July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 OK, time for an update. Here is a picture of Justin in Honduras earlier this month with what I can only assume is a non-alcoholic beverage. That is a pretty good update if you can read between the lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 OK, time for an update. Here is a picture of Justin in Honduras earlier this month with what I can only assume is a non-alcoholic beverage. That is a pretty good update if you can read between the lines Hahaha. On a similiar note, my rotifer culture died that week because my manual feeder "forgot about the bucket"... Can wait for production to begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 OK, time for an update. Here is a picture of Justin in Honduras earlier this month with what I can only assume is a non-alcoholic beverage. That is a pretty good update if you can read between the lines That looks like a celebration diving trip after a lot of hard work since HE CAN FEED ALL THOSE ANTHIAS WHILE ON VACATION OUT OF THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!!! I am screaming with happiness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 That looks like a celebration diving trip after a lot of hard work since HE CAN FEED ALL THOSE ANTHIAS WHILE ON VACATION OUT OF THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!!! I am screaming with happiness! Don't get too excited. I didn't see Justin at the meet, he may not have gotten home yet to see if all those anthias are still kicking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos July 15, 2014 Share July 15, 2014 Don't get too excited. I didn't see Justin at the meet, he may not have gotten home yet to see if all those anthias are still kicking Negative, negative, negative! You need to be positive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad July 16, 2014 Share July 16, 2014 This is totally awesome! I can't wait to see what Justin and Dan have cooked up on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind July 16, 2014 Share July 16, 2014 I remember when I saw ctenophore's prototype about four years ago, I'm still waiting for this thing to be produced. Hopefully we are getting close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wade July 16, 2014 Share July 16, 2014 Maybe they need to run it as a kickstarter to kick things into production speed? *hint hint* *nudge nugde* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 1 month reminder for updates and pics. I think it is time to Beta test this on members tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengeeee August 16, 2014 Share August 16, 2014 1 month reminder for updates and pics. I think it is time to Beta test this on members tanks. Yes and I nominate Bengeeee for first tester! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore August 20, 2014 Author Share August 20, 2014 Update: it doesn't run as cool as I want in a hot, humid garage. Not going to mass produce it until it will work in a somewhat extreme environment. But, on the positive side, the temp it holds has been very steady for the past 3 months of continuous duty. So at least the cooler design is reliable so far, even if not acceptible performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante411x August 20, 2014 Share August 20, 2014 Update: it doesn't run as cool as I want in a hot, humid garage. Not going to mass produce it until it will work in a somewhat extreme environment. But, on the positive side, the temp it holds has been very steady for the past 3 months of continuous duty. So at least the cooler design is reliable so far, even if not acceptible performance. I will happily buy one that works in an air conditioned room that's at 73 degrees year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctenophore August 20, 2014 Author Share August 20, 2014 I will happily buy one that works in an air conditioned room that's at 73 degrees year round.The problem with that is if it runs just well enough to handle 73f ambient air, if even the smallest thing starts to degrade in performance (fan dirty, insulation tear, etc) then it may be out of acceptible range for food. Which equals cranky customers, high support costs, etc. Better to do it right the first time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante411x August 20, 2014 Share August 20, 2014 Hmm. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos August 29, 2014 Share August 29, 2014 The problem with that is if it runs just well enough to handle 73f ambient air, if even the smallest thing starts to degrade in performance (fan dirty, insulation tear, etc) then it may be out of acceptible range for food. Which equals cranky customers, high support costs, etc. Better to do it right the first time This is why I am willing to Beta test it with no comments to anyone else- in a different environment then how you are testing it now to ensure that the final product works in all kinds of environments. Then you can release it to everyone else at MACNA 2015 with rave reviews!.....While I have been able to go on vacation from Sept 2014 -Sept 2015. I have a dive trip coming up in Nov., would love to be able to go and keep my fish happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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