Tank birthday and I'm a Geezer

[Paul B]

This morning I went to a big box store (I don't want to say which one) and I bought a few things for an invention I am working on. I spent about $60.00 and I had a gift card from Christmas and I also get 10% off for being a Veteran. I went to the check out to pay and the cashier made a mistake and didn't know how to correct it.

He called over another cashier and they both had problems helping me check out so they sent me over to Customer Service with my receipt and gift card. She worked about 5 or 10 minutes to help me check out and finally succeeded.

I always speak to the older ladies and tell them how nice they look or how nice they look (she was probably my age or younger) and I had my Vietnam Veteran hat on. She said thank you for your service but your Veteran discount is only 10% so I am taking $40.00 off your bill.

I still got it.

 

[redfishbluefish]

Must be Lowe's! Similar situation. I have a Lowe's credit card that automatically gives you 5% off, but I was entitled to 10%, so he told me I couldn't use my Lowe's card. I used a non-Lowe's card and when he totaled it up I got nothing off. Sent me to Customer Service that gave me the 10% and said that the Lowe's card will automatically take the higher percentage off. Go figure.

Now that said, can't wait for your next invention.

 

[Paul B]

I actually invented this thing last year and it is so cool that my wife wants me to patent it. I already have two patents and they are not easy to get.

I am still perfecting this thing and don't know if I want to go through the patent process again but I can't post it or I can't patent it. It is basically a high cabinet I have in my kitchen. It's deep and too high to use without a ladder so now you push a button and the entire thing comes out and drops down about 3' so it's easy to access.

 

[Paul B]

My tank has been in an algae growing cycle for a couple of weeks now. The stuff is very long, like 2" in some places. This is a cycle, and it also happens in the sea, and I know that from my almost 400 dives more than half of them in New York water which is very dark.

The stuff would grow for a few months, then disappear. It doesn't bother me because I know it's natural and I won't use any chemicals. Occasionally using New York NSW will cause that.

Today it started dying which I knew it would, so I have to suck it out daily with my DIY diatom filter. One th outflow of the filter I have a long rigid tube, and I heated and squashed the end, so it is like a power washer.

I use that to blow the dying algae off the rocks because if I let it rot in there, it will just keep growing. All this algae I am removing is a good thing and will leave the water in much better shape than when it started.

Of course, when it is all dead, I will dose some iron and iodine which will be depleted.
It's all part of this fascinating hobby.

Most people would throw in the towel at this point. But I like the towel and know what to do to clean the towel.

Here you can see where I stirred it up and am sucking out the dying algae.

 

[Paul B]

My reef reached 55 years old this month...(I think) If my math is correct.