Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank)

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pendraig said:
Peter:

I am particularly looking forward to following your HD webcam solution...and hoping that this part of the build will be as well documented as the other components.

I just got back from a week vacation to Lake Tahoe and needed a quick and simple solution to monitor my tank without investing in a controller/web server combo that I would not likely ever use. My solution was a webcam feed simply to see that the livestock were healthy and the very basic life systems were working - lighting, pumps, and auto feeder.

I purchased a 90 USD Logitech HD webcam and tried to set up a simple webcam server...no "off the shelf" solution was to be found on the web. Pressed for time, I set up a Skype account for my reef and set the account to auto answer when I Skyped in from my personal account. While my reef Skyping is admittedly not the most elegant solution, it worked well enough to view my reef (in low def) 3 times a day from the resort's spotty WiFi to give me some peace of mind. But I do think any reef needs to be viewed in HD!

Patrick
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Welcome back Patrick. I was a latecomer to skype. The early technology sort of turned me off but the experience now is a whole bunch better. I have in fact become a very rabid supporter of the technology. I have had calls all over the world with a consistent, clear quality that I would rate superior to any land line experience I can remember. I have a friend in Australia who has a large bird that sits on his shoulder and the accompanying screech comes through so crystal clear that I instinctively dive for cover.

Your creative use of skype is to be commended. It's the kind of ingenuity I am coming to expect from every member of this group!!!!! It seems that you folks are truly a cut above as they say. I will be devoting a concentrated effort to discuss and share my progress with the HD cams that hopefully will work well for all of us. Mr. Wilson and I have been discussing how we might use this technology to increase the participation for some of the research projects we hope to undertake.

Again, welcome back. Next week promises to be a busy time around this aquarium.

Peter
 
pendraig said:
Peter:

I am particularly looking forward to following your HD webcam solution...and hoping that this part of the build will be as well documented as the other components.

I just got back from a week vacation to Lake Tahoe and needed a quick and simple solution to monitor my tank without investing in a controller/web server combo that I would not likely ever use. My solution was a webcam feed simply to see that the livestock were healthy and the very basic life systems were working - lighting, pumps, and auto feeder.

I purchased a 90 USD Logitech HD webcam and tried to set up a simple webcam server...no "off the shelf" solution was to be found on the web. Pressed for time, I set up a Skype account for my reef and set the account to auto answer when I Skyped in from my personal account. While my reef Skyping is admittedly not the most elegant solution, it worked well enough to view my reef (in low def) 3 times a day from the resort's spotty WiFi to give me some peace of mind. But I do think any reef needs to be viewed in HD!

Patrick
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Check out "webcamXP" for next time.
 
nineball said:
For those of you who may not be checking out ChingChai's thread on a regular basis, he has just done a lengthy photo update that is about as good as it gets in this hobby. If you want to get a glimpse of the qualitative benchmark for the future of our tank then take a peek at the most recent photo update posted by ChingChai. That's definitely where we are heading and we will be taking no prisoners.

Peter
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Peter. Thanks a lot.
Your tank will be better than mine. I can feel it.:wave:
 
chingchai said:
Peter. Thanks a lot.
Your tank will be better than mine. I can feel it.:wave:
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Your tank ChingChai is truly beyond comparison. We have to remember you achieved unparalleled results in less than a year!!!!! Your entire environment is the blueprint for everything that is good about this hobby. You will always be our ideal, our mentor for the duration of this project.

Peter
 
gmneil said:
"VISION

To create a suite of 4 coral islands in a shallow lagoon. Each island is to be named in recognition of four of the top aquarists generally acknowledged by members of the reef central community. "

peter i really think after all of your hard work, and all of the information in this thread that you should incorporate a section of your own design as well,

this by far is the best start to finish build i have seen, and you should reward yourself as well as us, with a chance to see what you would come up with using your own style for a section.

just my opinion..
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I completely agree with this! It is cool that you value the input of this community and others so highly, but you must have a large amount of vision yourself to be able to put this all together! As an aquascaping enthusiast, I would really like to see how your vision would translate into an island of your own.


Also... I hope you find this funny rather then creepy, but I had a dream about you and your fish tank the other night! At first you were showing me around the fish room, then you offered to give me a ride in one of your cars. Before you could get back with the keys some old friends of mine showed up and wanted to see the tank. As we sneaked back in one of the friends fell over the spiral staircase and into the fish tank which was thankfully full of water. After we got him out we had to run away from a guard and I never got to take that car ride...


For the record, I don't have many dreams (or nightmares...) about my own tank so I thought this was funny.
 
Peter. You definitely realize that so many people are envy you.
Don't take it seriously.
Your thread is the inspiration. That is what we want in this community.
 
chingchai said:
Peter. You definitely realize that so many people are envy you.
Don't take it seriously.
Your thread is the inspiration. That is what we want in this community.
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ChingChai, this community is responsible for the quality of this build. The members of this thread with the Bros. Grimm and Mr. Wilson as well as yourself have every right to feel a piece of ownership of this ecosystem. I am just along for the ride........:wave:

Peter
 
Taqpol said:
I completely agree with this! It is cool that you value the input of this community and others so highly, but you must have a large amount of vision yourself to be able to put this all together! As an aquascaping enthusiast, I would really like to see how your vision would translate into an island of your own.


Also... I hope you find this funny rather then creepy, but I had a dream about you and your fish tank the other night! At first you were showing me around the fish room, then you offered to give me a ride in one of your cars. Before you could get back with the keys some old friends of mine showed up and wanted to see the tank. As we sneaked back in one of the friends fell over the spiral staircase and into the fish tank which was thankfully full of water. After we got him out we had to run away from a guard and I never got to take that car ride...


For the record, I don't have many dreams (or nightmares...) about my own tank so I thought this was funny.
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Your right, it is creepy unless you were a woman, then it would have made a lot of sense and you definately have got a car ride. It's all a matter of perspective............:D

Peter
 
nineball said:
Your right, it is creepy unless you were a woman, then it would have made a lot of sense and you definately have got a car ride. It's all a matter of perspective............:D

Peter
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I see your better half still hasn't got forum access lol :wildone: :uzi: :hmm4:
 
Hi Peter,thank you for the pump info.
I apologize for my unpolite, disrespect post. I been in US 15 months forn Vietnam, and I have a lot a lot to learn. Peter thank you for correct me what i did wrong. Ones again I apologize.

Best regard

Sammy
 
Tits226 said:
Hi Peter,thank you for the pump info.
I apologize for my unpolite, disrespect post. I been in US 15 months forn Vietnam, and I have a lot a lot to learn. Peter thank you for correct me what i did wrong. Ones again I apologize.

Best regard

Sammy
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Sammy, you did not say anything that offended me at all. I am glad that you are part of this community.

The only comment that I made was that the handle or forum name you have chosen "tits" is perhaps not the best you could have used. It is difficult, in this forum to refer to someone as tits so I would suggest you might try a different name that is a little more politicaly correct.

Again Sammy, we are happy to have you here and we want you to continue to participate and be part of our group for sure.


Peter
 
dave.m said:
That appears to be the aquarist's version of "More cowbell!"

Dave.M
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:dance: It would be a disservice to this thread if we didn't have more cowbell. Peter, I've been following this from the beginning and your patience is amazing. Take as long as you need/like. I'm just enjoying the anticipation. I read updates on this thread nearly everyday and I think this has the potential to be one of the all time greats. This is how it should be done, 1350 gallons or 10 gallons, taking your time and doing it right.
 
ritter6788 said:
:dance: It would be a disservice to this thread if we didn't have more cowbell. Peter, I've been following this from the beginning and your patience is amazing. Take as long as you need/like. I'm just enjoying the anticipation. I read updates on this thread nearly everyday and I think this has the potential to be one of the all time greats. This is how it should be done, 1350 gallons or 10 gallons, taking your time and doing it right.
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Thank you ritter. Until now, I had forgotten just how long I've been at this..........:artist: more to come for sure.........

Peter
 
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