Hello, Geezer coming back to this forum. Paul B
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Paul B
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Maybe I could use a 3" sheet rock screw dipped in Prizapro
Nope! I already have two patents and they cost thousands to get and you have to deal with lawyers, something I dread. Any time the word Lawyer is used, you know that it will take years and cost many thousands of wasted money that could be better spent on fine wine, dark chocolate and those little doughnut shaped sticky things we used to stick on 3 hole papers we used to put in loose leaf books to keep the pages from ripping out. (You younguns will have to Google that)
Besides, all the parts in the thing are already patented.
Reinforcements. I'm sure I still have some in a bin somewhere.
I think we do as well
I at least know what you’re talking about and actually still use them on my calendars at work and homeI think we do as well
I saw your note about using different size micron elements. That’s a real advantage over diamacious earth.Sub, The thing works perfectly. Now I will change some parts on the prototype just so it looks better but for all practical reasons, it is finished.
Now I will build a smaller one, just because I can.
My back is still pretty much screwed up and I am going for Sacroiliac shots soon. The ablation may have worked somewhat but that is for the spine, this other pain is still there and worse,but still part of the original problem...I'm old.
When my old diatom filter crashed, I had some diatamacious earth left over.
“Diatomaceous earth is made of silicon dioxide. When chickens were fed a diet that contained less silicon dioxide than normal, their bone formation was harmed. This suggests that silicon dioxide plays an important role in bone formation.“
wvned
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Please keep in mind
The two main types of diatomaceous earth vary in their concentrations of crystalline silica:
The two main types of diatomaceous earth vary in their concentrations of crystalline silica:
- Food Grade: This type contains 0.5–2% crystalline silica and is used as an insecticide and an anti-caking agent in the agricultural and food industries. It is approved for use by the EPA, USDA, and FDA (3, 4).
- Filter Grade: Also known as non-food-grade, this type contains upwards of 60% crystalline silica. It is toxic to mammals but has many industrial uses, including water filtration and dynamite production.
I used food grade to kill roaches. When building my home, I sprinkled diatomaceous earth inside exterior & interior walls.
Paul B
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I just ordered parts for a half size diatom filter but this one has a one micron cartridge and it doesn't work with powder. It should work perfect for people concerned about parasites (I am not). I can't find a one micron pleated cartridge to use with powder. I want to see how this one works and how easy it is to clean. The cartridges are only five bucks so even if I can't clean it, it is still cheap enough to change the cartridges occasionally.
Hopefully next week I will be able to build the thing and test it.
It will cost me about $115.00 in parts because I am using a good pump.
Hopefully next week I will be able to build the thing and test it.
It will cost me about $115.00 in parts because I am using a good pump.
Paul B
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It seems I am going for another back procedure so I can stop walking like a blue lagged hermit crab.
They are going to knock me out again to make a few small holes in my to inject my sacroiliac joint on both sides. I am not sure why they have to knock me out for this but I think it's because the needle is like 5" long and they don't want my screaming to scare the other patients.
I also have to drive 60 miles for this because none of these doctors are around the corner to me. When I used to live there, right on the New York City border, my doctors were out here 60 miles. Now I moved out here and my doctors are all there.
I have to get someone to drive me home because for some reason they won't allow you to drive after this. I can see that for some snowflake Sissy but after 33 surgeries, I think I can handle this minor thing.
They are going to knock me out again to make a few small holes in my to inject my sacroiliac joint on both sides. I am not sure why they have to knock me out for this but I think it's because the needle is like 5" long and they don't want my screaming to scare the other patients.
I also have to drive 60 miles for this because none of these doctors are around the corner to me. When I used to live there, right on the New York City border, my doctors were out here 60 miles. Now I moved out here and my doctors are all there.
I have to get someone to drive me home because for some reason they won't allow you to drive after this. I can see that for some snowflake Sissy but after 33 surgeries, I think I can handle this minor thing.
Paul B
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Just now I see I have a dead fish stuck to a powerhead. I almost never see a dead fish. It was a file fish I have for a couple of years. I noticed yesterday that he was very fat. I didn't think he was pregnant because I never had a pregnant filefish although it isn't that odd to have one.
But I knew there was something wrong with him. Nothing contagious or anything a drug would be able to cure.
I did a necropolis just to see if it was eggs. It was not. But whatever killed him it was infected because although the fish just died and didn't stink, when I cut him open he really stunk so I knew it was an infection of some kind.
His organs were all rotted so I can't tell where it came from. But fish do sometimes get something we can't cure.
But I knew there was something wrong with him. Nothing contagious or anything a drug would be able to cure.
I did a necropolis just to see if it was eggs. It was not. But whatever killed him it was infected because although the fish just died and didn't stink, when I cut him open he really stunk so I knew it was an infection of some kind.
His organs were all rotted so I can't tell where it came from. But fish do sometimes get something we can't cure.
Paul B
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Good Morning. Going to the pain management Doctor today to see if she can get me to walk upright like a normal person. 
After my spine ablation a few weeks ago my sacroiliac joint in my lower back got jealous and froze up and doesn't want me to move.
That is a big crack in your pelvis that holds you together so you don't look like a jellyfish.
It's all inflamed and I am not sure what it wants but it doesn't seem to want to get old. It must have heard all the celebrations for my birthday on Christmas and realizes it's time to get aggravated. Maybe I didn't eat enough birthday cake. It must figure that it stayed calm and allowed me to move for 75 years and thats enough.
I don't think so. So she will "shoot" me with something, maybe Prizapro using some sort of scanner so she doesn't put the needle in an important part that I may need in the future.
Of course some hobbyists would just fresh water dip me with some hydrogen peroxide and methylene blue for my complexion then quarantine me in a downtrodden sanctuary city in the Florida Panhandle for 74 days while checking me for spots.
Right now I have to walk next to my wife with one hand on her walker so we both don't fall down. Hopefully in a few hours I will again be doing the macarana or maybe even the mashed potatoes (Google it)
Right now I have a "tens" pack on me that shoots electric shocks into you which is fine unless you walk near a GFCI in which case you just burst into flames.
After my spine ablation a few weeks ago my sacroiliac joint in my lower back got jealous and froze up and doesn't want me to move.That is a big crack in your pelvis that holds you together so you don't look like a jellyfish.
It's all inflamed and I am not sure what it wants but it doesn't seem to want to get old. It must have heard all the celebrations for my birthday on Christmas and realizes it's time to get aggravated. Maybe I didn't eat enough birthday cake. It must figure that it stayed calm and allowed me to move for 75 years and thats enough.
I don't think so. So she will "shoot" me with something, maybe Prizapro using some sort of scanner so she doesn't put the needle in an important part that I may need in the future.
Of course some hobbyists would just fresh water dip me with some hydrogen peroxide and methylene blue for my complexion then quarantine me in a downtrodden sanctuary city in the Florida Panhandle for 74 days while checking me for spots.
Right now I have to walk next to my wife with one hand on her walker so we both don't fall down. Hopefully in a few hours I will again be doing the macarana or maybe even the mashed potatoes (Google it)
Right now I have a "tens" pack on me that shoots electric shocks into you which is fine unless you walk near a GFCI in which case you just burst into flames.
Vinny Kreyling
Premium Member
Feel Better Paul.
Paul B
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I went to the pain Magt Doctor yesterday and she got me up on the table. There were two other people in there, one was the guy who aimed the Death Ray, I mean X Ray thing and the other "female" I wasn't sure what she did but she had a rag which I assumed was to clean up the blood on the floor after the procedure.
The Doc said "little pinch" and stuck the needle in my back, 8 times to numb the area a "little."
(A little to little if you ask me)
Then she studied the X Ray, unless she was watching "Dancing With the Stars" and filled the Turkey Baster, ,I mean needle, using a funnel with the "stuff". I asked for the good stuff not the stuff from Amazon.
"Another little pinch" and she stuck it in my lower back,,,8 times. A few of those times she stuck it in so far she had to climb up on my back to put her foot on my spine so she could pull it out. And she had high heels on.
After the procedure she asked me to sit up which I tried to do. She asked if there was still any pain. I waited until I stopped whimpering screaming and crying and tried to get up. It took me a while and she could tell I was still in pain so I said yes, "Here and there". She asked if I would like more Cortizone, or Coppersafe so I said, Yes, fill me up. Wherever you see skin, stick one of those needles in until I am "full".
When I was a mechanic for Oldsmobile (google it) We had to check the grease in the rear axle. To do that you open this big plug in the thing and stick your pinkie in. If your finger came out with grease on it, it was full. I asked her to stick her finger in my ear and if it has "stuff" on it, I am full.
Then I was almost pain free. (not because of the cortisone, but from the lanacane she mixes with it so she can tell where the stuff is going by the level of your screaming.)
I finally got up and walked a few steps. I didn't fall down and was standing up right.
She said "how do you feel?"
I said "pretty good and would you like to go dancing?
Remember I grew up in the Disco Age, she wasn't born yet as she is somewhere between my Daughter and Grand Daughters age.
Disco dancing is sort of like texting only instead of your thumbs, you use your feet.
We used to go to Disco's to meet girls because thats where everyone was and thats what you did. (When I was not taking care of my fish tank of course but I never mentioned that)
In a disco if you wanted to meet a girl (which was why we were there) you had to walk up to a girl and make intelligible words come out of your mouth, not LOL, or ROTFLMAO or anything like that or she would smack you and call the cops.
You also needed a cool car. "Your" car not your Dads. It helped if it was fast. Having hair was a big must and believe it or not, I didn't always look like this.
I met a lot of cool girls and actually married one 50 years ago, she is still sleeping now but still looks the same. (I didn't meet her in a disco but thats another story for another day)
So it is the next morning and I am still upright getting ready to go on my 2 mile, cold and dark walk and I feel confident that I can handle any ground hogs, deer, possums or squirrels that want to attack me
The Doc said "little pinch" and stuck the needle in my back, 8 times to numb the area a "little."
(A little to little if you ask me)
Then she studied the X Ray, unless she was watching "Dancing With the Stars" and filled the Turkey Baster, ,I mean needle, using a funnel with the "stuff". I asked for the good stuff not the stuff from Amazon.
"Another little pinch" and she stuck it in my lower back,,,8 times. A few of those times she stuck it in so far she had to climb up on my back to put her foot on my spine so she could pull it out. And she had high heels on.
After the procedure she asked me to sit up which I tried to do. She asked if there was still any pain. I waited until I stopped whimpering screaming and crying and tried to get up. It took me a while and she could tell I was still in pain so I said yes, "Here and there". She asked if I would like more Cortizone, or Coppersafe so I said, Yes, fill me up. Wherever you see skin, stick one of those needles in until I am "full".
When I was a mechanic for Oldsmobile (google it) We had to check the grease in the rear axle. To do that you open this big plug in the thing and stick your pinkie in. If your finger came out with grease on it, it was full. I asked her to stick her finger in my ear and if it has "stuff" on it, I am full.
Then I was almost pain free. (not because of the cortisone, but from the lanacane she mixes with it so she can tell where the stuff is going by the level of your screaming.)
I finally got up and walked a few steps. I didn't fall down and was standing up right.
She said "how do you feel?"
I said "pretty good and would you like to go dancing?
Remember I grew up in the Disco Age, she wasn't born yet as she is somewhere between my Daughter and Grand Daughters age.
Disco dancing is sort of like texting only instead of your thumbs, you use your feet.
We used to go to Disco's to meet girls because thats where everyone was and thats what you did. (When I was not taking care of my fish tank of course but I never mentioned that)
In a disco if you wanted to meet a girl (which was why we were there) you had to walk up to a girl and make intelligible words come out of your mouth, not LOL, or ROTFLMAO or anything like that or she would smack you and call the cops.
You also needed a cool car. "Your" car not your Dads. It helped if it was fast. Having hair was a big must and believe it or not, I didn't always look like this.
I met a lot of cool girls and actually married one 50 years ago, she is still sleeping now but still looks the same. (I didn't meet her in a disco but thats another story for another day)
So it is the next morning and I am still upright getting ready to go on my 2 mile, cold and dark walk and I feel confident that I can handle any ground hogs, deer, possums or squirrels that want to attack me
Vinny Kreyling
Premium Member
NO FAST MOVEMENTS BOSS!
Paul B
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My reef slightly overflowed yesterday. I knew because I put in my magnet glass cleaner and water overflowed down the front glass.
I quickly removed 5 gallons of water. I tested the salinity and it was so low that I could keep bullfrogs or Duck Billed Platypuses. It was my fault because I cleaned the strainer on my skimmer intake (I don't use a sump so everything is in my tank)
When I did that, I moved the ATO gravity fed fill valve.
Luckily, when I designed this thing I made it so if the valve sticks, very little water will go into the tank because only a few drops more than what the tank needs due to evaporation gets in.
The water was up to the brim, but didn't go over.
I added some salt and now it is to salty. My corals like this variation because they are all reaching for the stars and never looked better. The fish are also mostly spawning.
I quickly removed 5 gallons of water. I tested the salinity and it was so low that I could keep bullfrogs or Duck Billed Platypuses. It was my fault because I cleaned the strainer on my skimmer intake (I don't use a sump so everything is in my tank)
When I did that, I moved the ATO gravity fed fill valve.
Luckily, when I designed this thing I made it so if the valve sticks, very little water will go into the tank because only a few drops more than what the tank needs due to evaporation gets in.
The water was up to the brim, but didn't go over.
I added some salt and now it is to salty. My corals like this variation because they are all reaching for the stars and never looked better. The fish are also mostly spawning.
