Trailermann Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Trailermann here will be happy with whichever is available. C and C is handy for me. Remind me please how I pay the deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 11 minutes ago, Trailermann said: Trailermann here will be happy with whichever is available. C and C is handy for me. Remind me please how I pay the deposit. You can either send the deposit via paypal ahead of time or in cash when we meet up. Deposit is refunded whichever way you paid. I'll PM you the paypal info. I'm picking up the USB meter from the current borrower Thursday night, so that'll be the one. We can meet on Friday or sometime this weekend at Cuttlefish; my schedule is flexible, so just name whatever day/time works best. Be sure to check out this page for the software you'll need to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailermann Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Hi there Flashy Fins, Friday late morning works well for me, but like you, I am flexible. Let me know what works for you. Yes, I have downloaded their software. Looks straightforward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 42 minutes ago, Trailermann said: Friday late morning works well for me, but like you, I am flexible. Let me know what works for you. Looks like Cuttlefish opens at noon on Friday. If that's good with you, it's a plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailermann Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Plan it is, with cash in hand. BTW. your work on this volunteer assignment is admirable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 9 hours ago, Trailermann said: Plan it is, with cash in hand. BTW. your work on this volunteer assignment is admirable. I would have to agree. Cherany has been the club energizer bunny! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Emerald525 said: I would have to agree. Cherany has been the club energizer bunny! I have often thought of dressing as that for Halloween! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailermann Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 This "user" has finish up, so the USB unit can go back in the pool. Meet up again at C&C? Let me report on my experience. I got off to a very bad start because of fouling up the app download. Don't ask how that can happen. Murphy's Law. Then I was confused with PAR/PPFD because my numbers were so low. Then I took about 50 measurements that made little sense. Finally, just before I gave up, it all became clear. Now I know how fickle the lighting is in a REAL tank. I knew that water depth was a big factor. But I did not know that live rock shapes, power heads, livestock, etc all make such a huge difference. There is great variance from inch to inch throughout the tank. There are many sections near the sand that have much more light than others closer to the top. Thanks to the Club's PAR meter, and the eight hours I spent working with it, I now hopefully understand why people say to carefully watch your new corals and move them around until that happy spot is found. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 35 minutes ago, Trailermann said: This "user" has finish up, so the USB unit can go back in the pool. Meet up again at C&C? Let me report on my experience. I got off to a very bad start because of fouling up the app download. Don't ask how that can happen. Murphy's Law. Then I was confused with PAR/PPFD because my numbers were so low. Then I took about 50 measurements that made little sense. Finally, just before I gave up, it all became clear. Now I know how fickle the lighting is in a REAL tank. I knew that water depth was a big factor. But I did not know that live rock shapes, power heads, livestock, etc all make such a huge difference. There is great variance from inch to inch throughout the tank. There are many sections near the sand that have much more light than others closer to the top. Thanks to the Club's PAR meter, and the eight hours I spent working with it, I now hopefully understand why people say to carefully watch your new corals and move them around until that happy spot is found. Thanks for the update. I believe I'm next in line for the USB so to save Cherany some travel time I can meet up with you directly or I can get it from you this weekend if you are going to the meeting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 41 minutes ago, Trailermann said: This "user" has finish up, so the USB unit can go back in the pool. Meet up again at C&C? Let me report on my experience. I got off to a very bad start because of fouling up the app download. Don't ask how that can happen. Murphy's Law. Then I was confused with PAR/PPFD because my numbers were so low. Then I took about 50 measurements that made little sense. Finally, just before I gave up, it all became clear. Now I know how fickle the lighting is in a REAL tank. I knew that water depth was a big factor. But I did not know that live rock shapes, power heads, livestock, etc all make such a huge difference. There is great variance from inch to inch throughout the tank. There are many sections near the sand that have much more light than others closer to the top. Thanks to the Club's PAR meter, and the eight hours I spent working with it, I now hopefully understand why people say to carefully watch your new corals and move them around until that happy spot is found. Glad to hear you were finally able to make some sense of it. Yeah, I also did a pretty systematic scan of the tank trying to take such variations into account. Definitely tricky. This is one reason that the "heat maps" you see displayed for lighting reviews are done in empty tanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 So glad you were able to make sense of it, @Trailermann! Next in line for the USB meter is @Emerald525, our club president. You guys meeting up would be great. Paul's deposit was paid in cash, so if you can pass it back that way, Kim, I'll return the $50 to you at the meeting on Saturday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, Flashy Fins said: So glad you were able to make sense of it, @Trailermann! Next in line for the USB meter is @Emerald525, our club president. You guys meeting up would be great. Paul's deposit was paid in cash, so if you can pass it back that way, Kim, I'll return the $50 to you at the meeting on Saturday. Okay that works for me. Pm coming your way trailerman. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boro56 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Good evening, can I get added to the list please? Thank You.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 11 minutes ago, Boro56 said: Good evening, can I get added to the list please? Thank You.... Yep! Added you to the wait list. @Vance164 - almost your turn! I see you requested the older handheld meter, which should be returned to me this week. I'll PM you to schedule meeting up once I have it back. @Willapa, did you wish to borrow the USB meter or the handheld? If you prefer the USB, you're in luck. That one is available now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance164 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Flashy Fins said: Yep! Added you to the wait list. @Vance164 - almost your turn! I see you requested the older handheld meter, which should be returned to me this week. I'll PM you to schedule meeting up once I have it back. @Willapa, did you wish to borrow the USB meter or the handheld? If you prefer the USB, you're in luck. That one is available now. Awesome thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 @Willapa, are you out there? Which meter do you prefer, handheld or USB? The USB is ready to loan. Handheld has one person ahead of you. @pdxmonkeyboy, your turn should be in a couple of weeks. Which one are you interested in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Well since willapa hasn't responded I just got back in town. I can try the USB now!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 41 minutes ago, Emerald525 said: Well since willapa hasn't responded I just got back in town. I can try the USB now!? You still have the info I sent you Kim? Will be curious what your readings are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 1 minute ago, albertareef said: You still have the info I sent you Kim? Will be curious what your readings are. Yes I do thanks Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 I'll use whichever one becomes available first Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 5 hours ago, Emerald525 said: Well since willapa hasn't responded I just got back in town. I can try the USB now!? Sounds good. I'll PM you for meet-up details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Pdxmonkeyboy has the regular par meter now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 10 minutes ago, Emerald525 said: Pdxmonkeyboy has the regular par meter now. I guess that means I don't have to pick it up... the corgi will be disappointed ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashy Fins Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Emerald525 said: Pdxmonkeyboy has the regular par meter now. Thank you! @HenryLimpet, which meter would you like to borrow? The USB model is available now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willapa Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 [mention=16173]Willapa[/mention], are you out there? Which meter do you prefer, handheld or USB? The USB is ready to loan. Handheld has one person ahead of you. [mention=16179]pdxmonkeyboy[/mention], your turn should be in a couple of weeks. Which one are you interested in?Oh sorry, fell off the wagon. I have an outdated MacBook so the USB one may be a nightmare plus my computer skills have much to be desired. Put me down for the handheld when it frees up.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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