McNasty's 55gal filled and running

[@marko@]

electrical noise. a bunch of stuff makes it. lights, TV (makes a lot), comp, etc. there are filters you can buy which stop the noise, but you need a seperate one for each appliance. (thats what my dad did). i dont know all the details of exactly what it is and how the fitlers work, but my dad is a comp programmer and knows everything about electricity, i see him on wednesday so i can ask him about it if you want (thats a sacrifice, he goes on and on and on and on about stuff like that going into every little detail).

[nate_mcnasty]

that would be awesome and would i need it just on my ac jr??? and can i get some brand and where to buy??

[@marko@]

no, you need it on everything that makes noise (im pretty sure its EM).

[nate_mcnasty]

ok that would be awesome if you could find all that out for me

[@marko@]

well what he said improved it the most was removing the total amount of items the ACjr controlled, he moved them to the computer to control (with X10 signals).
noise is when some appliance, while electricity is going through it, sends back occasional wavelengthes with a different height of the wave (i forget the name), they may send lower troughs too, but i dont know. so he put a dozen filters on the different stuff that makes noise.
my suggestion is just keep 10 items or less on the ACjr.

[nate_mcnasty]

its a dc8 and i wasn't going to put any more than that on there thanks so much where do you get these filters??

[@marko@]

i think the ones he has had radioshack signs on them, so im pretty sure if you can get them there. or online (google may help). but i reccomend seeing how it works before buying a bunch of filters.

[nate_mcnasty]

thanks for the info this helps me alot

[Pomacanthus]

I have some advice - consider mounting your 6 oulet strip vertically where you cant spill water into it, unless your electroman and have a fireproof floor. These is ez by using cable ties, snugged up tight use one top and bottom the plugs still even go in, right over the ties.

Just my .02 worth
Pomacanthus

[stargate_geek]

Can't wait to see this tank all the way finished. You seem to be putting a lot of thought into it (way to go!) I wasted a lot of money by not doing that!

[nate_mcnasty]

thanks stargate it going to be awhile before i get water in it but i got my zebra stone drift wood and AC jr coming this week. it's a big week for me haha

pomacanthus i'm not even close to puting water in the tank haha my Aquacontroller jr will have a dc 8 that i will be mounting on the wall i'm geting the acjr through saltwater empire you should know them sence you live in MN and do salt water tanks

[Orlando]

Just wanted to say Hi Nate. Hope your tank is growing well and Im sure your hard work will pay off. Its looking good!

[nate_mcnasty]

thanks orlando when i start working again i'll be coming to your site to buy a reg.

[@marko@]

there shouldnt be any electrical fire problems if you get a GFCI.

[nate_mcnasty]

i already put one in ha