TankGirl
Aquarium Advice Addict
I hope Scott H. does not mind, but I thought this was amusing (in a debate on APD about shutting off pressurized CO2 during lights out):
A solenoid is no more necessary for good aquatic gardening
than is a pH controller. But it won't hurt.
Some Phun reasons for using a solenoid:
The meachnaphobic compulsion -- It came on the regulator
and I don't like unscrewing things. This is actually fairly
common despite the years of telethons.
The Technophilial Temptation -- The solenoid wants to be
used; the threads fit together so nicely; the soft barely
audible hum sings to me; it's warmth consoles me; its
energy excites me . . .
The Math Bath Indulgence -- It gives me data that really
spins the propeller on my beancounter beanie. I get to
compute saving a little bit on CO2 against the offset of
slightly increased startup costs and a bit higher
electrical consumption, while making assumptions about the
linearity of future energy prices.
The Argumentum ad Hominem. So and so does it so it must be
right. Of course, you must pick hominem carefully since
many of the great ones don't use solenoids.
The Categorical Imperative -- If I can do with it then I
Kant do without it. This one doesn't seem to follow pure
reason but no one seems to really understand Kant anyway --
"Das erkentnisse ist meshuga!"
The Pastoral Appeal -- Like CO2, it's a part of nature,
although Solenoidus axelrodii has yet to be found in the
wild.
The Aristotelean Anatomy -- it was once thought to cool the
brain.
The Animation Affectation -- Inspector Gadget is my
favorite movie.
Have widgets, have fun,
Scott H.
A solenoid is no more necessary for good aquatic gardening
than is a pH controller. But it won't hurt.
Some Phun reasons for using a solenoid:
The meachnaphobic compulsion -- It came on the regulator
and I don't like unscrewing things. This is actually fairly
common despite the years of telethons.
The Technophilial Temptation -- The solenoid wants to be
used; the threads fit together so nicely; the soft barely
audible hum sings to me; it's warmth consoles me; its
energy excites me . . .
The Math Bath Indulgence -- It gives me data that really
spins the propeller on my beancounter beanie. I get to
compute saving a little bit on CO2 against the offset of
slightly increased startup costs and a bit higher
electrical consumption, while making assumptions about the
linearity of future energy prices.
The Argumentum ad Hominem. So and so does it so it must be
right. Of course, you must pick hominem carefully since
many of the great ones don't use solenoids.
The Categorical Imperative -- If I can do with it then I
Kant do without it. This one doesn't seem to follow pure
reason but no one seems to really understand Kant anyway --
"Das erkentnisse ist meshuga!"
The Pastoral Appeal -- Like CO2, it's a part of nature,
although Solenoidus axelrodii has yet to be found in the
wild.
The Aristotelean Anatomy -- it was once thought to cool the
brain.
The Animation Affectation -- Inspector Gadget is my
favorite movie.
Have widgets, have fun,
Scott H.
it would waste CO2 but It would take quite a wile to spend that much money on CO2..
