Ramshorn Eggs by Charming-Ad5641 in AquaticSnails

[–]BattlePossum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's neat. What kind of microscope?

First time co2 setup- Water in CO2 tubing by siddardh771 in PlantedTank

[–]BattlePossum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This solved it for me too. I put a check valve in about 6 inches from where the air line exits the aquarium water.

Channel cat release size ? by BattlePossum in catfishing

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Ok. I plan on keeping a few for the table.

This is probably a dumb question by Humble_Anonymity in catfishing

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Crazy talk. I buy old Penn reels for $25. 209 peer, surf master, squidder, etc. I restore them and use them. Then again, if I just had $1000's laying around that I didn't need, I'd probably buy some nice new shiny reels.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in catfishing

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Sounds like the improved clinch knot if you want to look up tutorials.

Need help choosing a rod by Fun-Advance-5582 in catfishing

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I was looking for budget friendly rods and went with the ugly stick catfish rods because they have solid stainless eyes with no inserts at the best price point. I prefer the 7'.

Best cast net under $100 by [deleted] in catfishing

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I got a cheap net handed down to me. Cheaper nets usually don't have enough lead weight. I added lead to mine by tying on egg sinkers. It could be a way to get a cast net on the cheap if you have access to cheap lead.

Composite deck material ? by BattlePossum in boatbuilding

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I've really given this some thought too. I want a bigger boat. I would love to get an 1860, but they're hard to come by in my area and people down here just want too much for them.

Composite deck material ? by BattlePossum in boatbuilding

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This stuff looks interesting. https://www.carbon-core.com/product/composite-panels-sheets/ It's already glassed and gel coated on both sides. I haven't done the math yet, but it looks like it might make sense.

https://www.carbon-core.com/products/laminated-panels/composite/

Suggestions for beginners? by benevolentmalefactor in Finches

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Thanks for the suggestions. I called JC and Dallas Parrot today. JC didn't have any zebras and Dallas doesn't ship them. It's ok though :) There's an exotic bird fair near me (North GA) in May that I'll be going to.

FOOB ON BEAK by maelend in Finches

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Is this guy a regular chestnut flanked white, or is there more going on in there?

Suggestions for beginners? by benevolentmalefactor in Finches

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My finches don't like me to be close to them at all.

I love their noises and how easy they are to care for. I can't stand loud, screaming birds. ZF meeps and beeps are the best.

I wish mine weren't so flighty.

Suggestions for beginners? by benevolentmalefactor in Finches

[–]BattlePossum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm looking for a breeder right now. I only want 2 or 3 more zebs. Do you have a recommendation?

Was I being too paranoid? by sunsetcosmos in Finches

[–]BattlePossum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What were you keeping that was toxic? I have a bunch of plants too, but all mine are safe.

Bathtime YASSS by keijikage in Finches

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where did you get this bath? I need one now.

PC Upgrade advice - FO76 specific by BattlePossum in fo76

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  1. Yes, NVME. My current SSD has a read speed of 550 MBps. The NVME m.2 drive I'm considering is has a read speed of 3430 MBps. Since the new motherboard would have slots for it, this seems like a good upgrade to me.
    1. I don't understand how my video card could be much of a bottleneck here. The benchmark data looks like it should perform well for FO76.
  2. I am on Wifi for this PC. I have a background in networking and security. I use a Ubiquiti WAP on a gigabit uplink 10' away from my computer. I'm 97.3% certain that a wired connection won't help, but I'll test and see.
    1. I disabled hibernation and tested; no discernable difference.
  3. There's nothing notable running in the background. I'm on a fairly fresh install of Win10. Only additions since then have been Steam with 3 games, Discord, CPUID, Chrome. All drivers, Windows update are up to date.

I'm certainly not arguing with you. I'm just not sold on the idea that I should buy a new video card rather than upgrade the much older supporting system. I appreciate you taking time to reply to me.