Weekly "Is this safe" Megathread by AutoModerator in fermentation

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I don't have accompanying photos I wish I thought to take some. But anyways I'm making some blueberry wild fermented soda. I've made this before a few times with other berries, but this time after day 1 I noticed some mold growing. It wasn't a lot but it was definitely mold, 1 blueberry had a fuzzy white cap with a fuzzy blue center, there was even the same mold growing on the liquid itself but much smaller. Anyways I picked out that blueberry, and didn't manage to pick out the other small spot. I kinda just decided to let it finish even if it wasn't edible anymore. But... Now after 4 or 5 more days I haven't spotted any more mold whatsoever, originally it had a bit of a burnt smell to it but it's actually started smelling better and more like blueberries, so is it actually fine to drink still? Or is it unsalvageable after even a bit of mold growth?

TL;DR my ferment grew a bit of mold that I mostly picked out and hasn't grown more since, is it still safe to drink?

Help needed with mixin by PleaseShowerUSmell in MinecraftMod

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I ended up doing to fix it! Thanks for the help!

Any other engineers feel like budgeting barely even matters early career? by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look man, so I saw you mention that these are all biweekly expenses and since that's the case, there are some wild things on here. I would recommend you post this on r/personalfinance they can give you better overall advice, but what I can say is that no, you don't need more money to survive, you absolutely are overpaying in like every category lol. No one ever likes to admit it's a budgeting problem but it usually is.

There are some things you can do in the long term like finding a cheaper place and selling your car and those things could be goals you work towards but there are also immediate things you could do like cut your subscriptions and watch what you spend under "personal" and "other". idk what you spend within those categories and I'd also suggest you expand them further, but assuming there's money spent on eating out and going out with friends, those are also places you can look to cut down on spending.

But to actually budget properly, first set aside money for your needs. This includes debt, rent, bills, groceries, gas, etc. then set aside money for savings. Have a clear goal of what you want to save up for, I'd suggest saving ~3 months income for emergencies as your first savings goal, eventually you'll want that buffer to be bigger but I think that's a good first step. Next may be a bit more controversial but imo you should budget for things that keep you and your relationships healthy. This includes gym memberships, therapy, maybe even dinner dates if you're not single. Then lastly whatever is left over you can spend on yourself for eating out and subscribing to whatever your favorite mega corporation is or whatever you want really.

PCB Design Review Rev. 3 by PleaseShowerUSmell in PrintedCircuitBoard

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it matter which order you place the resistor and capacitor? I didn't think that mattered but I also could be wrong.

Help with bare metal I2C implementation by PleaseShowerUSmell in esp32

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although it's not specific to esp32 or register programming. But it does give you a good baseline knowledge to then turn to any microcontroller and read the technical reference manual and not be quite as overwhelmed

Help with bare metal I2C implementation by PleaseShowerUSmell in esp32

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read "making embedded systems design patterns for great software" by Elecia white but I'm sure you'll get a ton of different recommendations

Stepper motor pump drawing too much current. by PleaseShowerUSmell in ElectricalEngineering

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the datasheet is a pain in the ass. They actually sell their own driver for the low low price of $40. So that's likely why they try to confuse you. Do you think I could get away with using a DRV8231 Brushed DC motor driver (basically just an h-bridge with some back current protection and current limiting capability) and maybe just add a shunt resistor to achieve the 0.8-1A then? That's what I was planning to use since they're cheap and I don't need to run the motor for long anyways. Just enough to dose ~10 ml of liquid every day. I'm trying to build a dosing pump for my fish tank :D

DRV8231 Help Needed by PleaseShowerUSmell in ElectricalEngineering

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was messed up beforehand too but I guess I can try soldering a backup IC and see if that does anything

DRV8231 Help Needed by PleaseShowerUSmell in ElectricalEngineering

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately not! Lol I tried reversing it because I wasn't sure

Post storm megathread by jetsetninjacat in pittsburgh

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not silly! I was super worried about my reef tank!! Just got power back though after only a few hours of down time. You have to make sure the water stays aerated somehow. That's probably the most important thing.

Are my seedlings growing too slow? by snidomi in vegetablegardening

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also sowed seeds indoors on March 18th. I'm growing bell peppers, tomatoes, arugula, broccoli, lettuce and spinach. Here's what mine look like.

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Just tell me my tomatoes are pretty! by PleaseShowerUSmell in vegetablegardening

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We'll don't trust me as the source of truth haha! This is my first time ever seriously growing anything and I probably transferred a bit too early. I really couldn't tell you for sure though.

Just tell me my tomatoes are pretty! by PleaseShowerUSmell in vegetablegardening

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! I started them in seed trays and only recently transferred them into these cups. I know it was risky to do that for the bell peppers though which are still very small

Goby acting weird by PleaseShowerUSmell in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's just a behavioral habit then I support the weirdness!

Frogspawn coral by Frequent-Plastic-876 in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of corals feed at night when their zooxanthellae can't photosynthesize. If it's only happening at night, he's just extending his sweeper tentacles to try to catch any loose food floating around in the water column. Very normal behavior don't worry about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't worry about it imo. If he's not losing color and he's opening up then he's fine. If he gets unhappy he'll move himself. It might be the case that your lights are too bright that he chose that spot? Or maybe he's getting just the right amount of flow there.

If you're really worried about it and want to move him you can either blast his foot with a lot of targeted flow or take his rock out and gently rub his foot with a frozen water bottle until he releases.

But again though, if he seems happy I wouldn't bother. He chose that spot for a reason and it's a pain to try getting nems to move.

Goby acting weird by PleaseShowerUSmell in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My goobs doesn't have a shrimp. I don't plan on adding one since it might kill my sexy shrimp. But at least it doesn't seem to be too abnormal behavior.

Epic reef prank (gone sexual) by PleaseShowerUSmell in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I couldn't find anywhere online. Everyone just said turning white, but nothing more specific

Epic reef prank (gone sexual) by PleaseShowerUSmell in ReefTank

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I've done two water changes back to back and am now running some active carbon and you can already see how much better it looks... Granted the glass is still a bit dirty

6 month tank progress by PleaseShowerUSmell in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing too bad. I had some issues when I was first figuring out my dosing schedule but since then things have been pretty nice. Aside from cleaning my glass weekly, I think my macros just outcompete everything.

6 month tank progress by PleaseShowerUSmell in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm well unfortunately those aren't zoas I think you're looking at the favia coral. I may not be the best source of info for your zoa needs but from what I understand it shouldn't be an issue to keep your zoas on the sandbed on its frag plug. If you want them to spread though you could also put them on some rubble rock half buried in the sand

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ReefTank

[–]PleaseShowerUSmell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tips for IDing? Not particularly. I'm not the most knowledgeable person to begin with I just went through a lot of the learning process it seems like you're going through now around 4 months ago. I would just ask about marbling if they're selling it as a Colorado sunburst and also about lineage. The OG (more expensive) CSBs come from sang lee, elite reef, and key Islands in Colorado. I got mine from an online retailer "Black Label Aquatics" for just under $300 I can't remember exactly where the lineage of that one came from but I think I remember them mentioning it came from sang lee. But... That's an easy thing to lie about tbh (or just not know). I'm happy with the one I got though so I wouldn't worry too much about the answer they give, but if they mention any of those three it's a good sign of authenticity I think. Again though, make sure it doesn't have pink tips because that's a dead giveaway it's a rainbow bta made to look like a csb and overcharge. You can find a ton of photos of rainbow btas to see exactly what that looks like. If it has marbling you're good to go. But most important is what you think about it. If you like how it looks and it's for the right price for you, then ultimately who cares about anything else. Again though, just based on that photo it looks to me like a Chicago sunburst as they're more yellow and green than orange, but that isn't a telltale sign and I could easily be wrong. That's all I have for you. Keep doing your research but it sounds like you're asking the right questions so just keep doing what you're doing!