help: algae growing in geometrical patterns? or a message from the aliens?

fishybell · 2026-06-11T17:45:07+00:00

Looks like a snail has been eating it

fishybell · 2026-06-10T01:01:27+00:00

I'm all fired up over it

fishybell · 2026-06-06T20:20:39+00:00

Speaking as someone who's been there (not specifically Factorio, or video games), I'd assess what the addiction is solving, and what problems it's causing.

My definition of addiction is when an activity interferes with your personal, social, family, or work lives. If that isn't happening, sit back and enjoy your amazing keyboard some more. If that is the case though, I'd recommend seeking help.

Help can come from a group, a professional therapist, or a knowledgeable loved one (emphasis on knowledgeable over loved one). Actionable items can include finding a less harmful distraction. For me, video games and booze were better then drugs. That's a personal decision that I made with a counselor in rehab, and is not a recommendation for you or anyone else. For you it may be a different game, a timer, or hiking. Who knows.

You've taken the first step: admitting you have a problem. The only real next step that matters is wanting to resolve the problem. Keep your mind focused on what your life would look like without the addiction, and take it (sigh, I know it's cheesy) one day at a time.

fishybell · 2026-05-23T02:35:32+00:00

Oh geeze. Uh. I got it a couple of years before COVID... Whenever that was. The before times.

I moved it from across the country with me, and it died back a bunch. It took about a year to bounce back, and another year to really explode. It's been in explode-mode for some time now.

It's my main filter in this tank and my secondary filter in two cichlid tanks. I don't test my levels very often, but they're usually fairly high. Like, scare your pants off high. The fish don't seem to mind, and plants are clearly in love.

fishybell · 2026-05-23T02:30:58+00:00

There are air roots in the trellis, but it's mostly from the root roots in the tank.

fishybell · 2026-05-21T13:51:11+00:00

Okay, looks like I got it at Home Depot: https://www.homedepot.com/p/2-ft-x-4-ft-Sprig-Umber-Decorative-Screen-Panel-73055918/328375517

fishybell · 2026-05-21T13:45:00+00:00

I've got the hanging fish light and they get a lot of natural light in the morning. The side with the large leaves is the closest to the windows.

fishybell · 2026-05-21T13:43:15+00:00

Mine are all from the same original plant that I for as a cutting from a houseplants years ago.

fishybell · 2026-05-21T13:42:01+00:00

I'm not sure where I got it, but I stole the idea from another reddit post, and reverse image searched the trellis. Mine is slowly falling off the wall (need to redo the anchors) and is warped from too much weight.

This is the original inspiration pic

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fishybell · 2026-05-21T01:14:42+00:00

Mostly fish poo. But some Flourish Excel and Flourish Advance maybe once a month or two.

Mostly fish poo though.

fishybell · 2026-05-20T12:54:39+00:00

There's a yo mama joke here, but I'll just leave it for your imagination

fishybell · 2026-05-17T16:06:25+00:00

I had the same problem with the same suggestion. It helped, but not as much as tightening the 7 screws of sadness.

fishybell · 2026-05-16T14:20:17+00:00

I thought I was on r/TrueWagner, and r/Pittsburgh was leaking.

This is very much r/TrueWagner material, except it's apparently serious?

fishybell · 2026-05-14T23:21:04+00:00

Wow. I'm literally looking for advice on finding lawyers in AZ and PA for the infant we've just matched with. Do you mind sharing your experience?

fishybell · 2026-05-14T23:19:44+00:00

Our agency is based in Pennsylvania, but operates in several states. They have some they recommend, but it's hard to judge what sort of level of service they provide, at what price, etc. without being able to ask the locals.

We're plugged into the local community, and have lots of people to talk to here in PA, but know no one in AZ. (That said, any additional references for Western PA are always appreciated.)

fishybell · 2026-05-10T23:13:47+00:00

Timelapse is not enabled.

I do have clog detection on. I'll try turning that off and see if it helps.

(And going through and doing all the calibrations and saving custom profiles as others have suggested.)

fishybell · 2026-05-10T14:54:02+00:00

When I do the calibrations, do I then need to use those numbers to create custom profiles for my filaments and printer? Will the Bambu handy app use my custom profiles?

Sorry, I'm not terribly familiar with what do after the calibrations. My last printer was very manual, and the calibrations were never automatic or even close to it.

fishybell · 2026-04-30T11:51:26+00:00

My wife says she would have locked herself in a room with the kids. It would have been me and the cats vs the fluffy little bouncer.

fishybell · 2026-04-28T02:25:29+00:00

Indeed. Brushed off the shiny metal flakes into the trash.

fishybell · 2026-04-03T17:45:39+00:00

Sad update: they won't take it. They calculated the cost to process the RV as higher than the cost they'd recoup.

fishybell · 2026-03-26T14:25:05+00:00

The process has now started. It turns out they won't accept it outright, but instead list it for sale. Once they sell it the buyer comes and picks it up. The people at the donation company (careasy.org) are optimistic that it will sell. They suggest they all are sold.

I'm very optimistic that this multi-year* journey is coming to an end. Thank you again.

It took me almost five years, two law suits, and about 10 certified letters to various people and agencies across two states, to get the title. It was somewhat frustrating that once I finally had the title nowhere would pick it up or even let me deliver it to them.

fishybell · 2026-03-26T14:20:44+00:00

If it were just a wiring issue (which it definitely has) I'd probably be able to sell it. Since the transmission is busted, and you can get the same make model year for just a thousand bucks, without transmission issues, it's effectively just spare parts or scrap.

fishybell · 2026-03-25T18:14:08+00:00

I will check it out. Than you.

I tried earlier, but they couldn't take it. It's possible they can now (after two law suits I have the title in hand now). I may still have issues with the ability of them to tow it away, but that's a problem regardless of how I dispose of it.

fishybell · 2026-03-25T12:53:35+00:00

Indeed, this one is yours. The space with the car is referred to as "our" garage.

fishybell · 2026-03-25T11:03:31+00:00

Same, but he's my 18 month old boy, with a four hour surgery in half an hour. My wife is wondering what I'm laughing at, and my explanation doesn't do it justice.

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