What Is It?
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An OLD electric pencil sharpener!
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No, but if you had a saltwater aquarium in 1977, you had probably at least four of them. And you could buy them at the aquarium department at Sears. Yes, that's right, saltwater at Sears.
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Re: What Is It?
So what is it?
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- Doug
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- My SetUp: 1984: 90 gal. saltwater, O'Dell tank, Oceanic Systems cabinet stand, (2) Perfecto 48" strip lights with Vita-Lite Power Twists, Aqualogy Bio-Grade Plus Undergravel filter, (2) Hagen Aquaclear 800 power heads, Eheim 2217 canister filter with Chemi-Pure, Hawaiian Marine Angstrom 2537 UV sterilizer
Re: What Is It?
Let's see if there are any more guesses.
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Re: What Is It?
Looks like an air pump to me.
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Quite giant
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- Doug
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Re: What Is It?
You are correct. This is a "Silent Giant" air pump, about as big as a 1 lb. coffee can, weighs about 2 lb, mainly because it's filled with gravel. The actual pump mechanism inside, a large vibrator type air pump, is sealed in a metal can about the size of a small can of corn. The gravel served to deaden the sound, filter the incoming air, and, I guess, make you feel like you were getting quite something for your money. Regardless, at the time, they were about the only thing on the market that could sit on the floor under your tank, pump air up 4-5 ft. of tubing to an airstone or two at the bottom of a 20" deep undergravel filter airlift. It took 4 to do a 75. They were reasonably reliable, if you kept the foam intake filter clean and saltwater out of them. The Sears store here had an aquarium department managed by a guy who was reasonably knowledgeable (for the times), and he had a free hand to order whatever he wanted, thus making his saltwater livestock selection as attractive as the other LFSes. Also attractive, to the owners of abused Silent Giants, was Sears' liberal return policy, which took back most anything. Have a dead Silent Giant you bought from anywhere? Buy one from Sears and put your dead one in the box and then return it to Sears for a refund. Or exchange it for another, new one. Probably why Sears got out of the saltwater business.
The patent:
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The patent:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=pate ... 961149.pdf
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Re: What Is It?
Silent.... That's right damn it. I almost said that. We use to have those running all our tanks. Then the tetra luft pumps.
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- My SetUp: Equipment: 225 gallon (72x30x24), 3 radion pros, 2 48" t5s (ato blue plus), 2 mp40s, full apex with ph probe, wxm module, brs gfo reactor, reef octopus nwb200, DIY ATO with Kalk in reservoir water, two micom dosers (dosing 2 part) Livestock is mostly zoas/palys and sps. I also have quite a selection of high end Lps on the sand bed.
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Re: What Is It?
It's amazing how this hobby is constantly evolving. I imagine in the future we will be talking about our dated equipment that no one uses anymore.
The cure for anything is saltwater. Sweat, tears, or the sea. - Isak Dinesen
The cure for anything is saltwater. Sweat, tears, or the sea. - Isak Dinesen
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Re: What Is It?
OK I remember the Silent Giants, not Sears though but I lived in the Delta.
Does anyone still use a Diatom Pressure Filter? Looked like a quart mason jar with a cork insert put in Diatom powder to filter your water?
Does anyone still use a Diatom Pressure Filter? Looked like a quart mason jar with a cork insert put in Diatom powder to filter your water?
- Doug
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Re: What Is It?
Diatom filters weren't cheap, especially the XL, but running one constantly for two weeks would typically cure an ich outbreak w/o any chemicals.
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Re: What Is It?
I wish I still had mine could make some of the most beautiful clear water they were amazingDoug wrote:Diatom filters weren't cheap, especially the XL, but running one constantly for two weeks would typically cure an ich outbreak w/o any chemicals.
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Re: What Is It?
I hated cleaning them
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