tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post1435868438234993322..comments2024-01-13T00:18:13.198-08:00Comments on I chose Hampture: Building the bouy, thinking about hampture Mk.II.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-31956201968094442302010-09-17T15:56:27.952-07:002010-09-17T15:56:27.952-07:00Hm. After reading the above two posts, I'll be...Hm. After reading the above two posts, I'll be using a mesh sack for the dessicant, and some fabric secured to the side of the habitat for a bed..https://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-20985855449753061342010-09-17T11:21:25.687-07:002010-09-17T11:21:25.687-07:00My observations could be wrong here, but it appear...My observations could be wrong here, but it appears that you have provided in your drawings nowhere for the hamsters to make beds. Every hamster I have ever owned enjoys little more than making themselves a cozy bed out of woodchips, etc.<br />If you do intend to provide them with something to make sleeping arrangements, will they not make a mess of it, and get it in the moon pool?Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103677238399727880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-58360010689689209482010-09-17T03:15:43.967-07:002010-09-17T03:15:43.967-07:00Just a thought, but if you're planning to mix ...Just a thought, but if you're planning to mix the desiccant with the composing mixture, you might encounter problems. There will need to be a minimum level of moisture for the bacteria, fungi, and protozoa in the composting soil to remain active. If the desiccant is mixed in directly with the soil, you could encounter problems.<br /><br />I'm not certain on this, though. Perhaps you could do test runs of a couple of weeks above water, to test whether or not the hamsters would end up lost in a sea of their own poop, and whether any plants you introduce would grow or not. An easy alternative would be to have some sort of hanging apparatus (out of reach of curious mammals) that could contain the desiccant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988729657974187748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-5973905722337613122010-09-17T01:10:28.084-07:002010-09-17T01:10:28.084-07:00Excellent diagram. I'm not even sure those scr...Excellent diagram. I'm not even sure those screws and caulk would be necessary though. I was thinking of supergluing a soft rubber strip along where the lid meets the edges of the tub, to form a seal. But that would be for the tub I use for Hamputre Mk.II. I'm not sure if it was clear but the one in the picture is for the support bouy; to keep the battery powered air pump safe from rain, and to make it float above the habitat, that sort of thing. The tub used for Hampture Mk2, if I went with a tub, would be much larger..https://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-64584129174619630702010-09-16T23:49:32.262-07:002010-09-16T23:49:32.262-07:00heres an idea i had to make the actual underwater ...heres an idea i had to make the actual underwater enclosure. its presented in the format to which you are accustomed. <br /><br />http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y51/the87th/hamptureenclosurev1.jpg<br /><br />connecting the tubes would be kind of a bitch though. i'd use one of those ribbed hose connectors (like you find on the end of a bunsen burner), and try to find one where the other (non-hose) end is threaded. then cut a hole in the top of the enclosure, and bolt the hose connecter through the hole with rubber gaskets and washers (as above).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-45043051937673592492010-09-16T20:35:45.121-07:002010-09-16T20:35:45.121-07:00I'm thinkin' if it's a clear tub like ...I'm thinkin' if it's a clear tub like the one in the picture (but much larger) I can simply turn it upside down and make the lid into the base. I'd gorilla-glue a baking pan very slightly smaller than the lid onto it, so as to keep the 'ground level' above where the water could reach even if it got in, and I'd fill the pan with a mixture of composting soil and nontoxic dessicant (to dry the air.) I've done a couple of concept sketches, and I think 260psi is sufficient overkill that even if it's not that watertight it should suffice.<br /><br />I am concerned that a rectilinear container won't withstand pressure as well as a rounded one, but if it's sturdy enough it should hold anyway (it's just not as efficient as I'd prefer) and flat surfaces will permit me to see inside without any distortion while it's underwater. That means I could conceivably buy a waterproof digital camera enclosure and shoot some footage from outside the habitat..https://www.blogger.com/profile/12127308959156527284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1166564084704438274.post-17822419012898809652010-09-16T19:07:44.372-07:002010-09-16T19:07:44.372-07:00I doubt you'll be able to find anything that c...I doubt you'll be able to find anything that can both open and close effortlessly AND withstand the pressure of 8 feet of water. You'll probably have to glue whatever it is shut before you put it down there and cut it open again when it comes up.bumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029017583676946068noreply@blogger.com