http://www.us.buy.com/retail/searchresults.asp?qu=usb+extension&loc=273
Jimmy Chen hooked me up with this link so I ordered it. I will see if it
works
Thanks for all the replys if it works I'll send a pic to who ever want to
take a crack at this weird algae.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Clays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 5:40 PM
Subject: RE: Little white snails gone,next.. subject change to USB Cords
> Do you know what they USB cords look like inside? Are they a few large
wires
> or is it a bunch of small ones? I ask because I wonder if it would be
> possible to cut and splice a couple of 15 footers to get a longer cord.
Why
> the heck would they make it impossible to link the cords?? Strange...
>
> Shane
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Hansen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 2:08 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Little white snails gone,next
>
> As for the usb extension cord--- none exist. I think the max link
> you
> can find is about 14 or 15 feet. I work in the purchasing
> department of
> a large computer company in Alabama. I have even tried calling
> cable
> manufactures to see about getting one made and no such luck. They
> also
> put an end to connecting 2 cables together. Usb products have an
> end
> that is not male/female it's called a/b. The usb A end will not fit
> into the usb B end. I do know that there is no length restriction
> just
> that you loose some quality the longer you go. Just like a printer
> cable sometimes you can use a 100 ft cable and sometimes not
>
> Shane Clays wrote:
> >
> > Tom,
> > You probably wont see any stress from your clam. It will just be
> dead one
> > day. That is the thing with clams. They don't really show much
> stress. They
> > always seem happy until one day they are dead. These snails will
> cause its
> > demise unless you get something in the tank to continuously keep
> them in
> > check. Six lines are good, as are leopard wrasses (as suggested
> earlier).
> > You are going to want to get one of these today if possible, IMO.
> >
> > As far as USB cords go, I was looking for one of those myself. We
> had this
> > discussion some time ago on this list, and never really found a
> good
> > solution. You can find short extensions (if I remember right 6ft
> is max) and
> > link them, but the problem is you will loose speed and quality. I
> don't know
> > how far you want to run yours. I wanted to run 30 ft. I never did
> end up
> > finding anything that would work well and just gave up. Cosco has
> them
> > fairly cheap if you are only looking to run a couple of them.
> >
> > Sorry, no suggestions on the coral and algae.
> >
> > Shane
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom DeBenedictis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 6:41 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Little white snails gone,next
> >
> > Well I scrubbed off the little white snails and I must say
> when I
> > removed
> > the clam the base was loaded.But I have to say there were
> no signs
> > of
> > stress.My next problem is I have a Clavularia(sp?) with
> these
> > little brown
> > Algal puffs that form a net of rootwork around this coral.
> I wish I
> > had an
> > USB extention cable for my USB camera which by the way has
> some
> > stunning
> > close up resolution so I could post it. Anyway it stresses
> the coral
> > to much
> > to remove the coral and remove it. In the past it has
> worked but the
> > coral
> > didn't open for almost a week and the open polyps were
> sparatic. Any
> > idea's
> > on what this is?What herbivore if any like munching on
> this stuff?
> > Also
> > anywhere I can find a USB extension?I know that Firewire
> stuff looks
> > just
> > like it but I need a female at one end and a male at the
> other.
> > Thanks
> > Tom
> >
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