I like to tinker, and make stuff, so eventually I got interested in making a ROV.
Allthough I found some information about homebuilt ROV's years before, while searching for info for other projects, I actively decided to go for it just a couple of months ago after a unexpected chain of events.
A friend of mine got a DIY community website going, which I become a active member of. He eventually started a talk about aquaponics, a concept I had no idea about at the time, but surely enough, I built my first grow bed the same day. As you need fish for aquaponics, I started scavanging fishing equipement(I barely ever fished before), and finding places to fish. After having some mixed success in the local streams, I found out that a gravel pit a couple minutes from the place I live is a gold mine for easy to catch prussian carps
. After some talk with the fishers on the site, I learned that the pit is really deep(up to 60 meters), and holds some monster sized fish. I also heard some urban legends about the place. The explorer impulse kicked in, and the ROV concept started to form up.Fortunately, Steves web page, and this forum are a well of great information. But I still have some dilemmas that need to be resolved, and here I am now, looking foward to learning new stuff, and shareing my knowledge and experiences with all of you.
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