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I use 4 x 400w and my 1.25hp Titanium chiller's been able to cope. Best is not to get something too overspec because I highly doubt if you will go beyond 1600w like me... you have to be a notch crazier... But then again....for that price... hmmmm....

Sorry, my FLAME THREAT DETECTOR firewall software kicked in. Be nice now. Thank you for your co-operation.

Triggers love sea urchins!!! They can chew thru just about everything.... they will pick up the urchin, flip it so its soft underbelly is exposed and then start tearing in.

If your tank is in an industrial area... cool. For home consumption... errrr.... its quite an overkill. Can't imagine the size, heat and the noise. Err.... what brand izzit?

Seamonkee... I don't think you should be getting on his case so hard. He may have turned over a new leaf. You're not going to make things easy for me should a flame war break out. I won't allow this to happen you know that... so I am going to have to nip this in the bud,

Theory and pool lessons are done here. You can take your practical in SG too if you want... but it may turn you off diving if you do it in Pulau Hantu. Most operators will take you to Aur/Dayang/Tioman during the dive season so you will get WOWED and then you will be HOOKED... like all of us were... Hantu you will only see mud water. If you are lucky, you can see your buddy and he can see you... hehehee... joking.

This poll is too.... ah.... what's the word.... unrealistic? I can vote for 20 great white sharks in a 1 litre tank or 5 tiny gobies in a 10000 litre tank? Your stocking levels should be realistic and relative to the size of the fish and the tank... taking into account the habits and the housing/feeding requirements and how fast and how big the fishes can grow. Also you have to factor in the filtration system and even the amount of swimming space you give to the fishes. I can't take part in this poll, sorry... and it would be a disservice to newbies too.

Errr... its not permanent I hope.

hmmm.... would plastic plugs do? Like those golf ball plugs? Or gardening ones for small plants?

Why don't you get some cheap epoxy and fashion them into plugs? You can shape it to the hole while still hardening.

Pre-emptive strikes? Gee... okie... I see only one major yo-yo so far.

Top 20 things NOT TO DO at the next Lord of the Rings screening: 20. Come to the premiere dressed as Frankenfurter and wander around looking terribly confused. 19. Start an Orc sing-a-long. 18. Talk loudly about how you heard that there is a single frame of a ###### Elf hidden somewhere in the movie. 17. During a wide shot of a battle, inquire, "Where's Waldo?" 16. Every time someone kills an Orc, yell: "That's what I'm Tolkien about!" See how long it takes before you get kicked out of the theatre. 15. In The Two Towers, when the Ents decide to march to war, stand up and shout "RUN FOREST, RUN!" 14. Ask people around you who they think is the next "Terminator" sent from the Middle Earth of the future to assassinate Frodo Baggins. 13. When Denethor lights the fire, shout "Barbecue!" 12. Dress up as old ladies and reenact "The Battle of Helms Deep" Monty Python style. 11. When Shelob appears, pinch the guy in front of you on the back of the neck. 10. Talk like Gollum all through the movie. At the end, bite off someone's finger and fall down the stairs. 9. At the end, complain that Gollum was offensive to Ethiopians. 8. When Aragorn is crowned king, stand up and at the top of your lungs sing, "And I did it.... MY way...!" 7. Finish off every one of Elrond's lines with "Mr. Anderson." 6. Ask the nearest ring-nut if he thinks Gandalf went to Hogwarts 5. Point and laugh whenever someone dies. 4. Play a drinking game where you have to take a sip every time someone says: "The Ring." 3. At some point during the movie, stand up and shout: "I must go! Middle Earth needs me!" and run and try to jump into the screen. After bouncing off, return quietly to your seat. 2. Block the entrance to the theater while screaming: "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" After the movie, shout "Lucas could have done it better." 1. Stand up halfway through the movie and yell loudly, "Wait... where the hell is Harry Potter?"

Cameras underwaterUK

A canon g2 user here.

Compare images from two different camerashere!

For canon digi cam users. Canon site.

A very good site for U/W photography... just waiting neck long long for him to update some sections! Dave Read's site.

Put the purge valve to the nostrils and flush... kkekeke...

Photography - Equipment - Olympus C-5050 Settings Can be adapted for most digi cams.

I only wave my hands to chase off the numerous sea bugs, worms and pods that swarm around my dive torch! They can hit your hand with enough impact to feel them! That's the only thing I dislike... they always spoil the dive photos, but they make small fishes that hunt them down very very happy! Hmmm... actually, there is one think I dislike about night dives... the emergence of sea urchins!!!! Good buoyancy control is vital and keeping your hands off the sandbed/rocks.

If you are using an old test kit of a few years old... you will get crazy results. Buy a fresh test kit of reputable brand and retest.. or borrow one. At that levels of nitrates... your livestock should be suffering/dead.

Congrats!!! Anyway, there is a similar thread on costs for a 4 - 6 ft tank here.

Well... you should really join us again! REALLY!!! PLEASE!!! SRC Dive Team wants YOU!! Yeah, dived during a full moon before... very ethereal... You can just barely see everything...

Always dive with a secondary torch. ALWAYS!!!! It's extremely scary to turn off your lights... and there you are... in total darkness....