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Compare the size of the box to the one that's gonna be sitting behind my tank where 2 durso pipes are located! Was quite surprised that it is almost as big as my MCE 600! Not really complaining there Anyway this is what it should look like when set up... excluding 2 U tubes that will siphon water from the blackbox to the whitebox Check out the 4 inch acrylic plate that will be sitting on my tank.

Some updates on my tank as promised. Customised overflow box by Ian of I-Aquatics. I have not touched the box since I collected it last night, so this is a first impressions. Workmanship looks good. Finishing could have been better but since it was a rushed job, I'm satisfied. Hope it will pass the water test tonight. First up, the small little overflow box that's going to sit inside my tank.

Thx for the offer! Just need to tahan another 2 more days... hopefully all goes well. I don't like to buy saltwater, then screw up my parameters. Always trust my D-D H2Ocean salt

Post a pic of my mod tonight if I have the time. Anyway my 5 gallon water change takes 20min max. Think your WC includes giving your beloved fishes a scrub to get rid of their ich

lol think we need another house visit to admire your new purchases soon! Just called sushi tei, they have a room that can seat up to 10 ppl. So 2 more slots if everyone is agreeable. Sadly they don't take reservations... So maybe the early birds can 'chop' the room first next Fri.

hahaa I like this. Btw I think the way the list is building up, we need to make a reservation le! Sushi Tei anyone? Or what do you guys prefer? I'm ok with anything actually.

Really need to stop BO-ing la Peter... need to find another acronym. I read "body odour for filter socks" and was haha Anyway I thought you mod the outflow for your mce600 Jacky?

next time remind me to buy a comfortable couch for my living room just in case...

My salinity probe also facing same problem. Did you check whether there are calcium deposits on the probe? Got to remember to soak mine in vinegar tonight and recallibrate it...

hahaaa utter rubbish!

Don't so bad la... I'm sure he won't get the muffin treatment. But I remember the couch was quite comfortable...

Yup Ketchup, it's still organ pipe. Think Jacky mentioned mine is harvested from different location. Anyway just some updates for now... my canister failed me 2 weeks ago. Tank is running without filter, biohome and chiller for 2 weeks already. Tank has been running on my 2x huge fans I bought from polyart as a backup. Lucky I'm switched to LED. You cannot imagine how many mugs of RO water I'm topping up everyday now! Luckily I have less than 5 pieces of coral left in my tank. But my beloved organ pipe and sunflower zoas are dying as a result of the higher temperature. Don't ask me what the temperature of my tank is. With the weather so hot, I refuse to take the temperature of my tank or I know I will start freaking out. And for the latest update: Ian has completed my customized overflow box! I will be rushing down tonight to collect it so can expect some pics later tonight!!! Excited! Can't wait for Sun for Vincent to install my new sump + pipings + overflow. Think I'm gonna have a looong night mixing saltwater... Did I mention my salinity probe is also malfunctioning? Dunno how I'm gonna mix saltwater like tt... lucky I got a cheapo hydrometer as backup. Seems like my initial 'investments' for backup equipment is paying off in this period of murphy.

hehe somehow I just find this super comical.

Bro just go for 100% LEDs. Save on electricity and heat, still get the MH effect. With Interzoo coming up, alot of manufacturers are also coming out with their versions of LED fixture.

hehe yeah tt's a good point. But I think the reader was being cheeky that if you really break it right down, you can get 40, maybe even more questions.

yup just nice. Most 2ft cube reefers use the same chiller.

If that's the case then I'm prob wrong before, KR92 uses 1W LEDs and has 150 LEDs for your 40". That's 45 leds per foot. Sounds pretty bright to me already.

Yeah... it becomes instinctive. Like when you are walking along the streets and you see a chiobu. In that split second you are already able to assess her based on her long silky smooth hair, high cheekbones, pouty lips, big sparkling eyes, curves on her body, cute tight s, long neverending legs blah blah blah. hope I don't get warning over this... but if we can notice so much stuff in like the half a second we lay eyes on a chiobu, what's so hard about these 40 qns?

err... false splendid leopard goby?

Of course! the more the merrier!

Yes, at first you may think wtf! By the time I finish going through these questions, I would have wasted at least 15-20min of my time. Not to mention I could have lost the moment if I were trying to take a picture of say, the sun setting. However, with enough practice, these questions come naturally and once it's built into your system, it would prob take you 5-10s before you hit the shutter release. Or sometimes when you don't want to think, you just take the photos with various options and decide later which one you like. Tt's the advantage of going digital But... Let's face it. How many of us have gone on holidays and went trigger happy, taking thousands of photos only to come back and dread going through the photos? They end up unsorted, filed into our HDD collecting cobwebs. By giving our photos more thought, we take better photos, don't need to post process our photos as much, and start to enjoy photography as an art. Just food for thought on a TGIF!

This was a reader's contribution to DPS which I think pretty much sums up the thought process of what goes through the mind of a photographer before he takes the shot. What mode do I want to shoot in? Manual, AP, SP, Auto or a pre-programed mode? If I’m using a pre-set, what F-Stop or Shutter Speed am I going to use? What format do I want to shoot in RAW or jpeg? What’s my ISO? Is it fast/slow enough? Too grainy for the shot? What White Balance am I set on? Do I need to set custom White Balance? Did I bring my 18% Grey Card? What Metering Mode should I be on? What Colour setting do I need? Am I going to use Manual or Auto Focus? Do I want to Bracket the shot? Am I going to use a Flash? And how am I going to use it? What story am I trying to tell? Do I need to change lenses? If so, which one? Am I shooting in Landscape or Portrait perspective, or even a jaunty angle? Do I need to use a Tripod? Will I use the Rule of Thirds or break it? What other rules should I be following? Are there Leading Lines I can use in the shot? What about finding an S-curve for the leading line? Is there any thing I can use to Frame my picture? e.g. Tree branches. Will I change this to B&W, Sepia or something else post production? Do I have a Focal Point? Is my subject Moving or Stationary? For Moving Subjects, do I want to Pan the shot, Blur the background or Blur the subject? Is there a Pattern I can pick up on? How’s the lighting? Are the shadows strong or weak? Do I want to emphasize them? Is the light too strong? Will it wash out detail? Is my horizon straight? Can I get this at a better angle? Should I wait for better lighting? What does the light meter read? Should I increase shutter speed or open up the aperture? Is it in focus? Did I just miss a great shot? http://digital-photography-school.com/40-questions-i-ask-myself-before-hitting-the-shutter-release

lol did I mention after setting up the entire huge brown 'thing' He was taking the time to admire the scenery, thinking how to compose his photo? read: actually he was panting and sweating and trying to get a breather...

Phew. Coz I remember you said you wanted 3. Then I saw 2 last night when I was unpacking and panicked.

I've seen this ang moh at some bridge in Singapore taking landscape. Amazing experience! The antique looks absolutely gorgeous, and admire their thought process in coming out with the picture perfect photo. Remember: these guys don't have digital preview display or 1000+ picture storage worth of CF card.