tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86884819612881714052024-03-14T13:33:50.381+05:30Plays of RaysBlog for my Photographs..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-3281686512520951542013-08-28T14:55:00.000+05:302013-08-29T10:23:24.763+05:30Call it whatever...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Call it polemical or whatever but this is the truth.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Relations are what help you grow in this hobby. Every single day, tens of hobbyists are born and they see all these fancy plants and fish on the internet. Most of the time they google "aquarium plants buy India" and you all know what all come on google search. So there I was.. at the same point, googling exact same words. The only difference was that I had some extra craziness in my heart and very limited money in my pocket. Also I had a desire to see my own planted aquarium with a CO2 rig. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So.. I got a few contact numbers. I started calling those numbers. Its been maybe 5 years all of this has happened but every single detail is as fresh as the grapes I'm eating right now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I started calling people and I used to start my conversation from "Sir, I have 12000 rupees with me and I want to make a planted tank. Will it be possible for me to buy a CO2 kit, good soil and plants in this much amount of money? And can you please help me in this regard?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So people took me as a potential buyer. They answered a few questions here and there. They will receive one call when I'd have made 25 missed calls. And by "people" here, I mean 2 people to be precise. So the second person threw a good deal in front of me. I wasn't in a condition to afford the shipping charges so I thought of travelling to Kolkata (from Bhilai) in general compartment. I did that.. in the month of May. When I reached there, the guy tells me that a few things suddenly went "out of stock". I had a talk with him yesterday and he told me he has everything. And now when I reached here travelling 800 kms in a general compartment he is telling me that the stuff went out of the stock overnight. Well.. he then promised me that he will send all the stuff by train in a few days and asked me to pay the money. I paid all the money and went back with a hope that this guy will send me the supplies in a week. I have my tank ready, lights ready stand ready.. I am busy drawing scapes on paper and trying to contact him. Numbers of missed calls increased.. from 25 to 50 50 to I dont know after that.. His wife will answer the call in a very bad tone saying "He's not around and dont call back on this number now. He will call you back."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My nervousness was increasing day by day.. That empty tank in my room with lights on.. I used to stare at that tank and cry. I can never ever forget that feeling. And every time I think about that, it brings tears in my eyes. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So suddenly my phone rings.. I saw his number on the screen. I took the call and heard the same thing "All my shipments are at the station since last 1 week. I am trying to send them today.."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Again I got a hope and again he stopped taking my calls. I would go to the railway station and would ask the godown people to check every single train coming from Kolkata. It went on for weeks.. And then one day he again called me and I said "Sir I will come personally to collect the items. Please dont worry about the trains and all". The next thing- I was in the train again... I reached there at 7 in the morning. I waled to his shop from the station and sat in front of his shop waiting for him to arrive. He knew that I was there.. He came at 1 in the afternoon saying "I just went to trim a customer's tank". I have my train at 6 in the evening and when I asked about my stuff, he was like "Yeah my cousin will bring the stuff at 5". I again waited till 5.. His cousin came at 5:15 with a very few things. I said rest of the stuff? He said-"I will courier you".. The extent of helplessness that I felt at that time is unexplainable. I came back again.. he kept sending stuff for next 2 months. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">After getting bit once, I didn't understand.. This time I contacted the second guy.. I got to hear "We will we will rock you" as his caller tune. But at that time, I didnt know that he literally was going to rock me.. I had a few RCS that bred for me in my tank. I was super duper excited and wanted to try out a few more species. I saw Girish posting images of CRS and yellow shrimp and what not. IAH was the only place and you know how good people are at replying back there..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I contacted this person regarding Shrimps. He says "Yes I have quite a few varieties of shrimps available with me. I am forwarding you a rate list". I kept copying ecery single name out of that list and googling it (You all must have seen "that" list I'm sure). I again contacted him saying I want these shrimps. He tells me (these are the exact words that he spoke) "I have a hatchery in Kolkata. If you want I can ask my manager to send you these shrimps." At that time the only thing that I knew about shrimps was they cannot survive in high temperatures. So I tell him that I will personally go to Kolkata (I have had enough experience till then) and bring back the shrimps. He said okay. So I again went to Kolkata.. Now I am at the railway station calling this great guy and the only thing that I got to hear was "We will we will rock you!"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My returning train was in the evening at 6 or 7 maybe.. He picked up the phone at 5ish... And I being an engineering student, still calling him "Sir, any chance of getting shrimps?" Ijust cant believe how crazy I was at that time. And he replies back "Actually my farm is quite far from the city. You will have to pay 1000 rs extra if you want them now. My guy will come from taxi and will give you the shrimps." I had maybe 2000 rs in total and I had to survive the return journey as well as the whole month ("that was ALL I had" if you understand that ALL). I agreed.. He said he will call me back again in a few minutes. And as you can easily guess, he never called back!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My train was came.. my train honked.. My train started moving and I still kept looking for the guy with shrimps..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And that was the day when I learned how bad does it feel when someone hurts you. And I promised to myself that I will never ever do that to anybody. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I came back I again saved and the I contacted the real Gautam. Mr Gautam Gupta.. He's an angel if you ask me. After experiencing such things, when a guy calls you to his home, lets you sit between all his tanks, invites you for lunch with his family, guides you, talks to you, asks your problems, gives solution to your problems, sells you everything as promised and escorts you to the railway station.. I cannot tell you how good does that feel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And now I proudly say I am better than both of them in any way.. I'm a better person than them.. a better human being at least. They have not even heard of the things and plants that I trim and flush down my toilet. They were, they are and they will keep selling some XYZ thing in a 7x7 shop. Why you ask? Because you need blessings to grow.. which they dont have. And you know what! They still cheat.. I dont know how many newbies would have fell in their traps just like I did. Fortunately I had the courage and support to survive those low points but many dont have that! They simply quit.. Just because of these "Online sellers". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hobby has been evolved a lot since then. So many better people and hobbyists have started selling planted stuff. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The relations I made helped me grow. I am able to take good pictures, to keep better things in a better way.. just because my fellow hobbyists helped me learn all these things. And some of these relations are far more than "just fishy" relations now. I bet it can never be the same for those cheaters. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">All these things have been accumulated deep down my heart since last 5 years but I just couldn't resist today. Please pardon any grammatical or typo errors. It was difficult for me to write down these things but I'm glad I did. It's better to let such things go!</span></div>
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plethora of seasonal flowering plants. While everyone is interest in the
flowers of the season my eyes turned to these cute looking small
succulents. Nothing short of beauty than seasonal flowering plants. Need
much less care and attention and still look gorgeous and healthy. My
first attempt at photographing in a "white box". Enjoy :)</span></span><br />
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A small succulent with reddish-bronze-colored foliage. The 1 inch long
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A small succulent with reddish-bronze-colored foliage. The 1 inch long
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Hike at Cub lake & Fern lake loop at RMNP</h1>
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great hike yet again at Rocky Mountain National Park. A big 7 miles
loop covering Cub lake and Fern lake followed by a small climb to the
highest accessible point in RMNP at 12000 feet. Weather was in our favor
and the best part was that more than 70% of the trail was shady.</span></div>
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Anna's humming bird <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-43030065326270071392013-06-20T23:44:00.001+05:302013-06-20T23:44:44.192+05:30Tonina fluviatilis 'Lotus blossom'Hey guys..<div>I'll talk about Tonina fluviatilis 'lotus blossom' today.</div><div>Tonina fluviatilis is found in slow moving streams of South America and Central America. It makes thick carpet in these streams in wild.</div><div>It's a wonderful plant and fairly new into US hobby. People claim that it was first introduced in the hobby by Japanese hobbyists. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-y8Endbsuw6c/UcNGiO5oNpI/AAAAAAAABC8/-03cXgvkAGU/s640/blogger-image-1397711234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-y8Endbsuw6c/UcNGiO5oNpI/AAAAAAAABC8/-03cXgvkAGU/s640/blogger-image-1397711234.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Difficulty level of this particular plant is definitely hard. There are quite a few requirements of this plant-</div><div><br></div><div><b># </b>it requires moderately soft water. pH of 6.4-6.7 works great for this plant. ADA Amazonia might help you attain this.</div><div><br></div><div><b># </b>It needs strong light. If given enough light, it will frequently shoot side stems and propagate.</div><div><br></div><div><b># </b>it needs good amount of CO2 dissolved in water. And since CO2 lowers your pH also, it good to have CO2.</div><div><br></div><div><b># </b>it likes gentle flow. Not too hard but gentle enough to keep debris or algae off of its leaves. </div><div><br></div><div>It's definitely not a beginner's plant. You need an established aquarium to grow it successfully. This very variant 'Lotus blossom' looks like a blooming lotus when seen from above. It's wonderful texture adds a different aspect to your scape. </div><div>Here are a few pictures that I took with my new flash-</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DoirHJqYn0Y/UcNGjD_gfhI/AAAAAAAABDE/nMDO5uTrvrg/s640/blogger-image-1875359322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DoirHJqYn0Y/UcNGjD_gfhI/AAAAAAAABDE/nMDO5uTrvrg/s640/blogger-image-1875359322.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GkdzmS5VEQU/UcNGj0OofjI/AAAAAAAABDM/wyLO6eUYwg8/s640/blogger-image--1310173155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GkdzmS5VEQU/UcNGj0OofjI/AAAAAAAABDM/wyLO6eUYwg8/s640/blogger-image--1310173155.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3zWcF4qQ9fM/UcNGkk2eTdI/AAAAAAAABDU/wp_lxe96Xto/s640/blogger-image-354606766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3zWcF4qQ9fM/UcNGkk2eTdI/AAAAAAAABDU/wp_lxe96Xto/s640/blogger-image-354606766.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>There are a few more variants of Tonina fluviatilis like - 'narrow leaf' and 'Marble queen'.</div><div>I'm looking for them to add to my collection :)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-15357882886855647852013-06-18T00:30:00.001+05:302013-06-18T00:30:35.548+05:30Epiplatys annulatus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">These small,
pretty killie fish are found in coastal lowlands of southern Guinea and
Sierra Leone to Northwestern Liberia. There, this specie is found on
lowland swamps and slow moving streams or rivers with marginal aquatic
plants or vagitation (seriously fish).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Very
docile fish. They share their tank with a bunch of endlers here at my
place. They enjoy a soft water flow. Females are much smaller and don't
have that colorful tail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">They have so many common names in the hobby.. Clown killie, banded panchax, rocket killie etc.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">Males
are more active than the females. Males flare at other males. They
usually occupy top surface level but they don't hesitate taking a swim
to the bottom for food. Unlike those annual killies these have a life
span of around 4-5 years in captivity. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">While
breeding, they like to put the eggs in some dense vagitation like java
moss. Sudden lowering in pH is said to catalyze/ boost up the breeding process. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;">They
love eating brine shrimps. Don't show interest in bloodworms (at least
with me). They also like micro pallets. Females are better than the
males at hunting brine shrimps.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-49755095105226199852013-06-07T06:13:00.000+05:302013-12-12T22:21:45.533+05:30Hypoptopoma Gulare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hypoptopoma gulare a.k.a. Giant otocinclus.<br />
And when I call giant, mind it. They really are giant. I mean in comparison to our Otocinclus affinis (common oto) they really are. They can grow upto 4 inches.<br />
When I first got them, they didn't appeal much. You know a big dull colored catfish..<br />
Then they got settled in my tank and I got to see them very closely. They are very beautiful. Their tapered mouth looks awesome.<br />
Then I started Google-ing about their eating habits. Didn't find much. Just some basic information like their origin, temperature, water hardness and all. So feeding them and knowing there eating habits were a hit and trial for me.<br />
I have 3 of them in a 12 Gallons tank along with some endlers and Epiplatys annulatus (clown killies). Initially I tried offering them Hikari algae wafers. They refused. They werent eating anything. I was worried. And that was the time I saw a few endler's fries. I fed them <br />
Hikari Micro pellets. And then I saw gulare eating the left over. Hahaha.. I mean micro pellets !! Great.<br />
And now, they are eating anything that I am tossing in the tank. Bloodworms, mysis shrimps, algae wafers, Jake's homemade shrimp food, micro pallets. They are very happy.<br />
A friend of mine who's been keeping Gulare since a long time told me about their temperament when kept with other cats. He kept Hypoptopoma gulare with Hypoptopoma sp 'Peru'. And guess what.. Gulare finished all of the 'Peru's. Its like ancient tribes fighting. Hahaha...<br />
He added that Gulare loves to be in mild flow. I dont have much of a water flow in my tank as I just have a sponge filter in there. I'll soon put a small powerhead in there.<br />
They also like Repashy Super Green and Repashy Soilent Green.<br />
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here is what msjinkzd.com has to say about them - <a href="http://msjinkzd.com/species/hypoptopoma-gulare-giant-otocinclus/" target="_blank">LINK</a><br />
here is what Planetcatfish.com has to say about them - <a href="http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=2534" target="_blank">LINK</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-26951738165059782902013-04-03T10:48:00.001+05:302013-04-03T10:52:26.623+05:30Devil's Backbone and Rocky Mountain National Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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weekend we planned a short Hiking trip. There are numerous places in
Colorado famous for their hiking trails, landscape and the species they
inhabit. We first went hiking the Devil's Backbone, where we spotted
wild llamas and Western Meadowlark.<br /> From there we headed off to the
famous Rocky Mountain National Park. The landscape is breath-taking.
There was sun, snow and rain all at the same time. Watching the animals
and bird in their natural habitat was a treat to the eyes. We did a
short hike to the Bear lake - all frozen at this time of the year. It
was fascinating and then we were told that we saw almost every possible
birds and animals that live in the Rocky Mountains at this time of the
year. The Spring season here has just started, in a month more birds
will be returning to the Mountains, so will we :)</span></span></div>
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Very close to Blue jay. But blue jay have some white on their wings and
these dont. And crest of Blue jay is blue and Steller's jay's is Black.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Turkey- Now endangered. Less than 3 millions are left in the wild. We
were lucky to see them. The dark tuft suspending from the breast
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-26752061734982287122013-03-29T22:46:00.000+05:302013-03-29T22:46:07.330+05:30Thinking of making a nano-reef ? Read this..<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><span class="userContent">Saltwater
nano reefs are so tempting. The bright colors, the complex and
interesting process of making them.. It's just awesome. But before you
start even thinking about them, be aware of the time it takes to make/
mature them (if money is not a constraint). <br /> Where a planted tank
can be ready to take photos and to show in just 2- 3 months, a nano reef
may take upto 15 months to get ready. <br /> see this- <a href="http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/_/2012/gena-r60" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>featured/_/2012/gena-r60</a><br /> <br /> And before giving it a thought, dont forget to start reading nano-reef.com <br /><span class="text_exposed_show"> without which your nano-reef will definitely be a flop show. <br />
It may take months to read and understand. The lighting, natural
filtration, chemistry, corals, anemones. Marine stuff is way more
complicated than freshwater that's for sure. Unlike planted aquariums
where you can grow a node to 12 nodes in merely few weeks, a coral may
take 2 years or more. <br /> If you're still in the unstable part of your
life, you shouldn't go for it. Coz you dont wanna move it. It may seem
so small and portable but they say that corals may get stunned once you
move or displace them. <br /> Undoubtedly they are like an ocean in a 10G tank. See this- <a href="http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/_/2010/parishilton-r35" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>featured/_/2010/parishilton-r35</a><br /> Read read and read.. And thenwhen you think you can go for it, dont look back. Go go go...<br /> Hope to see someone getting inspired and start making one. Some more inspirations are here-<br /> <br /> Sandeep's- <a href="http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/_/2010/sandeep-r38" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>featured/_/2010/sandeep-r38</a><br /> <a href="http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/_/2009/karlo-r22" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>featured/_/2009/karlo-r22</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/_/2008/c-est-ma-r9" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>featured/_/2008/c-est-ma-r9</a><br /> <a href="http://www.nano-reef.com/featured/_/2008/dapellegrini-r17" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>featured/_/2008/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>dapellegrini-r17</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nano-reef.com%2Ffeatured%2F_%2Fprevious%2Fgilman-r2&h=pAQFdp4gyAQEm2DNj6vgMyzj9w77J4FcmwPxzFZKIsdIxOw&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>featured/_/previous/gilman-r2</a><br /> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nano-reef.com%2Ffeatured%2F_%2Fprevious%2Fbirdman204-r4&h=kAQEiZDViAQESLVsRWtBAbspVlPqIa8H_lg06C5T2zK9KHQ&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span>http://www.nano-reef.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span><span>featured/_/previous/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>birdman204-r4</a><br /> <br /> # My life is not so stable, but still I'm gonna make one soon :D</span></span></span></span></h5>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-52802427736919088872013-03-07T13:39:00.001+05:302013-06-07T04:34:21.911+05:30An awesome day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It was an awesome day.. After completing lots and lots of assignments what I got to see were 2 packages that my mailbox had. When I checked the label, the first one said "from Thomas Barr" and the second one said "From Josh's Frog". My excitement was on its peak. I ran to my room with both the packages . <br />
So first I opened the one which was sent by Tom. And the sight was breathtaking. Ludwigia Tornado. With some Rotala sp Mini Butterfly and Hygrophylla Arguia. Awesome. Here are the photos- <br />
Ludwigia Tornado<br />
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Hygrophylla Arguia <br />
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And then I started planting them.<br />
After planting them, I ran to the othe package..<br />
It was from Josh's frogs :D<br />
My expectations were high. I opened it and first saw the Fruit flies.. World famous Josh's frog's Fruit Flies.<br />
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And then came out the most amazing and interesting thing-<br />
Venus Fly trap- Carnivorous plant. <br />
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I started mixing sphagnum moss and peat to make the base.<br />
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Planted them<br />
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Then again went back to the tank and saw it from a new angle. Every time I look at my tank, I fall in love...<br />
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Right now if there's anything I love more than my life, it's my tank.<br />
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My camera has a new place to be. Every time I wanna say "I love you" to my tank, I go and take a few photos :)<br />
And here's my other small Vivarium I call it Viva la Vivarium :)<br />
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A lot of photos for today. Time to hit the bed now. I'll try to update my blog regularly.</div>
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The Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe) Butterflies are found in Southeast
Asia.These beautiful dainty butterflies can be seen fluttering above the
flowers, their translucent wings looking like fine paper.They are
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Caligo eurilochus"<br /> Common Name- Lesser Owl Butterfly</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Caligo eurilochus" <br /> Common Name- Lesser Owl Butterfly<br /> <br /> Drinking Orange Juice :)Drinking Orange Juice :)</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span><br />
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The blue color on the wings is not from pigmentation but is an example
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">" Nepethes Truncata"<br /> Pitcher plant.</span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">" Papilio palinurus"<br /> Common Name- Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly<br /> <br />
This one is also one of the most beautiful butterflies in the world.
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Like they are saying "Hey ! Thats me :)"</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><br />"Laparus doris"<br /> Common name- Doris Longwing</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Idea leuconoe"<br /> Common name- The Paper Kite <br />
The Paper Kite (Idea leuconoe) Butterflies are found in Southeast
Asia.These beautiful dainty butterflies can be seen fluttering above the
flowers, their translucent wings looking like fine paper.They are
relatives of the monarch butterfly, and like monarchs are protected from
predators by poisonous chemicals in their bodies.<br /> PaperKite Butterflies are very tame and unafraid of people.</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Chelmon rostratus"<br /> Common name- Copperbanded Butterflyfish</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span><br />
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This was an interesting creature I met at Butterfly Pavillion. It's a
crab which looks like a stingray and have characteristics like a spider.
Haha. You must be thinking what am i talking about.<br /> Yeah they look
like sting ray as you can see. But they are crabs as you can notice by
the name. But they have 8 eyes and legs like a spider. <br /> Read here to know more about them- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>wiki/Horseshoe_crab</a></span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Grammostola rosea<br /> Common Name- Rose Hair Tarantula</span></span><span class="fbPhotoTagList" id="fbPhotoSnowliftTagList"><span class="fcg"> </span></span><br />
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The best moment of the trip. That Rose tarantula named "Rosie" was so
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-44944276463382947562013-01-10T00:34:00.000+05:302013-01-10T00:34:51.033+05:30Why does Apple has to do this everytime !!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For this very reason I stopped using Iphone after 3GS. 2 days ago
bought an Iphone 5 and again... again having trouble in WiFi !!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">What is this !! I mean my HTC oneX and dezire HD are far better than this little piece from apple inc.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">See what happens with me-</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 I connect to my WiFi, enter my password, "<strong>Unable to Connect</strong>". Then I again try to do it. After 2-3 attempts it connects. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. I try to open my gmail app- "<strong>No Offline emails available</strong>". I'm like WHAT !! WiFi is connected (I can see the symbol on the top of the screen. Strength is good). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.
Then I go to Safari to check if any webpage is opening or not. I open
some new, random website everytime so that it wont show the cached page.
"<strong>Safari couldnt find the requested page</strong>". Then I refresh the page 3-4 times and <em><strong>then It opens</strong></em>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. Then I go back to Facebook app and try to update it. It will say "<strong>Check your internet connection</strong>".</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just a second ago, I opened a page in safari and then again it's saying my net is not working !! Geez..</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. I open photobucket app to see the upload speed. I try to upload a 600kb picture. Uploading speed- <strong>214kb/s...106Kb/s....39Kbps...0.00kb/s...upload failed. </strong>I try this again- <strong>44.00 Kb/s....89.00Kb/s...23Kb/s..0.00 Kb/s.. Upload failed.</strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6.
After getting irritated I lock the keypad and put the Iphone aside (My
WiFi is connected). Then after 10 minutes or so I open the keypad again
and my <strong>WiFi is GONE. </strong>I again have to go in the sttings and connect it and then again to Step no- 1.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. My 4G is working awesome without any problem. But since my Data usage is limited to 300Mb, I've turned it off. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why is it happening ? Why the WiFi isnt working properly ? <strong>The iOS is 6.0.2. </strong>When
are you gonna take care of this apple ? Why do you always have to make
us people worried !! Dont you check and test the phones before putting
them in the market. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I very well remember the network
problems that have happened with earlier models. And even I remember
your silly idea of selling bands for those phones. Come on.. Iphone is
the second best selling thing in the world after rubix cube. Cant you
maintain that dignity ? Where's that "thing" which Iphone used to have ?
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I remember studying somewhere that when the 'User Manual' of
Iphone was being written, Steve called a meeting with the technical
writers. The team leader of writers said to Steve- "This manual is so
simple that even a high school kid can properly understand it." Steve
went tensed and asked the writers to stop working on that manual. And
then he said- "I want a manual which could be easily read and understood
by a 5th class/ grade child." </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And now this Iphone 5!! Does
it seem to be that simple ? Not to me. There are thousands of videos on
youtube about "How to make your WiFi work on Iphone5". Changing your DNS
server adrees to Google's public DNS is seriously a lame idea. Why
would I change my DNS server to 8.8.8.8 ? And why would I turn my WiFi
on and off again and again just to make sure that when last time I
turned it on it was really on. I'm Fed up with you. Whats the use of a
$200 device with 2 years of contract if it cant run WiFi properly !!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is my anger and frustration on you which was building up since 3GS and came out at 5. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've
had enough of it. I dont want to google more LAME/ 'possible' ways to
make my WiFi work. Please do something about it or return my money back.
I dont wanna be a "Cool Iphone 5 user". I'm happy being a "Nerd HTC
user". huh..</span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-43685326200607488752012-12-03T08:16:00.000+05:302014-06-18T01:45:23.514+05:30A Complete Idiot's guide to understand LED<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For more such tutorials and fishy pictures, visit my website: <a href="http://www.playsofrays.com/">www.playsofrays.com</a></span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LEDs are the new ‘IN’ in the lighting world and so is in our hobby where lighting is an essentially important. Be it reef, planted tanks or simple fish setups, light is needed everywhere.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have been using CFLs, PLLs, metal halides, T5s, T8s, T12s etc for our lighting needs but after LEDs have hit the market, they seem to be the best lighting solution. Let’s have a look at some of their pros and cons -<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>PROS</b>-<br />• Very low electricity consumption.<br />• Very high light output.<br />• Long lasting components.<br />• Economical in the long run.<br />• Very small in size.<br />• Latest in technology.<br />• The wavelength of the LED can be customized according the need by the manufacturer.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>CONS</b>-<br />• High initial cost.<br />• The cost of other components needed to make a LED light unit.<br />• The heat produced.<br />• Very fragile. Care must be taken when installing.<br />And as we all know, hobbyists need a single reason to start something new ;) And we have so many.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />10-30 micromoles of PAR- Low light<br />30-50 Micromoles of PAR- Medium light<br />50 and above- High light.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This photo explains it very well. See the green and yellow (500-600 nm) are the lowest points. Remember, they’re not ZERO. It’s not like plants DO NOT absorb Yellows and Greens. They do but very small in comparison to Blues, Violets and Reds. Red is said to be a helping hand in growing algae. So an ideal spectrum to use in the aquarium would have low Reds, Greens, Yellows and High Blues and Violets. You can keep Reds on the high notes but then you must have good CO2 and good fertilizers to keep up the balance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And when the LED is mounted on the start it looks like-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When building a LED light unit for your tank, the first question comes to your mind is- how many LEDs to use. The rule of thumb says-<br /><b><br />Numbers of LED to use = The area of footprint of your tank <span style="font-size: large;">/</span> 22.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> </b><br />Let’s say your tanks is 24”x12”x14” [LxBxH] the area of the base would be- 24”x12”= 288 sq inch.<br />Now to calculate the no of LEDs to use- 288/22= Around 13 LEDs would be needed.<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">White LEDs come in 3 colors- </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Don’t get confused between the wavelength and color temp. Wavelength is measured in nm and the temperature of light is measured in K Kelvin. <br />For planted tanks, generally we prefer Cool white light. But if you want to make a LED unit for your discus tank or fish only tank, Warm white would be the best choice as it gives the perfect yellowish color and accents the color of fish [Just like under our ‘Hitachi’ tube light, goldfish used to look pink ;)]<br />As we have discussed earlier, an ideal light’s spectrum would have low Reds, low Greens and Yellows and high of Blues and Violets.<br />So to mimic this ideal condition in our DIY-ed LED unit, we mix some colors with cool white. Like- Royal Blue which have the wavelength of 465nm to 485 nm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Or some Violet LEDs which have the wavelength of 410nm to 420nm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cool White + Neutral White. As you can see the Greens, Yellows and Reds are quite high than the Blues and Violets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now see the combination of Cool White + Warm White + Royal Blue. The Blues and Violets are very high and Greens, Yellows and Reds are very low.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now guess what would be the best spectrum for your planted tank!!<br />Yes! You’re right. The last one, because it has low Reds, Greens and Yellows and has high Blues.<br />The one I’m gonna build would also have the same combination of Cool whites, Warm whites and Royal Blues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You would need-<br />• Heatsink<br />• LEDs<br />• LED optics<br />• Power supply drivers<br />• Fan for the heatsink (Optional)<br />• Dimmer/ Controller (Optional)<br />• Wire<br />• Solder cable<br />• Solder Iron<br />• Thermal Adhesive or thermal grease. <br />• 2 AA batteries to test the LEDs<br /><br /><b>Heatsink-</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />It has a lot of fins or wings which makes its surface area way bigger than just of a solid piece or a plate of the same material. Generally Aluminum is used to make the Heatsinks. But now hard anodized heatsinks have also hit the market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">LEDs have some characteristics. Like we buy our CFL bulbs by their wattage, we buy LEDs by their Forward Voltage and Maximum Drive Current.<br />Like- A <i>Cree XT-E Royal Blue LED</i> has Forward Voltage of 3.0 V, wattage of 3W and Max Drive current of 1500mA.<br />It means the maximum current you can give to this LED is 1500 mA and when put in a series, after every LED you’d see a drop of 3 Volts in the Voltage.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most LEDs have a light angle of 120 degrees. Which means the light would spread in a cone of 120 degrees. So to concentrate the light over an area we would need some lens or optics. Optics are named according to their concentration capabilities - 20 Degrees, 40 Degrees, 60 Degrees, 80 Degrees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">LEDs work on DC current. So the drivers convert our household AC current to DC to light up the LEDs. They are characterized by their Max Drive Current and total Wattage.<br /><br />For eg. <i>Inventronics 40w driver - 700mA</i>. Its total wattage is 40 watts so it can light up around 12 LEDs of 3W each. We leave 4 W as a margin. The 700mA is the Max Drive Current. You can use 700mA driver to light up a LED which has Max Drive Current rating of 1500mA. But you cannot use 1500mA rated driver to light up the LED with 700mA Max Drive Current.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now, Just to talk a bit more about the drivers, lets take a new LED which is more efficient than the previous XP-G or XT-E. <b>Cree</b> <b>XM-L. </b>It has Max. drive current of 3000mA. It's upto you how much light do you want from this LED. If you put 700mA driver, it will give low light, Gradually if you increase the input current from the driver, the light output will increse. Lets see it's graph-</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just like we have controller for our ceiling fans, you may put dimmer for your LED lights. These are nothing but potentiometers. Generally we use 10 ohm dimmer.<br />But if you want to go fancy (which I wanna go :D) there are sunrise sunset dimmers available. You may set the time when your LEDs will start lighting up from 0% and when they would go 100% and the same of 100% to 0%. A lot of options are coming in the market nowadays.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See the one I'm gonna use here- <a href="http://youtu.be/91Skk4QJg_Y" target="_blank">dimmer youtube video</a><br /><b>Wires, Solder cables, and Solder Irons- </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before concluding the bibliography, I'd like to answer the question which still is buzzing in your mind(yes, I know it all ;) )- <b>"How does a finishe LED light unit look like ?"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, check this vid out and you will come to know- <a href="http://youtu.be/nSPBzbDG_i0" target="_blank">WIfe approved DIY LED unit</a><b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> </b><br />I’ve read this information in past months from the following links and I thank them all. Specially <b>Milad</b> from<b> ledgroupbuy.com, Hoppy </b>from <b>TPT, redfishsc</b> from<b> TPT, the blondskeleton </b>from<b> TPT.</b><br />• http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=182365<br />• http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=136519<br />• http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=184368<br />• https://www.youtube.com/user/ledgroupbuy<br />• http://makersled.com/<br />• http://www.ledgroupbuy.com/<br />• http://www.rapidled.com/</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red;"><u>This article is written for the sole purpose of understanding LED lighting solutions for aquariums. It is based on what I have read and learnt from various sources. In case something goes differently or unxpected, I am not responsible. All the links that I have read to write this article are mentioned. All the photos are either from the internet or from the links that I've posted. They are the property of their actual awner. I've posted them here just for the information. In case something is not included, please let me know and I will include it. </u></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you for reading this. In case you see something wrong in here, please drop a comment and I'll update it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next blog I wrote after this blog can be found here-</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=209594&highlight=" target="_blank">Link on TPT</a></span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> or </span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.instructables.com/id/A-Complete-Idiots-Guide-to-Make-LED-Light-Unit/" target="_blank">Link on Instructables.com</a></span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was the last person who was informed about this trip, because neither my friends nor I was certain<br />about going. My friends weren’t sure because I was in Bangalore for a long time, and I wasn’t because<br />I had bigger and important things on my mind at that time. I don’t know who among all of them came<br />up with the idea of this little adventure, yes adventure, because it was, and even before it started,<br />it sounded like one. Then when Naman and Piyush went and actually booked a resort and a safari, it<br />occurred to me I was going. 22nd was the chosen date. The trip was planned for 10 friends for a single<br />day. As most of them were businessmen, they wanted a short and sweet trip. So it was just a one day<br />trip.<br /><br />We departed from Raipur on 22nd in the afternoon, arrived at Nagpur in the evening, reached the<br />resort at Pench National Tiger-reserve Park at night. Our plan was to stay overnight and then go for a<br />morning safari. After the safari we would head back home. Everything was set. The trip started. We had<br />an awesome dinner at the MP tourism Resort where we were staying followed by some fun and beer.<br />We had one more reason for this - It was Piyush's birthday that day. After our late night photo-shoots<br />and masti we all slept at around 2 and woke up at 5 in the morning. We got ready and our gypsies were<br />ready to take us to the deep forest.<br /><br />Just to tell you, Pench is a National tiger reserve which lies in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The<br />area is around 750KMsq but the area opened for tourists is just 20% of the total reserve. It has 33 tigers,<br />40,000+ spotted deer, 30,000+ peacocks, 350+ varieties of birds, and many other animals. The forest is<br />mainly made up from Teak. <br /><br />So our gypsies started running towards the jungle. We completed formalities at the entrance and<br />entered the Pench National Park. Now let the photos speak for themselves.<br /><br />The first thing we saw was an owl. "King of camouflage" It was so wonderfully blended in the tree that it<br />took us 5 minutes to spot it. There were 2 of them.<br /><br />Then there were many many peacocks and hundreds of spotted deer.<br /><br />As we kept going deeper and deeper our guide was trying to keep our expectation levels low by<br />continuously telling us that no tiger has spotted in last 10 days. So, there was very few (or no) chances<br />of spotting a tiger that day. Then we reached a lake and our guide noticed some markings on the road.<br />And it was a tiger’s footprints. But then he said that the tiger has crossed the road and went towards<br />the forest which is out of bounds for tourists. Again our hopes crashed. We kept moving forward and<br />spotted some wild boars along the way.<br /><br />And as we moved further, our driver suddenly stopped. He was trying to hear calls (Monkeys and deer<br />start “calling” out to other animals as a warning if they see/ feel the presence of tiger). Then he showed<br />us fresh dropping of a tiger (dropping = potty). That means the tiger was there 15-20 minutes ago. But<br />again our guide told us to keep our hopes low as it again went in the jungle. Then we again moved<br />further. Other gypsies moved in other directions. Our guide asked our driver to go to “Hand-pump”.<br />They’ve named the areas inside the vicinity. And as we were on our way to that Hand-pump, our driver<br />said- “Silence…a Tigress”.<br /><br />And we were all awestruck. She was coming towards us in a slow majestic walk. I started clicking her<br />every step. I took 88 photos of her in just 3-4 minutes. She came and stood near our gypsy as if she<br />was giving me side pose, her feline body shining shades of orange yellow and black. I clicked her till<br />my photography instincts were saturated. And then she slowly disappeared into the jungle. It was an<br />awesome feeling filled with both fear and excitement in her presence. As she went deeper and deeper,<br />we couldn’t see her, but animals started calling out. On our way back we saw jackals and many other<br />birds. The trip ended with a feeling of utmost content, we were now going home with a once in a</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">lifetime experience.</span></span></div>
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is how a tiger marks it's territory. It pisses on the tree trunks.
Unlike most animals, their urine leaves a characteristic yellow mark.</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[253].[1][2][1]{comment4475801449792_2958972}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[253].[1][2][1]{comment4475801449792_2958972}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]."><span id=".reactRoot[253].[1][2][1]{comment4475801449792_2958972}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[2]">The
dropping tells many things. The hair you can see in the photo tell us
that the last hunt of this tigress was a deer. And the hair come out
when the dropping is the last digestive remains of that kill. It means
she's on hunt again. And the freshness tells the time when she was
there. </span><br id=".reactRoot[253].[1][2][1]{comment4475801449792_2958972}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[3]" /><span id=".reactRoot[253].[1][2][1]{comment4475801449792_2958972}..[1]..[1]..[0].[0][2]..[4]">It's of great help.</span></span></span></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-86440504520045622902012-11-05T04:49:00.000+05:302012-12-03T08:46:50.245+05:30Reading this may make your train journey easy.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Festive season and summer vacations, these were the times
when doing reservations in trains used to be tough. But nowadays, all 365 days
are the same. Getting a confirm berth is becoming like bringing a piece of meat
back from a tiger’s mouth. In last 18 months I’ve travelled a lot. And in these
18 months I’ve been through a lot. So just want to share some tips and tricks
which I’ve learnt the hard way. Reading this may make your journey a bit easy
if not completely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I won’t say that you should plan your journey at the
earliest, because that isn’t possible. Courtesy - our lifestyle. So let’s
assume, you want to go somewhere next week, after 10 days, that gives you 10
days to plan your journey. Now when you open your IRCTC account and try
searching for a train, every train you see is full. Some are showing regret and
some are showing the numbers that you know can’t get confirmed. But still you
see a train which has the least number of waiting- maybe 7 or 8. So-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. Chances of clearing of a waitlist number in AC 2 are
least. Then AC3 is second and then Sleeper. It means, Sleeper waiting list has
fair chances of getting cleared. Why? Because whenever the waitlist is full and
the status is showing Regret, it means there are enough people in the waitlist
who can fill 1 or 2 complete coach/ bogies of 72 seats each. So if the division
which is running the train has extra sleeper coach (which they generally have),
they will put in the train and your ticket can get confirmed. But usually they
don’t have extra AC coaches. So chances of your ticket getting confirmed are
quite rare in AC.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. I didn’t say AC1 in the last point, because it’s better
to take a flight than to travel in AC1. Charges of AC1 are quite equal to
domestic flights if you make your reservations 30 days prior to the journey
date.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. There are many people who say they can get your ticket
confirmed by putting it into VIP quota. They are just bluffs. It’s true that
there’s something called VIP quota but that has a very small number of births
in trains. So chances of getting your ticket confirmed by VIP quota are very
rare (until and unless you know a VIP personally or you yourself are one LOL).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">4. It just happened accidently. I was trying to get a ticket
in Tatkal quota by logging in the IRCTC website at 10 in the morning. And if
you’ve ever tried doing that, you would know how big pain in the butt that is.
So I tried doing transactions 2 times. Money was getting debited from my
account but the website kept saying “You’re session has expired”. I was so
irritated and suddenly a friend of mine called from USA. And I asked her to
open the website and to do all the steps. And to my amazement, everything was
happening very fast. And she didn’t face any problem at all. Maybe it’s because
the servers of our internet providers get coagulated with the requests for
IRCTC. But if it’s really urgent, ask a friend living abroad to help you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5. PQWL- Well this is a point which can boggle your mind. We
all are acquaintance with GNWL (General Wait List). Generally if you buy a
waiting ticket, it has got GNWL written on it. But there’s one more thing- PQWL
(Pooled Quota Wait List). Understanding PQWL maybe a bit tricky. So read it
carefully-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Suppose you want to travel from Bangalore to Nagpur and
there is a new train 09308, Yashwantpur- Indore Special (YPR- INDB SPL). When
you check on IRCTC, YPR to NGP, it shows 6 waitlist (It’s not specified there,
GNWL/PQWL) in AC 2. You go ahead and book the ticket which is at waitlist 6.
But then when you check the same train from YPR to INDB (INDB means Indore
which is the destination of this train), there are 16 seats available. WHoaahhh
!! Then what was that?? Just few minutes ago, it gave you waitlist 6 ticket and
now there are 16 tickets available. How’s that possible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Let me explain this to you- This train starts from
Yashwantpur and goes to Indore. You were trying to book ticket from Yashwantpur
to Nagpur. Nagpur is like somewhere in the midway. So, if you will get a
confirmed ticket from Yashwantpur to Nagpur, who would pay for that seat after
Nagpur all the way to Indore!! It would be the loss of railway. This diagram
would explain it to you- </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The fair between YPR- NGP is 1800 and between YPR and INDB
is 2500. So if you take a birth from YPR to NGP, you would pay 1800 Rs. But
what if there’s nobody to sit on that birth after NGP !! So, instead of giving
you the birth, railway put you in PQWL. Now there are 2 cases-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">(A)-They wait for a person who is willing to go to Indore,
because he will pay 2500 Rs.</span></div>
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OR</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">(B)- If a person wants to go from Nagpur to Indore, then you
both would be paying a sum of 2500 Rs and the seat would be acquired the whole
way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, ultimately you can say that GNWL has higher priority
than PQWL. And whenever you try to book a ticket and see waitlist, don’t forget
to check the availability of the tickets till the destination. It may cost you
more, but it’s far better than taking the pain of doing tatkal reservation and
dealing with those agents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">6. Now if you’ve to travel and you don’t have reservation
(or may be waiting in sleeper). Here’s what you can do-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">S1, S3, S5, S7, S9, S11…..
The sleeper bogies, with odd extension, have 1 birth reserved for TC
(Ticket checker). Birth number-7. You can ask the TC, and can get that seat. It
depends on your convincing skills though ;). Especially, it really helps while
coming to Multai from Bhopal or coming to Raipur from Nagpur.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">#All of the above information is based on my experience and
my knowledge. It’s <span style="font-size: small;">up to</span> the reader to understand it and follow it, if he wishes
to. But if something goes different from what is stated above, I am not
responsible for it. This is just my blog post.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Some questions this blog answers:<br /><br />Reservation in AC1, AC2, AC3 and sleeper class?<br />What is waitlist?<br />What is PQWL?<br />What is GNWL?<br />What is VIP Quota?<br />Reservation problems in using IRCTC?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a
hobbyist, I have many a times come across people who though were happy and
excited to see my work, did not know the right way to express and appreciate
it. Simply because they didn’t understand the nature of fishes and ethics of
fishkeeping. So, anyone who keeps or does not keep fishes, regardless of how
much he knows about them should atleast know the following ; because these are
AQUARIUM ETHICS.</span></span></h4>
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<b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Tapping- </span></span></span></b></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"># Whenever
you see an aquarium, do not tap the glass or its hood. Tapping produces sudden
vibrations inside the water which is very irritating for the fishes. Think of
it like somebody just screamed a "BOO"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in your ear.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"># Tapping
the glass causes the fish to stress. they lose their color. Varieties that have
a characteristic jumping trait can even jump out or maybe hurt themselves by hitting
the lid.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"># We
hobbyists keep our tank and the glass very clean. Tapping or touching leaves
your finger print there. So avoid it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"># A friend
of mine was once visited by a lady who in her excitement tapped the glass so
much that the Angels who had recently laid eggs stressed out and ate up all
their eggs :(</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2. </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Out of 10
8 people ask me these questions. So try to know these things beforehand. This
is because some of these are general knowledge and some of them are lame.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Q. Do fishes
sleep?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Q eyes open
or closed?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A.They don't have eyelids. And if you're not satisfied with this answer, click <a href="http://bigquestion.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/how-do-fish-sleep/" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Q. what is
its price?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A. If
costly, don’t make remarks about spending so much money on a fish. Remember,
they are hobbyists, and it’s their money. They know what to do with it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some people
even comment about eating the fish which is in the tank. That is something you
should never even think about, let alone say.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Q. These
kind die very soon. My friend/relative had these.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A. My
friend, they don’t. If they do, it’s because your friend/relative was not
keeping them right.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Q. They
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A. Haven’t
you seen piranha 3D :P. Yes some of them have. Not all of them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Keep
children away from tanks. They may tap, throw in stuff or put their hand
inside. Throwing stuff in is dangerous for the fish as the object may hurt it.
The chemicals from the object thrown or the child's own dirty hands can affect
the fishes and plants inside. Besides, high tech tanks have a lot of equipments
for monitoring the CO2 levels, filtering, lighting etc. Your child can temper
with these. And since some of them are electric, your child may get a shock.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4. Never put
dirty hands in the tank. After a whole days work, you don’t even remember where
your hands have been. Chemicals like soap, oil or sanitizer can disturb the
water parameters and harm the fishes and plants.</span></span></div>
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tend to feed the fish just to see it eat or because they think it would be
hungry. Never do this. Every fish keeper takes good care of his fish and feeds
them regularly. Moreover, fishes do not need a lot of food. Moreover, fishes do
not need a lot of food. If you overfeed them. it could make the fish sick. Also
the leftover food makes the tank water dirty.</span></span></span></div>
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flash fired right in front of your eyes irritates you, it is same for the fish
too. When taking pictures with the flash, try to keep it an angle or overhead.
This way you don’t stress the fish.</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Every pet
lover, hobbyist loves his tanks, his fishes. They do crazy things for them.
They don’t mind making beef heart recipes, going to jungle to get driftwoods,
dealing with some ugly looking worms. They take out time from their very busy
schedules for this, even if they can’t take out time for their girlfriends.
This is why there are not many of us. So important thing to remember is respect
what we do.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0Bangalore, Karnataka, India12.9715987 77.594562712.724026199999999 77.2787057 13.2191712 77.910419699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8688481961288171405.post-5259022634676496632012-08-28T19:55:00.004+05:302012-08-28T19:55:59.730+05:30How to connect your HTC phone to Wi- fi network. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hXXCOt6b-rE/UDzRF-o5GeI/AAAAAAAAAi8/UV56Z_JKOPA/s1600/2012-08-27_23-06-28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hXXCOt6b-rE/UDzRF-o5GeI/AAAAAAAAAi8/UV56Z_JKOPA/s320/2012-08-27_23-06-28.jpg" width="192" /></a> Open your Menu.<br />
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In your Settings, you'll see "<b>Wireless & networks</b>" (which is circled with red ink in the picture)<br />
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Now, when you'll open the "wireless & networks", Touch on "<b>Wi-fi</b>" checkbox.<br />
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And then open the "<b>Wi- Fi settings</b>"<br />
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The area which is rounded by the red ink will show you the wifi networks you have in your surroundings.<br />
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If a network says that "Secured with WPA/WPA2 PSK", it means that the network is password protected and you will need the password in order to access the network.<br />
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So if you'll click on the available network and if it is password protected, you'll see a screen like this.<br />
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So write the password here.<br />
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And then in a few seconds, it'll show you that you are connected to the network and now you can make skype calls from your phone or you can start whatsapping.<br />
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Or if you want to search something on google, you can open your browser and start browsing the internet.<br />
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I was cleaning our garage, when i saw these big red ants eating
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Most famous Ganpati of Pune..<br />
<b> "HATTI GANPATI"</b><br />
wasn't easy to click him though..!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15818369089932591058noreply@blogger.com0