New 33 Gallon Reef Pics *image intensive*

[Raf]

(Oops I posted as Raf... teehehe)

These are some pics of my new 33 gallon "reef" tank. I havent had a chance to add many new corals. The tank is a hybrid of my 5.5 gallon nano-reef and a 25 gallon reef from Raf's *cough* ex *cough*. This tank (although it has more light than my 20 gallon) will probebly stay mainly a soft-coral tank. Oh.... and I cant stop playing with my camera.

Heres some pickies!

Full tank shot:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_full2.jpg

Full tank shot with only actinic lights on:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_fullactinic.jpg

Red mushroom coral:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_redmush.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_redmush2.jpg

[Raf]

Red mushroom under actinics:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_redmush3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_redmush4.jpg

Tube anenome (cant get the colors to show... very bright orange):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_tube.jpg

[Raf]

Green Star Polyps (hard to shoot they move too much in the current):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_greenstar.jpg

Blue mushroom coral:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_bluemush2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_bluemush.jpg

[Raf]

Ocellaris clownfish (really hard to shoot b/c they move constantly... but I thought these two shots were neat even though they are out of focus):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_dance.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_yawn.jpg

Green Clown goby:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_goby.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/dinostar00/33_gobyeye.jpg

Thats all folks!


-Diana

[deep6er]

Your tank looks great!! Very nice Pics. I wish I could take ones that good. Can I ask what camera you used?

[Raf]

Oops sorry I forgot to include the cam:

Nikon D70 DSLR w/ Nikkor f2.8 60mm macro

:D
-Diana

[Chaloupa]

Very colorful tank! NICE pics!

[pre-2k]

hey very nice tank i have a 120 ill post pic soon ok :biggrin:

[Delphinus]

Wow AMAZING depth of field and clarity and colour .. and well .. everything ... with those shots, just amazing.

Hey a question about those Nikon DSLR's .. can you use any Nikkor lenses with them or do you need "special" lenses for them? I have a large investment in lenses with my Nikon SLR over the last 10 years and if I could keep on using those with a DSLR it would make a HUGE difference..

[Murminator]

Hands down some the most amazing pics I seen posted here

[Raf]

Wow AMAZING depth of field and clarity and colour .. and well .. everything ... with those shots, just amazing.

Hey a question about those Nikon DSLR's .. can you use any Nikkor lenses with them or do you need "special" lenses for them? I have a large investment in lenses with my Nikon SLR over the last 10 years and if I could keep on using those with a DSLR it would make a HUGE difference..


You can use regular lenses, however some of the features may not work(autofocus, etc)....also, there may be a difference in focal length, hence a regular 60mm lense will actually be a 90mm lense when used on a DSLR.

The pic in my avatar was actually taken with a DSLR body and a regular lens.

Raf

[fakename]

Great looking tank. Makes me want to put a bit of macro in my display tank!
Those red mushrooms are also very cool........where did you get them, if you don't mind me asking?
Cheers,
Aaron

[Raf]

Hi,

I got the mushrooms a long time ago at Rainforest Pet Spectrum when they were still carrying saltwater stuff. Bought a disk with half a dozen of them for $15....they have since spread throughout the tank to at least 4 or 5 times that amount. :)

[Beverly]

Great pics :cool:

Camera must have set you back quite a bit :eek:

[Diana]

Yep hehehe. About $1000 for the body, $500 for the 18-70mm lens, and $600 for this 60mm lens... plus tax. YIPES! We've managed to spread it out a bit... and it'll be perfect for travelling :D


;)
-Diana