A couple new pictures

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...2009/Coral.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_2.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_1.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_3.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_4.jpg

Amazing pictures as always, looks great. Did you get a new fuzzy dwarf lionfish? Looks like it from the 1st pic.

Very nice tank and great pictures. I think you should change your build thread title to "trimless" just to statisfy Mindy (aka Myka). :)

LOL, sorry I couldn't help myself :razz: (and yes I am laughing out loud)

Yes and what exactly is Straphire?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

:lol: You guys are awful! :p

As you already know Steve, I love that Chalice...very pretty. Great photography skills too. I wish I could do that!

Quit artsy fartsy... Great eye on composition, send us some more.

Thanks, yes he is new, a zebra dwarf.

hahaha, I'm just going with the common description, I don't care what you guys want to call it :wink:

Thanks for pointing that out, never noticed it until now :redface:

Thanks! If you say so...

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...9/Coral_10.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...9/Coral_11.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...9/Coral_12.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...9/Coral_13.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_5.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_6.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_7.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Coral_8.jpg

Surprised it made it nine pages without someone :boink:
Stunning pictures by the way, very impressive.

Do you mind sharing what settings and photographing methods you're using on your camera to get photos like that? They're stunning!

+1

Not at all :biggrin:

All taken with Nikon D300 and Sigma 150mm (225mm equiv) Macro
Aperture priority set to minimum (greatest DOF) F/22
Exposure time depending on the picture but around 2-10sec
ISO 200
Preset white balance
Hard sharpness
Noise reduction set on camera
No flash
tripod used
Backgrounds removed in photoshop CS4

Nice equipment and you are a good photographer

Thanks. I also turn off all pumps to prevent movement during long exposures and I'll ocassionally move corals into better lighting for the picture then move them back.

All beautiful. Nice job. I was interested in a night-time full tank/room shot to see about light pollution. We're just trying to decide what we're going to do for our next tank. We love the rimless idea and your tank is a great example. Thanks for the inspiration!

nice

What are the dimensions on your tank?

More photographic gold man. Especially like that last coral what is it? Ricordia?

Are you using feathering on your edges?

Looks like a closeup of a killer chalice to me.

I will get that shot for you, I'm waiting to get my wide angle lens back from a friend, should get it this weekend so the pic will be up sometime next week for sure.

54"x22"x20" (LxWxH)

Thanks! It's an Acanthastrea Echinata
After removing the backgrounds I apply an inside shadow to eliminate any harsh lines so yeah kind of a feathering effect although I don't use the feathering feature.

I got a rimless 100gal built last year 48 X 22 X 22, I thought yours looked a bit longer than mine.

A delayed, thanks!!! :D

How's your tank doing these days?

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh....I get it. I was wondering how you got the nice black backgrounds. =] I should get a tripod for my cam.

No problem. Yes I get the black backgrounds by removing the originals in photoshop and replacing them with plain black, it's a simple process if you have a defined line to go by. I believe long exposures are key to good macros so yes a tripod is a good tool to have.

Tank is pretty good, the reduced skimming is improving LPS and other coral health but of course it's also increasing algae and since I don't have any algae eating fish it's hard to keep under control. However some of the algae growth is probably connected to a lower than usual ALK and Ca levels since I've added a few clams and corals while also cutting back on water changes. I'm going to be setting a dosing system right away to keep levels up which should help.

Couple new pictures of new additions:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...2009/Nov09.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Nov09_1.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Nov09_2.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Nov09_4.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...09/Nov09_5.jpg

Nice new additions! That's two lionfish isn't it?? Does the pipefish eat frozen?

Yeap two new lions and the pipefish eats frozen cyclopeeze

hey just wondering u have a amazing reef and i love the different fish u have together but arent lionfish predators and wouldnt they eat ur other fish?

just wondering because i really want one! hah

Lionfish will eat small fish which is why I don't have any in my tank. I only keep fish that are of appropriate size so they do not become food. I do however have one exception which is a green spotted Mandarin fish but I've kept this fish with lions before without issues. Marine predators recognize psychedelic/bright colors as a warning sign and don't usually eat such fish.

thx for the heads up i know what im getting now!

o and one more thing what do u feed ur dragonette? was it hard to get it to eat? any tips? thx

It feeds on copepods already in the tank, pretty much any decent sized and established aquarium can handle one or two.

To give an idea on light pollution I took two pictures at night, one with no light except the fish tank and the second with room lights on as well for comparison. Both pictures taken with the same settings from the same position. Room lights each have one 13w CF.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ank/room_2.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0tank/room.jpg

A picture I took and edited on a very cold day.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...nfishfinal.jpg

Very cool! If they looked like that I would get one :mrgreen:

+1
Still, I like the pic

Pretty close, straight off the camera
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1.../Lionfish1.jpg

Very cool pic. although I've never seen a lion fish with purple and blue colouration?? Is it a reflection from something else? or is it like Christy's tang that sometimes looks very purple but really it's blue? Just wondering.

The coloration is natural but not always easy to see. To get the picture I waited for the fish to spread its fins and be in a position where the light come through the fin from the back, then added a fill flash to capture all the colors. The edited picture has enhancements to make the color more defined.

Wow! Beautiful picture!

Great photo!! I wish I knew how to do that! =]

How is your tank doing?

Thanks all! Tank is good just lots of algae :surprise: