Dez' Tank Journal - Page 36

Dez · #**351** 10-19-2009, 12:31 AM

Keep in mind I know nothing about white balance, aperture etc....so the colours are off and it's tough because the tank is viewable from both sides so it's hard to take pictures.

FTS - from living room:

Right Side

Left Side

FTS from the den:

Right side:

Left Side

Hawkfish

Yellow Tang

Skimmerking · #**352** 10-19-2009, 12:41 AM

love the tank Dez its looking really good man ,keep it up and WELCOME Back to the land of SALT

. how are the wrasses doing are they jumpers \. I want to get a couple of yellows in my tank.

Dez · #**353** 10-19-2009, 03:53 AM

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Originally Posted by asmodeus

love the tank Dez its looking really good man ,keep it up and WELCOME Back to the land of SALT

. how are the wrasses doing are they jumpers \. I want to get a couple of yellows in my tank.

My tank is pretty good for jumpers, there is only one real spot on the wavy sea nozzle side of the tank where they could sneak out....I was thinking about sealing it off, but haven't gotten around to it. I have 4 wrasses and it's quite a peaceful community, so no real stress. I love wrasses. I wouldn't mind finding one a different colour.

I'm excited to be back in the land of salt (but I'm not sure my wife is). I'm constantly getting more frags and trading frags that she want to limit me one dedicated day a week where I can have people over or go to someone's house to trade frags.

I love watching them grow man. Or looking at pictures a month ago and saying "wow, I didn't even think that grew, but I got 1/2" of growth!"

PS, did you like the skimmer pictures I posted in your thread?

StirCrazy · #**354** 10-19-2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Dez

Keep in mind I know nothing about white balance, aperture etc....so the colours are off and it's tough because the tank is viewable from both sides so it's hard to take pictures.

go to michales or someplace and buy enough heavy black fabric to cover one side. makes a world of differance and black also enhances your colors more.

Steve

Dez · #**355** 10-19-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lorenz0

alot of nice loooking stuff in there. the coral you say is Montipora Confusa is actually a pokerstar from the looks of it. Nice piece btw

Thanks for the ID

. I'm really bad with technical names. I really want to get one of those stony coral books with pictures. Christmas is coming soon, so maybe I'll be lucky. Do you know the latin name of the pokerstar? Is it a Danae?

fishytime · #**356** 10-19-2009, 02:42 PM

Another suggestion for better pics would be, wait until it is dark outside before you start your shoot....ambient daylight seems to ruin the true colors of the tank.

Dez · #**357** 10-19-2009, 04:20 PM

Wow.....I was looking through the date stamp on my pictures and I can't believe that this was only 26 days of growth:

Sept 22

Oct 18

andestang · #**358** 10-19-2009, 09:59 PM

Must say you still have the touch Dez, the set-up is looking awesome.

Dez · #**359** 10-19-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by andestang

Must say you still have the touch Dez, the set-up is looking awesome.

Thanks for the comments. I don't know if it's the touch or good advice from local reefers and from this forum. It took a little bit of readjusting to the newer technology like waveboxes and stuff

BlueAbyss · #**360** 10-19-2009, 11:20 PM

Things look great, you have some awesome growth on your corals already!