Jessy-Ray Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Oh right, no problem. One thing you could do is to use tape and lay a strip perfectly flush with the top of the back pane of glass. Probably best to use the wide automotive type tape as it is a lower strength and should leave minimal residue. Imagine in the pic you are looking down on the tank, the white part being your tank. Link to comment
juliantheriot20 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 maxi mini's sound like a great idea i love them and all the color varieties Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 After we get ours and they grow some I'll frag you one Julian. Link to comment
juliantheriot20 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 ohhhhhhh yeaaaaaaaaa i'll give u some frags also Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Changed the background to black already. Looks much better. The rocks look more purple even. Link to comment
Lalani Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nice! And ya, definitely need some maxis in here. Link to comment
gena Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Loved the video!!!! Can't wait to see the naked clown in there too I think my next clown will be naked I really love the way they look. Cute firefish too! Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 I had a true perc in my 12 gallon (never swam right, died after a few weeks) and then I had my naked clown. I just found her so much more personable and cute. I have a bunch of pics of her in my old tank thread. On this page: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/133382-opaquelace-tank-thread-12gnc-with-mh-upgrade/page-4 1 Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Pics of the tank with new background. I tried blue on a false wall ten gallon I kept playing with but never could bring myself to do anything with. I think it was the blue that kept throwing me off and my wifey kept telling me it looked to corporate. Black just makes a colorful tank pop so much more. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yea, it's much less distracting. I'll get a pic tomorrow to post, or maybe a new video because my camera can't seem to get good pictures of the LED...but it might have been the blue backdrop throwing everything off. Link to comment
gena Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I had a true perc in my 12 gallon (never swam right, died after a few weeks) and then I had my naked clown. I just found her so much more personable and cute. I have a bunch of pics of her in my old tank thread. On this page: http://www.nano-reef.com/topic/133382-opaquelace-tank-thread-12gnc-with-mh-upgrade/page-4She's gorgeous!!!!! Someday I'll have one or a pair. I think they are my favorite of all the clowns Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 No, it's the leds. What I do to get a usable pic is cut out the blues as much as possible and just roll with the whites. If you can't dial the blues down you can cover them up temporarily with electrical tape to get a usable pic. Hope that helps. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Ah. I can dim the blue. I'll have to try that next time. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 New pic up in the original post! Link to comment
Pickle010 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 New pic up in the original post! Tanks looking great! I think your FTS date is off though - you had me thinking I missed a day! Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Tanks looking great! I think your FTS date is off though - you had me thinking I missed a day! Whoops! Link to comment
gena Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looks great!!!! I really like the scape. It looks like one piece....which is how I always try to design my scapes. As nice as the bonsai scapes are, I prefer the look of yours better....just seems so much more natural to me Link to comment
Jessy-Ray Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Nice! Looks heaps better!! Link to comment
TheUnfocusedOne Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 How's that arrow crab doing? People usually bad mouth them. Link to comment
ccapasso Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Also, thinking of changing the background to black. It's just on of those stick ons that you put on with mineral oil and I'm finding it way too blue with the new light. Would it be possible to change it since it's full? What type of background did you use? I really want to make the background on my 55 black, but cannot paint it. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 What type of background did you use? I really want to make the background on my 55 black, but cannot paint it. I used the kind that you can attach to the back using mineral oil or cooking spray and a credit card. You cut the background to size, lightly coat with oil, stick to the back and smooth out the bubbles with a credit card. Link to comment
opaquelace Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 Looks great!!!! I really like the scape. It looks like one piece....which is how I always try to design my scapes. As nice as the bonsai scapes are, I prefer the look of yours better....just seems so much more natural to me Thanks! My husband is pretty picky about having enough room on all side of the tank to use his magfloat, so we had to make sure during scaping that we had enough room. I've also always liked the look of caves. So, we needed a rock pile in the center...with a cave lol. I'm so happy we have the cave especially now because the arrow crab has made it his lair and has molted...so now we can see him until he gets his exoskeleton hard enough to reemerge. Also, thanks Jessy! And UFO, he's only been in there about a week but so far no issues. I know some people prefer to not keep crabs at all. I figured we needed something to help out with our bristleworm population (it had gotten kind of gross, beyond normal means I believe) so that's why he's there. Turns out he's a really interesting fellow even if he does creep me out a bit. 1 Link to comment
ccapasso Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I used the kind that you can attach to the back using mineral oil or cooking spray and a credit card. You cut the background to size, lightly coat with oil, stick to the back and smooth out the bubbles with a credit card. Can you tell me where you found it or where one would buy it? I've seen the typical backgrounds at stores like Petsmart, Petco, etc. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Very cool build, look forward to seeing more. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Glad that tip worked for you, it looks so much cleaner with th black background btw! What is that encrusting thing up front and center. I want a chunk of that stuff. I should have some stuff to trade off by the time it warms up in a few months. I love me some monti's! 1 Link to comment
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