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Kirby's LPS Dominant 70 gallon Rimless


kirbaay

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Its about time I start a new thread for my upgraded tank. I wanted to have more Euphyllia in this tank with a wider surface area for clams and LPS.

 

I went from a 20 gallon long

 

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To a 40 gallon Breeder

 

 

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And now to my current tank

Equipment list:

 

2 Hydra 26HD

Ecotech MP10

Eheim 3000 return pump

ReefOctopus 110 Skimmer

20 Gallon long sump with Oceanbox baffles

Eheim 200 watt heater

70 gallon Cadlights Artisan rimless starphire

 

Fish:

 

Platinum Clown

Domino Clown

Leopard Wrasse

Azure Damsel

3 Bangaii Cardinal

Starry eyed blenny

Mandarian Goby

 

Corals:

 

8 Frogspawn

4 Hammerhead

3 Torch

6 kinds of zoas

3 Fungia plates

2 Trachys

2 Duncans

Orange Crush Acanthastrea

Derasa clam

A few random SPS

Sea Fan
 

 

CUC:

 

Peppermint Shrimp

Porcelain Crab

Assorted hermits and snails

Sea Cucumber


 

Current FTS:

 

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Kirbaay, you are back! And wow, a 70 gallon rimless starfire tank. That is sweet.

I always remember your awesome photograghs of beautiful lush coral. It looks like nothing has changed except you you have gone bigger and better. Very nice!

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Beautiful!

 

Thank you!!

 

Kirbaay, you are back! And wow, a 70 gallon rimless starfire tank. That is sweet.

I always remember your awesome photograghs of beautiful lush coral. It looks like nothing has changed except you you have gone bigger and better. Very nice!

 

Hey vlangel!! yes its been a while. I have always been wanting a starphire rimless since i started and finally bit the bullet and bought one. Yes basically my tank has stayed the same concept just got bigger and cleaner :)

 

Love those LPS. That leopard wrasse looks so cool.

 

Leah is one of my favorite fish and real fun to watch swim around my tank!

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Some updated photos 

Also just set up my zeovit media reactor 1.5L. Cant wait to see how clean the tank will actually get! Couldn't be happier with the direction my tank is heading

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This new tank is looking killer! Everything looks extremely happy and I'm loving your Euphyllia garden.

 

Where is your clown's favorite spot to host?

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Wow tank is amazing! Is everything I want my next tank, 40 breeder, to be. Keep it up!

 

What kind of camera are you using? Your pictures are awesome.

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On 3/6/2017 at 2:25 PM, Justind823 said:

This new tank is looking killer! Everything looks extremely happy and I'm loving your Euphyllia garden.

 

Where is your clown's favorite spot to host?

Thank you!! sorry for the late reply lol my clowns actually just host my magnet scraper haha!

On 3/6/2017 at 2:43 PM, ninjamyst said:

wow!  makes me want to get rid of all my SPS for just LPS again...hahahah

LMAO I actually want to start a SPS only tank now :D 

On 3/6/2017 at 2:52 PM, AKay3600 said:

Wow tank is amazing! Is everything I want my next tank, 40 breeder, to be. Keep it up!

 

What kind of camera are you using? Your pictures are awesome.

Thank you!! I use a canon 7d mark ii and a 100mm 2.8 for the macro shots 

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Long time and due for an update!!

 

The tank is coming along great! everything is growing and im just about out of room. I started to add some sps also to my collection. 

Anyways here is some pics since the last time i posted

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28 minutes ago, MockandRoll said:

Tank looks great. Great photography skills. 

 

17 minutes ago, TILTON said:

Beautiful tank and amazing photos.  I need some pointers.  ?

Thank you! a tripod is your friend with these kind of photos 

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23 minutes ago, kirbaay said:

 

Thank you! a tripod is your friend with these kind of photos 

 

I have one and a T5i.  I am going to order the Canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens soon and just keep practicing my photography and post processing.

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17 minutes ago, TILTON said:

 

I have one and a T5i.  I am going to order the Canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens soon and just keep practicing my photography and post processing.

I don't do a crazy amount of post processing but it definitely helps when changing things like the white balance and adjusting exposures like highlights and shadows. I will always turn my lights to 100% also so I don't have to have my ISO very high. Most of the pictures are at 500 ISO 5.0 aperture, and 1/80 shutter speed. I could even go as low as 1/5 shutter speed. But I would have to turn off the flow in the tank. But for fish photos I don't use a tripod and a high shutter burst. Mine does about 10 in a second which is awesome for those pics 

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