divecj5 Posted January 9, 2008 Author Share Posted January 9, 2008 Yeah, I think it is a variety of gracilaria Spanko. I think the closest that I could find was some sort of Hawaiin variety although I'm not sure how I would have gotten that As long as it doesn't spread and start to take over, it's cool with me in the tank. Link to comment
JCBioCube29 Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Nice to see your tank looking and doing good it looks awsome Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 Nice to see your tank looking and doing good it looks awsome Thanks bud....nothing too much going on new in there but it's still chugging along. Can't believe it's been over 7 months now. Link to comment
c est ma Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Great update pics! Hard to tell you've been "distracted" at all! I still love the way your 2 neon macros upstage everything else. Why did you get those and I got Bryopsis? (Nevermind! ) Jeez, that pup has haunting eyes! Are aussies the kind of herder that control sheep by giving them "the eye?" 'Cause it sure looks like it'd work on me... 7 months and all's well. Congrats! --Diane Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Looks like I will be getting in my new bulb today, some new salt, Purigen, and Seagel. The bulb change has been long overdue and some nice algae has been enjoying itself as a result. I ended up going with the XM 15k so I will see how that looks. I was thinking about trying out the 20K but just thought it might look a little too blue for me. I also picked up a MJ 900 so I can replace the POS Tom's Aqualifter pump that I have been using for the ATO since I was pretty much back to just topping off by hand. Should have some pics up tomorrow depending if the FedEx guy is nice and decides to stop by today Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Of course the order would have to come in two packages...and of course the bulb would be in the package that didn't come Looks like I should have it today or tomorrow. Link to comment
spanko Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sorry to hear about your new bulb not coming. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you. Luck of the draw I guess. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 No biggy....the dog is at least happy since I ordered her a 50 pack of Greenies (chew bones) from Drs. F&S Link to comment
spanko Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Happy dogs are always better to have around. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 No doubt about that. Now THAT is a trick she has yet to learn Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Finally got in the new XM 15k bulb yesterday and I have to say that I am INCREDIBLY happy with the color of the bulb. It is not quite as blue as I thought it was going to be considering the bulb that came with the sunpod was 15k but had a lot more of the blue spectrum. Overall though, I think it brings out a truer look to the corals and the fish look amazing under the new light. I would definitely recommend this bulb. I should be able to snag some pics when the lights come on so hopefully I will post some up tomorrow. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Finally have some pictures to update the thread. Not a whole lot new with the tank at the time being. Just been trying to get rid of some algae here and there and I'm sure the new Chemipure, carbon, and more diligent water changes will help all of that. Things have been doing pretty good. I need to get back to checking my parameters a little more often as I checked them yesterday and things were a little out of whack. I'm not too sure how well I was able to match how the new light looks on the tank but I like the more natural and less blue look right now. On to the pics.... I'm still getting some really nice growth on the octospawn that Tudd sent me. This was TINY when I first got it. And one obligatory puppy shot as well. This was after playing for about an hour at the dog park..needless to say she was wiped out of energy Link to comment
spanko Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Good stuff Dive. What is that in the two pics just above the puppy? Cute puppy. Looks like the couch is his. (hers) Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 It is an octospawn frag that Tudd sent me about three months ago. He just scraped it off a larger colony that he had and said to see if I could make something out of it. It has been growing ever since. Yeah, she loves the couch I wouldn't say it's her couch....well at least not to her. Don't want her to feel like she rules the roost. Link to comment
spanko Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 If she doesn't rule it yet, she will. Trust me on this one little thing. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 Oh she no doubt rules the house....sometimes she gives us these looks like she is thinking "you idiots" Cracks us up sometimes. Link to comment
kookie_guy Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 ok a little off topic, but how the hell are you guys taking pictures like that? I take mine, and it all looks blue from the MH light. You can see all the colours and stuff perfectly on yours. How do you do it? What are the settings on the camera? Feel free to PM to avoid clutter in here. Link to comment
spanko Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Hey Dive don't PM, let everyone see. Also include what make and model camera you are using as well as the settings please. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 A lot depends on the type of camera that you are using. Others that are using a point and shoot might be able to give you a better answer. I am using a Canon 300D SLR and I take all of my pictures in RAW format. Basically what this allows the user to do is alter the Kelvin temperature (white balance) in Photoshop or other image editing software. What this allows me to do is focus more on what I am trying to take a picture of and then I can try and replicate what my eye saw in photoshop. I basically just open the picture up, set the color temperature to 6,500 and that pretty much matches perfectly the MH bulb. Now if only I had a really nice macro lens I would be in business Someday....I've already spent too much on my camera over the past three years of owning it. Luckily photographing a couple of weddings have helped pay for it. Take a look at the Photography forum as well, I'm almost positive there are some great pointers there about getting good color representation in camera (ie without editing). Link to comment
nUgZ Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Looking good divecj5. Here's a great link for tank photography. http://www.ximinasphotography.com/lessons/index.html Link to comment
TUDIZZLE Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Tanks is looking nice...that pink gracilaria is the bomb!! Just a reminder of what those frags looked liked originally Sweet to see all the growth and the morphing of colors under MH vs PC Funny how we are about are about the same place in the cycle of our hobby in terms of how we are caring for out tanks. Guess we just need to get back to basics and stick to a tight WC schedule. Nice update as always Link to comment
c est ma Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Super pics as always! I esp. like the shrimp, and the little euphyllid with that pink macro. And the pup, of course! What a sweet expression! nUgZ, thanks for posting the photo link. I didn't read much yet, but was amused to see it was associated with RC and had tips for resizing...Is it just me or is every other pic posted there too big for one's monitor? --Diane Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Just a reminder of what those frags looked liked originally Sweet to see all the growth and the morphing of colors under MH vs PC Funny how we are about are about the same place in the cycle of our hobby in terms of how we are caring for out tanks. Guess we just need to get back to basics and stick to a tight WC schedule. Thanks bud. I didn't realize that I guess I've gotten a lot more growth on the frags than I thought. I hadn't looked back on a pic when I first got them. They have morphed slightly under the halides especially the ones that started a dark purple color. Now they are developing a nice red ring in the inside. I agree, we are definitely at about the same point with things with the tank. Gotta get back to doing those regular water changes. Some people don't really make that much of regular water changes but I think they are crucial to the overall health of the tank. It would be like if someone left you in your house/apt. and didn't allow you to clean for about two weeks...that includes flushing the toilet Super pics as always! I esp. like the shrimp, and the little euphyllid with that pink macro. And the pup, of course! What a sweet expression! nUgZ, thanks for posting the photo link. I didn't read much yet, but was amused to see it was associated with RC and had tips for resizing...Is it just me or is every other pic posted there too big for one's monitor? --Diane Thanks Diane....sometimes I try and take the time to frame an image, like the shrimp, and other times is more of just a documentary style shot. Thanks Nugz for posting the link. I've gone to that site before but a long time ago now. Always good to get a little refresher here and there. I agree that it's funny that the photography site references RC but about 75% of the pics over there require you to scroll across the screen. Link to comment
nUgZ Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 No problem guys/gals. I'm not trying to promote RC or anything I promise... I think you would see the same thing happen here if the pics weren't automatically resized. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 I agree...I think that resizing images is kind of a hard concept for people to grasp. I know that I sometimes have a hard time since sometimes I get a little crazy with the crop tool It is a great feature of the forum that it resizes pictures automatically. Link to comment
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