twelve volt pro Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Absolutely amazing tank!!!!! Link to comment
Paleoreef103 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Do you have a bluejaw and a pearly jawfish in there? This tank is really nice. Love the stocking choices. Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 thanks guys i dont have the blue spot anymore he jumped out one night i left my screen top off i have since then modified a new screen top area that is alot easier to move and has 100 percent coverage ( hard with over the top overflow and over the top returns ) so just one pearly, i really wanted two but im waiting to find the right mate if any hes pretty cool by himself i readjusted the toms aqualift and moved it to hang off of the overflow instead of in the stand this seems to have stopped the overflow from losing its siphon i think that since the aqualift was lower than the overflow when i turned them off for feeding of whatever it would slowly siphon out the water making the utubes lose siphon im really stoked now since this setup seems a lot better ill take a pic soon Link to comment
weeber Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 great pics of mystery wrasse how do you like him because im thinkin of gettin one? Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 so far hes great! he doesnt mess with my yellow corris wrasse and none of the other fish mess with him at first he was very timid and in hiding but now hes swimming about and no one bullies him he seems like a picky eater though or maybe still just scared, but in a sea of mysis he was very selective of whhich one he wanted! i love his personality so far because he comes to the front of the tank whenever i come around and in general he just seems like a funny character very expensive fish but im very happy with him its amazing to have a tank full of mates that dont fight for once! the only problem i have with livestock is overly large crabs stepping all over corals and trying to steal food from the duncans or dendros =) Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 10, 2009 Author Share Posted September 10, 2009 just some boredom shots! Link to comment
1337TANKHAX Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 What setup do you use for your macros? Your shots are killer. And so is your tank. Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 For macros i have two setups i have a 180 3.5 macro lens which gets really close i also have a 70-200 macro that i put on a full set of kenko extension tubes thats a little more flexible since it zooms most of all this is shot on a tripod with a shutter release while the pumps are off i use a 580ex strobe on a 50d body in manual mode set with custom white balance and shooting in RAW then i bring in the raw file to bridge and photoshop cs4 and remove dust on the sensor and try to match the colors and pop of the image as best as i can to what i see in real life im using a 24 in color calibrated monitor on a powermac g5 for all the editing other than that its just a waiting game really to find the right opportunity! lately i have been trying live view mode and zooming in to get that perfect manual focus that seems to be working alright i still cant seem to get my pictures as sharp as some of the pictures i see here and my lenses arent that bad so im wondering if i got something wrong going on =\ Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 hey man thanks a lot tony thanks for those frags and the live rock im stoked theres a lot of hitchhikers man a few tiny aipstasia, a weird anemone, slugs, pods, polyps and all kinds of stuff i added a few of those rocks to the display tank and the rest to the sump ill post pics tonight! Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 just a few macros and a new fts tomorrow when the dust settles Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Update: Moved the vortech to the front and dialed it down a bit this has helped with surface agitation and has helped open the dendros up a bit added a few smaller rocks to the DT and about 14 lbs to the sump the added rock is crawling with hitch hikers, some good some bad i had a few micro aipstasia on some of the new rock, ill try the cover with epoxy method again before it gets out of control there also a few snails without shells, anemones, and palys on the new rock in the sump added a yuma, acan, micro acan, and pink zoos any help with ID would be great! Link to comment
Hoosierfan Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Absolutely gorgeous tank. As soon as I graduate and get a job I will be needing a 40b. Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 22, 2009 Author Share Posted September 22, 2009 just a video of my tank! Link to comment
elsefailed Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Scored some sweet acans from Amazing aquariums in tustin! im stoked Link to comment
pismo_reefer Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 stunning LPS collection..... Link to comment
elsefailed Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 quick update added jbj ato with 7 gallon reservoir added reef octopus nwb110 instead of aqua c urchin (which already works wayyyy better) adjusted plumbing a bit Link to comment
elsefailed Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 not much updates really added a few turbo snails to help out gha and a war coral Link to comment
WoWFish Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 im just curious how did you get your zoos to move down that left rock in random spots Link to comment
elsefailed Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 just a quick update nothing going on but growth! also added a larger overhang cave on the right to allow more crevices for the fish to swim and hide. added a small rainbow montipora frag as well also wow im not sure how the store did it, the rock came that way sorry! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Beautiful! The colors are great! Link to comment
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