bitts Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 lol I was about to say that his sig has me thinking about dropping the audi an inch or two. Link to comment
Withers Posted January 20, 2011 Author Share Posted January 20, 2011 It's on bigger wheels now. I'm just waiting for the weather to cooperate before doing some new rolling shots of it It's also about an inch lower in the front even from that picture. Probably 2" lower than the pic in my sig Link to comment
MedRed Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 convertibles are for women and hairdressers... but a sweet car despite the drop top ;-) Link to comment
Withers Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 They only think they want convertibles. In actuality they buy them and never put the top down so they don't mess their hair up. I never put the top up Link to comment
Withers Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 New pics! I never noticed that these have yellow near the skirts before annnnd I painted the back black and I've just found multiple asterina starfish munching on my zoanthids So I've now had flatworms, aiptasia, bubble algae, hydroids, a giant flatworm (that's still in the tank somewhere) and now asterina starfish. I don't want to jinx myself, but there isn't many more pests I could possibly accumulate in one tank. Link to comment
andru24 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Awesome pictures... Tank is looking beautiful. Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 your tank looks amazing. hopefully ull be able to get rid of the pests. howd u paint the back black? what paint did u use? ive been wanting to do the same with my tank. Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 BEAUTIFUL SHOT VIC! One of the reason why i wanna start my first ADA tank. tagging along! -david Link to comment
Withers Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 I ended up getting a sample of paint+primer in one from Home Depot to use. It took about 4 coats. Since the tank was already set up I covered the top in saran wrap and opened the windows to minimize fumes Link to comment
peewee1467 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I ended up getting a sample of paint+primer in one from Home Depot to use. It took about 4 coats. Since the tank was already set up I covered the top in saran wrap and opened the windows to minimize fumes do you like it a lot better than without the black background? Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 New pics! Gorgeous shots! This has got to be my favorite macro shot of a zoa, and I've seen lots of nice zoa close-ups. Did you cook the colors or is it really that blue? Link to comment
Rehype Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Awesome pictures... Tank is looking beautiful. this Link to comment
schgr.cube Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Nice! Looking good Jason! Can we get a full on front shot? Link to comment
Withers Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 do you like it a lot better than without the black background? Eh, in some ways. It hides the cords, so it looks cleaner than it did, but I preferred it without a painted background. It's noticeably darker looking now since the light doesn't reflect off the back anymore and taking pictures of it for a full tank shot is now ridiculously challenging. This has got to be my favorite macro shot of a zoa, and I've seen lots of nice zoa close-ups. Did you cook the colors or is it really that blue? No I don't cook the colors. It's just a white balance adjustment and maybe a hair of additional saturation. It was as close as I could get to making it look true to life. Nice! Looking good Jason! Can we get a full on front shot? Yeah I'll try to take one tonight. Thanks guys Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 lol pests. get a bumblebee shrimp. i really want one of those. this will be the first tank that just has dry rock and no LR from outside. i'm hoping that i will finally (finally finally) be free of pests myself. good luck - at least it looks good from far away. Link to comment
HecticDialectics Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 in4thefullfrontal! Link to comment
Withers Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 lol pests. get a bumblebee shrimp. i really want one of those. this will be the first tank that just has dry rock and no LR from outside. i'm hoping that i will finally (finally finally) be free of pests myself. good luck - at least it looks good from far away. I'm looking at getting some now. I had 2 when I first set this tank up but they disappeared. I never did see them take prepared foods even though I've read that they should. I really want to try them again, it was fun watching them stalk my sea urchins Link to comment
andru24 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Eh, in some ways. It hides the cords, so it looks cleaner than it did, but I preferred it without a painted background. It's noticeably darker looking now since the light doesn't reflect off the back anymore and taking pictures of it for a full tank shot is now ridiculously challenging. I do have to agree with you here. I really liked the look of the transparent background. I feel it gives more depth to an aquarium. Though there is definitely something to be said for hiding the cords, etc. Link to comment
Withers Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 If this tank had a sump I would have definitely left it clear, but I want to get a HOB skimmer so it just wasn't going to work out like I wanted with a clear background. Link to comment
Deleted User 6 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 i hate transparent backgrounds. no one wants to see the wallpaper behind your tank in your momma's basement. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Great new pictures!! It looks like things are well on their way to getting back to what I'm sure is your standard of reef-keeping. I'm partial to having some sort of background on a tank but I think the black looks fantastic. Really makes the scape and coral that you have stand out. Hopefully the Asterina Stars will be your last bout of pests. During my first two years of reefing, I had vermitid snails (which I still have nightmares about) that covered every square centimeter of rock and Neomeris which looked pretty but completely covered my BC29. I've been 100% dry EcoRox and/or Marco rock from then on. You certainly lose most of the micro fauna using dry and it takes a while to cycle and populate but at least you know what you're adding. Link to comment
Withers Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Oh I've got those too, they just aren't in plague proportions. I didn't realize they ever multiplied like that? My old tanks were always so barren in the hitchhiker department I really wanted to get some this time. Now I know better Link to comment
andru24 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 i hate transparent backgrounds. no one wants to see the wallpaper behind your tank in your momma's basement. Depends on the orientation... If it's a penisula style then it looks dope, if it's up against a wall then yes if you have some hideous paint or wallpaper then you should probably paint the back... In his case I believe it was just a beige colored wall which actually looked pretty good with the light reflecting off of it. Of course if there is going to be a HOB then you definitely want to hide that. Link to comment
Withers Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 This is the best I can do. Maybe if I tried it with just the Blue+ bulbs I could get better color out of it. Everything looks so washed out and the highlights are so harsh Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 i hate transparent backgrounds. no one wants to see the wallpaper behind your tank in your momma's basement. If the area behind the tank is uncluttered and not busy with patterns and colors, then I think having no background cover can look pretty good. I think it adds a sense of depth to the tank, extending the "space" of the water beyond the glass enclosure. Link to comment
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