teenyreef Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 need a bigger tank for all those frags =P Inorite? I'm really starting to think about it now that got all these frags from AquaSD. I'd always heard good things about them, and after receiving the shipment I was blown away by the size and quality of the frags. I ordered ten acros for $100, plus a blueberry mille colony for $40. Here's the blueberry, along with one of the many un-named but very nice acros: Blueberry Mille by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Have I mentioned how happy I am with the colors and growth of the acros in this tank? Here's a top down detail of the Electric Miyagi Tort taken tonight: Electric Miyagi Tort by TeenyReef, on Flickr Here's what it looked like about a month ago: Electric Mayagi Tort by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Very nice! How do you take your top downs? Do you use a glass viewing box to shoot through or just through the water with pumps off? Or or ?? Your acros are looking beautiful Inorite? I'm really starting to think about it now that got all these frags from AquaSD. I'd always heard good things about them, and after receiving the shipment I was blown away by the size and quality of the frags. I ordered ten acros for $100, plus a blueberry mille colony for $40. Here's the blueberry, along with one of the many un-named but very nice acros: Blueberry Mille by TeenyReef, on Flickr This Mille is awesome! I am gonna ck out AquaSD Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Very nice! How do you take your top downs? Do you use a glass viewing box to shoot through or just through the water with pumps off? Or or ?? Your acros are looking beautiful This Mille is awesome! I am gonna ck out AquaSD Thanks! I just turn the pumps off and steady the camera with one hand on the edge of the glass or the light. As long as I can get close to a straight down shot there's no distortion. I porthole would take up pretty much the whole tank, there's be no room to keep the light on while I take pictures Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Here are a few of the new acros in the frag racks. It was a great deal - I basically got 14 acros for $100. The only down side is that none of them were marked, so I have no idea what they all are 20160414-untitled-009-2-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160414-untitled-011-2-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160414-untitled-012-2-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160414-untitled-015-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160414-untitled-018-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr 20160414-untitled-020-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 They are all cool! Thanks! I need to catch up on your thread! Hope you've been doing well. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 This snail stacking incident cracked me up 20160418_224324-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Lincoln (Green Banded Goby #1) was chilling by the acans. I managed to get a quick cell phone shot. Lincoln (GBG #1) by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
Elizabeth94 Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Perfect picture of the goby! Such a cool looking fish. As for the acros, they all look great, but I really like the sps in the second picture Link to comment
vlangel Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Lincoln in the acans is so cute! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 Perfect picture of the goby! Such a cool looking fish. As for the acros, they all look great, but I really like the sps in the second picture Thanks! I love my little GBG's. There are some tiny hints of green on that acro. This weekend I'm going to take some more pictures to see how the colors have been changing in this tank since I got them. So far they seem to be coloring up nicely. Lincoln in the acans is so cute! Thanks, Dawn! It's nice that he's not too shy. Roosevelt (GBG #2) hangs out in the back behind the rocks most of the time so I don't see her very much. Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 23, 2016 Author Share Posted April 23, 2016 I glued up some additional frags in the tank last night. A few zoas, the forest fire digitata, another gorg, and a booger sized ricordia frag that I sedged into a crack between the rocks in hopes that it will like it there and start to grow. Not sure if I'll have time to get pictures today, but by tomorrow for sure! Somebody asked in a different thread whether acans and zoas can be close to each other. Other than the zoas not growing when they are outright covered up by the acans, they seem to do just fine together. 20160422-untitled-004-Edit.jpg by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 New FTS coming soon, but in the meantime, I really like how this close crop of the oregon tort turned out Oregon Tort by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 New FTS coming soon, but in the meantime, I really like how this close crop of the oregon tort turned out Oregon Tort by TeenyReef, on Flickr Wow. That looks awesome. Link to comment
vlangel Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 That close up shot is amazing! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Wow. That looks awesome. That close up shot is amazing! Thanks! One of the things I love about having a pico tank is that it's so easy to take macro shots. This one just used the kit lens instead of the macro lens, and it turned out fine. I've been so happy that the tank is finally on solid ground. Nitrates stay between 1 and 3, and phosphates are finally under .1, and it really shows in the colors in the acros. Even the zoas are doing well, as long as I give them a few drops of peroxide when they start looking puny. April FTS: 2016-04-24 Cadlights FTS by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
vlangel Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Thanks! One of the things I love about having a pico tank is that it's so easy to take macro shots. This one just used the kit lens instead of the macro lens, and it turned out fine.I've been so happy that the tank is finally on solid ground. Nitrates stay between 1 and 3, and phosphates are finally under .1, and it really shows in the colors in the acros. Even the zoas are doing well, as long as I give them a few drops of peroxide when they start looking puny. April FTS: 2016-04-24 Cadlights FTS by TeenyReef, on Flickr This FTS is even more amazing than the macro shot. It definitely shows that you have the tank in order. It looks so beautiful. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 i am addicted to millie now after my first one from CR. i may have to look into AquaSD next time. how much was shipping? Link to comment
holy carp Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 New FTS coming soon, but in the meantime, I really like how this close crop of the oregon tort turned out Oregon Tort by TeenyReef, on Flickr That's a great photo - it looks so nice with the contrast against that monti (?) background. Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 How is this tank only 4 gallons? Link to comment
hinnenkm Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Absolutely beautiful photo, as usual! Link to comment
spectra Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 i am addicted to millie now after my first one from CR. i may have to look into AquaSD next time. how much was shipping? I think Aqua SD is 40.00 if I remember right. Tank is looking good Teeny love the pics! Link to comment
markalot Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Awesome FTS, and loved the stick shots I missed last week. Super jealous of course. Dammit, page quote. Thanks! One of the things I love about having a pico tank is that it's so easy to take macro shots. This one just used the kit lens instead of the macro lens, and it turned out fine. I've been so happy that the tank is finally on solid ground. Nitrates stay between 1 and 3, and phosphates are finally under .1, and it really shows in the colors in the acros. Even the zoas are doing well, as long as I give them a few drops of peroxide when they start looking puny. April FTS: 2016-04-24 Cadlights FTS by TeenyReef, on Flickr Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 ^^ Everything looks happy'n'healthy! Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 This FTS is even more amazing than the macro shot. It definitely shows that you have the tank in order. It looks so beautiful. Thanks, Dawn! I think there are still a couple square inches of rock without coral, so I need to do a little more gluing i am addicted to millie now after my first one from CR. i may have to look into AquaSD next time. how much was shipping? I think Aqua SD is 40.00 if I remember right. Tank is looking good Teeny love the pics! Thanks! And yes, $40 shipping. Well worth the price That's a great photo - it looks so nice with the contrast against that monti (?) background. Thanks! yes, it's a red/green grafted encrusting monti. I had it in a spot that was way too dark in the 10g tank, and it just barely survived. Now that it's under the light in this tank, it's starting to grow out and I can even see a tiny bit of green. Hopefully the green will come back. How is this tank only 4 gallons? Ha! Thanks! I keep waiting for the corals to grow out the top but there's actually a long way to go Absolutely beautiful photo, as usual! Thank you! Somehow I missed your tank thread - it's absolutely beautiful! I'm looking forward to more updates Awesome FTS, and loved the stick shots I missed last week. Super jealous of course. Dammit, page quote. Thanks, Mark! I appreciate the encouragement especially since I've learned so much about keeping sticks from you, both good and bad ^^ Everything looks happy'n'healthy! Thanks! Still trying to make it simple and with a routine that I can keep up forever. I hope to keep this tank up for a long time. Link to comment
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