Nanofreak79 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 White balance does nothing for you since you use RAW and lightroom. I don't always shoot in RAW and my practice pics look great compared to not having white balance set, which makes everything blue and shitty. I don't want to spend time in Lightroom fixing white balance. Idk, from everything I've read changing white balance is a how to fix it type recommendation. So I should use regular P or AV and set my iso and f stop then just shoot blue pics in raw? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I don't always shoot in RAW and my practice pics look great compared to not having white balance set, which makes everything blue and shitty. I don't want to spend time in Lightroom fixing white balance. Idk, from everything I've read changing white balance is a how to fix it type recommendation. So I should use regular P or AV and set my iso and f stop then just shoot blue pics in raw? Gotcha. P is Program mode, which auto sets aperture and shutter, which usually isn't what you want, so I would stick to shutter or aperture priority modes (Tv and Av, respectively). If you set your white balance to 4000K or something similar to that in your camera, then when you snap a picture, it will not have the heavy blue tone in the camera preview, and when you import to Lightroom, the white balance setting will be ignored and it will show you the raw data. Then if it doesn't look correct, only adjust the color temperature slider, and it will pretty much get things looking right with only that one change. If an image is a fuzz too dark, you can bump the exposure up half a stop in lightroom without doing too much damage to the photo. This is a photo raw from the camera. This is after changing the color temperature slider and half a stop exposure. Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Gotcha. P is Program mode, which auto sets aperture and shutter, which usually isn't what you want, so I would stick to shutter or aperture priority modes (Tv and Av, respectively). If you set your white balance to 4000K or something similar to that in your camera, then when you snap a picture, it will not have the heavy blue tone in the camera preview, and when you import to Lightroom, the white balance setting will be ignored and it will show you the raw data. Then if it doesn't look correct, only adjust the color temperature slider, and it will pretty much get things looking right with only that one change. If an image is a fuzz too dark, you can bump the exposure up half a stop in lightroom without doing too much damage to the photo. This is a photo raw from the camera. This is after changing the color temperature slider and half a stop exposure. The Ritteri!!!! Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 I meant to post this up here before and forgot. I've seen a few posts of people having trouble keeping temp down in their tanks during the summer and I was having the same problem. The biocube definitely runs cooler with the NanoBox LEDs, but I had trouble keeping the temp below 80 when it started getting really warm (we don't have central air). I picked up this little fan on Amazon and ever since running it, I've had NO problem keeping temp at a steady 78 - even when ambient temp gets above that in the room. Evaporation works wonders. Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 That's a nice looking fan. Link to amazon? Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 That's a nice looking fan. Link to amazon? That would help! The 2 fan one was less than $20 and they've got them all the way up to a block of 6: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L54ZYAQ?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00 and it is dead silent. It also has mounting brackets with plastic screws and you can position the fan up and down. Really handy. Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Oh! I have 2 of those, you're looked different somehow. Hmm. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Oh! I have 2 of those, you're looked different somehow. Hmm. Probably because I have it upside down? Do you like yours? How long have you had them? Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I meant to post this up here before and forgot. I've seen a few posts of people having trouble keeping temp down in their tanks during the summer and I was having the same problem. The biocube definitely runs cooler with the NanoBox LEDs, but I had trouble keeping the temp below 80 when it started getting really warm (we don't have central air). I picked up this little fan on Amazon and ever since running it, I've had NO problem keeping temp at a steady 78 - even when ambient temp gets above that in the room. Evaporation works wonders. Nice little mod stella! Link to comment
metrokat Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Probably because I have it upside down? Do you like yours? How long have you had them? Ages and ages. I have one in the sump right now. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Ages and ages. I have one in the sump right now. I really like how quiet it is! I also wasn't expecting it to keep the temp so steady - Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I really like how quiet it is! I also wasn't expecting it to keep the temp so steady - Looks nice! I do the same with a spare PC fan! Amazing how well it works! Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Well, my Tunze ATO kicked the bucket yesterday. The pump part. I realized last night that I hadn't heard the trickle of top off water for a bit. Checked it and the pump was trying to pump, but wasn't working. It must've died sometime yesterday am as about a half gallon of water needed to be added to the tank. I actually did it slowly. Put about a couple cups of rodi in, checked salinity, added some brackish and then let it sit. Added some more brackish overnight. Salinity is back at about 1.025, it had actually only climbed to 1.026 by the time I caught it. Now, since I bought the ATO on amazon, I need to figure out the number to call at Tunze. What a PITA, especially since I'm relying on evaporation to keep the tank temp steady right not. Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Well, my Tunze ATO kicked the bucket yesterday. The pump part. I realized last night that I hadn't heard the trickle of top off water for a bit. Checked it and the pump was trying to pump, but wasn't working. It must've died sometime yesterday am as about a half gallon of water needed to be added to the tank. I actually did it slowly. Put about a couple cups of rodi in, checked salinity, added some brackish and then let it sit. Added some more brackish overnight. Salinity is back at about 1.025, it had actually only climbed to 1.026 by the time I caught it. Now, since I bought the ATO on amazon, I need to figure out the number to call at Tunze. What a PITA, especially since I'm relying on evaporation to keep the tank temp steady right not. I'll go talk to tunze for ya hahaha Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 I'll go talk to tunze for ya hahaha Well, I got it working. I had taken it apart and put it back together last night and that didn't work. But for some reason, it worked about an hour ago. So I got it working, but not sure how long it will work for! the pump sounds weird. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Vinegar soak on pump? Good thought! I did not try that. I will though. Maybe crap built up. Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Good thought! I did not try that. I will though. Maybe crap built up. Good show darlin it'll prob simmer it down if not make sure the impeller and all are aligned just right Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Good show darlin it'll prob simmer it down if not make sure the impeller and all are aligned just right Good lord. Let's hope I don't need to mess with the impeller - hahaha Link to comment
thecoralbeauty Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 And some hidden cup corals Here's the spongodes: And a shot of the "caps corner" Mona hanging out under the toadstool: Mona and Vit furiously cleaning off the seachem badge. AND a few growth shots: The poci on 4/16/2015 and the poci today: been a while since i caught up. looking great!!! and hey, my photos are more horrendous than yours. lol Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Well, the pump died again. Talked with Roger at Tunze. He thinks the pump is bad so he's sending out a new one. Great service! Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 That pocillipora has really nice growth! And teddy bear fuzzy Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 That pocillipora has really nice growth! And teddy bear fuzzy I love pocillopora! I really like the shapes and how fuzzy they get! Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I love pocillopora! I really like the shapes and how fuzzy they get! I have a reddish pink one in my tank really starting to get clubbed out now. They are cool. Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 PGR, where's your tank thread again? I can't find it! I wanted to check out your reddish pink poci! Link to comment
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