HookedOnAquariums Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 6 hours ago, Reefkid88 said: Did you ditch the DIY and go with a black box led instead ? I had too. I have corals coming today and I didn’t want to count on me learning how to solder in a couple days against a corals survival. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Hmmmm well damn. PM me if you want to get rid of any of your leds stuff. Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 Well the corals that we’re being shipped got delayed. Just so everyone here knows disintegrated mushroom corals do NOT smell good. So in greif I went to the lfs. And I purchased some corals. I hope this isn’t a start of a bad habit... will get some pics once they open Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 On 12/19/2018 at 11:43 AM, Reefkid88 said: Hmmmm well damn. PM me if you want to get rid of any of your leds stuff. And sorry bout the led stuff bro. Someone on r2r pmed me before I saw your message Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 It was on r2r ?! Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 This acan is already puffing up. Purple mouth, yellow and aqua sides. Probably some of the best acans I’ve seen. Zoos still doing their thing, some open some not. But lights are off so I’ll have to wait till tomorrow to show the real gravitas of the wild zoos I got. 1 Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Here’s the zoas, the yellow in the middle is BRIGHT. Decided to feed some rods food and this happened acans went crazy on a shrimp and shoes the brightest orange I have ever witnessed. And I got to count the heads. 7 heads of a super pretty acan for 25. I like my lfseven the zoas ate. (There is plankton and junk in rods) Water Change Time lol 2 Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 So everything has been going stupendous. Visible coral growth in the 5 days I have had my corals I have counted 6 new polyps in the zoanthids and at least 4 new heads in the acan (whittle babies) I decided to dive into some simple sps. MONTIPORA! Got this guy for 20 bucks. Hope he lives... 1 Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Oh and also weird bryopsis stuff growing EVERYWHERE. 1 Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 I hate my tank. Bryopsis+Dinos. Can someone like give me a 25 lagoon... with new rocks.... Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Drove to Tulsa to check out another lfs. Got some coral from the bargain bin chalice: (I believe) Rhodactis Mushroom: (green with mint edges, couldn’t get a good picture of this one) Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Messing around with big boy camera. please help me improve. My chalice My Micromussa My shroom Zoas 2 Quote Link to comment
skyscraper2290 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 You are off to a great start with the photos, i recommend setting your white balance to 9900k or setting up a custom white balance. Higher aperture is best f8 or f11 or higher. Use a tripod if you have it and keep your lens parallel to the glass. If you have a digital screen I usually use it to zoom in on where I want to focus and toggle it from there. Hope that helps! 1 Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 57 minutes ago, skyscraper2290 said: You are off to a great start with the photos, i recommend setting your white balance to 9900k or setting up a custom white balance. Higher aperture is best f8 or f11 or higher. Use a tripod if you have it and keep your lens parallel to the glass. If you have a digital screen I usually use it to zoom in on where I want to focus and toggle it from there. Hope that helps! Thanks so much! I couldn't figure out a custom white balance (my camera goes to 7000k preset) so I just turned up the whites. I would use a tripod but that would put my camera to far away because I have a ledge on my table. Wish I knew what camera I have. I think it's a canon rebel xs? I only have the stock lens and a behemoth that I used to photograph predatory wildlife and birds. Don't think either of them spare ideal for aquarium use. Quote Link to comment
skyscraper2290 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Ya macro lenses are ideal for coral pics. I personally haven’t bought one but use extension tubes which allow you to get closer to the subject. If your camera maxes at 7k I would just fix it in Lightroom or whatever editing program you use. Usually between 9-12k and then bring down the magenta tint about halfway. That should be a good starting point st least. Ya it’s tougher when you can line up the tripod with the tank, yours might have the extendable center column you can pull out and get the camera closer to the tank. I usually crop pretty heavy too. Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 Just purchased a 150w metal halide. Deabing if I should run the led and the halide in conjunction (led as suppliment) or just use the halide or just the led. The halide will be used for a latter tank (most likely a grow out) just questioning what to do with it rn. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I say use halides,but that's me lol. Which fixture did you go with ? Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, Reefkid88 said: I say use halides,but that's me lol. Which fixture did you go with ? It’s an Oddysea 150w. Double ended and atm it has a 14k phenix bulb. Considering changing it to 20k if it’s too white. Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 Once burned in,those bulbs are so nice. I ran one back in the day in my 70w metal halide and in my 150w halide. But be careful with those,they do have a firey reputation. Idk how they are now but back in the day a few burst into flames 😟 Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 23, 2019 Author Share Posted January 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, Reefkid88 said: But be careful with those,they do have a firey reputation. Idk how they are now but back in the day a few burst into flames 😟 I heard about that. Checked the reviews on the new stuff and people say it just gets hot. And I need heat! I have to run a 100w and a 50w to keep my tank at 76 (would much prefer 78) Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 You have that much of a problem keep a 10g at 78 ?! Jesus,what heaters are you using ?! Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share Posted January 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Reefkid88 said: You have that much of a problem keep a 10g at 78 ?! Jesus,what heaters are you using ?! I are tried ehim jager, finnex, and tetra. The finned die because crappy suction cups put the heater IN the tank. The jager 100w is not fun to calibrate and drifts very quickly. The tetra preset ironically has been the best one, I use the jager set at lower temps (as to not fry my corals as it drifts) to do the heavy lifting and the tetra gets the final push. 1 Quote Link to comment
Firefish15 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 Jeez, that's crazy! I've got a 75W Cobalt Neo-therm in my 10g, and it hasn't ever varied from 78 by more than a degree. I've got an extra digital thermometer that I check with. It fits nicely in my AC 70, so I don't even have to see it in the tank. Quote Link to comment
HookedOnAquariums Posted January 30, 2019 Author Share Posted January 30, 2019 It’s been a bit y’all. I got the halide and set it up over the tank here’s what it looks like 4 Quote Link to comment
Reefkid88 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Looking good bud !! Quote Link to comment
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