JamesL Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Wow! Great looking tank! You are seriously making me reconsider my decision to do a more "open" look in my 75g tank I really love the "full" look of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks......after 3 yrs. of having the aquascape the same......makes me want to change it a bit. If my husband had it his way and place it between this two columns, we could have done the aquascape more open, a be view from both sides----the front and back. There was a nice tank at RCA, a few months back, and I thought "this is what my perfect tank would be". I believe it was a 3x3 or 4x4 but it was not tall, which I like. Anything above 26" sucks for me.....I hate not be able to reach the sandbed.....it's just frustrating, to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 This tank never fails to impress me. Nice work with your new camera, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Thanks....I'm a novice at this. Now I'm ready for another photography club meeting, since I missed the last one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 A few close-ups w/the 100mm macro lense. Here we go!!! Comments and criticisms are welcome and appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Is the white balance in auto mode or custom? One thing I never figured out is W.B. To me the colors look a little "washed out" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 The close-up of the fish is great! Mine never hold still long enough to get good pictures of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Great shots Cindy! The 100mm is definitely the lens to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 I want to see macro of that beautiful seahorse of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Is the white balance in auto mode or custom? One thing I never figured out is W.B. To me the colors look a little "washed out" I actually did adjust the white balance.....it was a bit too bright, but what I don't understand is when I have them in RAW format it shows on my screen vibrant and when I convert them to JPG format, they still look vibrant. I have photobucket account and I transfer them to it, then copied and pasted. When I preview them I notice they weren't a vibrant as they should. I posted a few pics in the gallery and they came out better than this ones. Maybe this one is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 The close-up of the fish is great! Mine never hold still long enough to get good pictures of them This Tilefish is very bold and he acts like a dog, ready to be fed. So when he poses for me I give a treat (piece of shrimp) and he/she such a glutton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 Great shots Cindy! The 100mm is definitely the lens to have. Thanks...its so much harder (for me) to get good shots but the outcomes are rewarding. IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 22, 2009 Author Share Posted January 22, 2009 I want to see macro of that beautiful seahorse of yours. Ooohhh man don't get me started......I believe my seahorse has trigger lock or lockjaw. He tries to suck food and he's hungry but unable to get the mysis. Very frustrating and disheartening. He's been like this for a week and the longer it goes he will eventually die of starvation. Did a water change and by the way, the little gobies and other inhabitants are doing just fine. I remember him going thru this already once before, but it only lasted 2 days; I'm afraid he may not be so lucky this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Nice shot of the fish. It has very unusual eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 Nice shot of the fish. It has very unusual eyes. If I crop the fish eye in the RAW format, it looks pretty cool. You can see how smooth its around the eye....cool texture, that's the best I can describe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 We recently notice that one of the lights was not firing all the way. We switched the capacitors and sure enough we found the problem. Ended up replacing both capacitors for $22, heh...why wait for the other one to go out. Bulbs are even brighter so we're happy campers. Thinking about replacing a blue T5 bulb for a white one, will see if we like the change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 If I crop the fish eye in the RAW format, it looks pretty cool. You can see how smooth its around the eye....cool texture, that's the best I can describe it. I'd love to see that...maybe you can save it as a jpeg and show us whenever you have time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 What brand/type are your T5 bulbs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Marine-Glo T5 HO 54w 46".......we just placed 2 bulbs, one in the front and another in the back, just to increase some lighting in the middle. We've noticed that when the MH are on, right in the middle, it seems to be a bit dark. So we supplemented w/T5's and it did illuminated that area, just enough. My husband feels that the lighting might be a tad blueish, so we're getting 1 white bulb and see if it makes any difference. We can either place it on the front or back. I'll post BEFORE and AFTER pics of the light fixture, the tank with or without actinics and the changed bulb. Will see......but I was very surprised w/T5, they're bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Just a few additions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Wow I love that second coral. What is it? The third pic looks like the ORA chips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyCat Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Nice! I really like the shot of the clam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Wow I love that second coral. What is it? The third pic looks like the ORA chips That's my husband picking....ORA California Tort. The third pic is an ORA Roscoe's Blue Acro, and the fourth is an ORA Hawkin's Blue Echinata. He was surprised that after 30 min. of place them in the tank, their polyps started to show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 Nice! I really like the shot of the clam. Thanks, my husband took that shot...... It came out nice, so I had to post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 Well, we lost one of the blue tip tenius (mother colony) ..... at first we thought something was off w/water parameters and not realizing that the bulbs were the problem (needed to replace them). We had manage to frag the colony earlier on (about 6 months ago) and one of the frags started to loose its color, they looked bleach but w/polyp extension. Its been 1 wk. w/ the new bulbs in place and the tenius is making a come back and coloring up beautifully. What's the point I'm trying to make..... don't wait too long to change your bulbs, mark your calendar and change them between 6-8 months/or 7-9months, but don't wait too long .....your corals will appreciated. A few brown corals are finally coloring up as well. And a new addition Baby Squamosa Clam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.