40g breeder tank, 5 month update photos

[Goldmund]

This is a crosspost from the newbie forum, but a big wall of pictures post probably makes more sense here. :spin2: Still working on getting the white balance dialed in, but I think these are pretty close.

Back at the beginning of the year, I posted shots of my empty tank while it was cycling. I've been adding a bunch of corals over the past six weeks, so figured I'd show some pics of the work in progress.

Here's a link to my old build thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2457774


reef tank at 5 months by meramsey, on Flickr


acan frag by meramsey, on Flickr


zoa by meramsey, on Flickr


sunny d zoa by meramsey, on Flickr


welsophilia brain coral by meramsey, on Flickr


DSC_9270.jpg by meramsey, on Flickr


DSC_9256.jpg by meramsey, on Flickr


frogspawn coral by meramsey, on Flickr


zoas by meramsey, on Flickr

 

[GhostCon1]

That first picture is amazing! I love how deep the tank looks because of the perspective of the two clowns. I just picked up a 40b today and that pic makes mine look so small. Really cool how that turned out.

I like the pic of the sunny d's as well, but that nem pic takes the cake. Wow!

 

[Goldmund]

Thanks! I'm still very much getting the hang of taking pics under these lights, it's a nice challenge.

 

[Goldmund]

Couple of macro shots of the wellso and an acan lord. I think I might have to pick up some filters for my camera so I can capture the fluorescence.

 

[glaukos]

Great pics:beer:
Wish i was that skilled too

 

[Goldmund]

Some more macro shots using a submersible tube for my lens. Fun to see how much growth I've gotten in just a few months.

 

[Macdo]

wow

 

[Goldmund]

thanks!

 

[Goldmund]

Some new acquisitions.


bubble tip anemone


blue mushroom


neon green leather


star polyps

 

[Goldmund]

sun coral

 

[triggreefer]

Nice quality pics. Coming along great!

 

[kzeller]

sun coral

do you mind sharing your hardware info and settings?

 

[sixpackgarage]

really nice photos.. I too am curious about the camera, lens, etc.

 

[Goldmund]

Thanks all. I'm using a Nikon D7k with a Nikkor 105mm macro lens and an avast marine works "port hole" http://www.avastmarine.com/ssc/do/product/rigging/Top-Down-Porthole-XL

I shoot raw and adjust the white balance in Lightroom, but not much editing other than that.