47G SPS...Revamp
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sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Nah, if it were me, I'd live next door to Biggles. Then I'd make a pipeline into his tank. Biggles reefwater has the "mojo". Cut some frags by sneaking in during the night and voila; highly coloured corals in my tank and some of the best aussie acros as well. All I'd need to do is feed the fish and light the tank. Water changes/dosing/testing would be done by Biggles. :lol2:
It does look nice. But needs to be kept in high PAR.
Wow Matt, thanks for that.
White balance: 10K setting gets you close, but some colours looked off. So I used the CUSTOM white balance setting. Took a quick shot of the sandbed (white balance set in AUTO for this). Then choose that shot as White Balance.
That gets you very close. But to get even closer, go into the MENU3 and choose White Balance shift. Thats the White balance GRID I spoke of a while ago. If the colours are too much on the warmer side, shift the cursor towards blue. If the image is too blue, shift the cursor towards red and green etc.
I am still learning how to use the camera. I managed to lose the setting after I recorded the video, so the photos were done with a different white balance, but its still close.
The camera has several CUSTOM functions where you can apply settings and then copy them into the CUSTOM function and it will always stay in the memory etc.
Many thanks.
Haha, I'm sure he will. Speaking of Biggles...where is he?Oh!..... That's so sneaky..
Biggles would approve.
Hello Rui,Hello
Sahin ... you are too kind!
It's done. I am going to London on Thursday 22nd.
i will book during the weekend my travel and I will let you know the travel arrangements. It would be extremely good if you could meet me at the Paddington station or Wood street before I go to the meeting.
Meanwhile ... I know it's not an ORA but it's the same and I already have my eye on the Hawkings ...
Reefmutt ... it's a secret ...
All the best,
Rui
I will definitely meet you at Paddington Station. Please let me know what time to meet you?
How many days are you staying in London? If you have time, you can take some frags away with you and I can drive you to some LFS on Friday afternoon if you finish early. I fly off on the Sunday, so Saturday I will be too busy.
jroovers
New member
Thanks for this, I just got a frag of branching cyphastrea, so this is helpful! :thumbsup:
reefmutt
Active member
I do play with the grid a bit.. Usually to try to bring out a color I see but the camera doesn't pick up..
I haven't tried using a shot of the sand and putting that into the custom whit balance.. I'm going to try that..
Usually I just go with the 10k setting.. Lately, I have been playing with a photo editing app on my phone called snapseed for cropping, sharpening and adding HDR.. Sometimes it makes the shots very surreal and eye popping but still trying to keep proper color.. I might post a few on my thread..
Sahin, your tank is looking stunning!
If I remember, you are using some color elements and some aminos, right? I see your latest n and p numbers..
'Haha, I'm sure he will. Speaking of Biggles...where is he?'
Well, where do you think?? Doing something sneaky, no doubt!
I haven't tried using a shot of the sand and putting that into the custom whit balance.. I'm going to try that..
Usually I just go with the 10k setting.. Lately, I have been playing with a photo editing app on my phone called snapseed for cropping, sharpening and adding HDR.. Sometimes it makes the shots very surreal and eye popping but still trying to keep proper color.. I might post a few on my thread..
Sahin, your tank is looking stunning!
If I remember, you are using some color elements and some aminos, right? I see your latest n and p numbers..
'Haha, I'm sure he will. Speaking of Biggles...where is he?'
Well, where do you think?? Doing something sneaky, no doubt!
biggles
Premium Member
Awesome acro yumminess Sahin, beautiful pics as usual mate It won't be long before the different aged pieces grow in more and things look a lot more balanced.
If i actually owned a camera i'd be doing whatever you advised in regards to capturing the best pics possible, your images always impress me buddy :thumbsup:
Now..........
I'd just like to point out that in the space of a few pages we went from half a dozen brown turds to 'I'll be sure to include nice clips of the brown turds that are still remaining in the tank.' Then we all watched the video with not a sign of a single turd and when queried as to the veracity of said turd claims we get this:
Then in one short paragraph we end up with 'at least 2-3 acro turds' to 'The video shows at least one millepora colony which is brown' to 'recently its been hinting red'...........
So in short, with regards to acro turds - you have BLOODY NONE ! :blown: :hammer:
It won't be long before the different aged pieces grow in more and things look a lot more balanced.If i actually owned a camera i'd be doing whatever you advised in regards to capturing the best pics possible, your images always impress me buddy :thumbsup:
Now..........
I'd just like to point out that in the space of a few pages we went from half a dozen brown turds to 'I'll be sure to include nice clips of the brown turds that are still remaining in the tank.' Then we all watched the video with not a sign of a single turd and when queried as to the veracity of said turd claims we get this:
Then in one short paragraph we end up with 'at least 2-3 acro turds' to 'The video shows at least one millepora colony which is brown' to 'recently its been hinting red'...........
So in short, with regards to acro turds - you have BLOODY NONE ! :blown: :hammer:
DiscusHeckel
Acropora Gardener
At one point I thought Sahin suffered from OCD, but I am now more worried...
sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Thank you. It took a long time, but the system is surely hitting the sweet spot.
Thanks Perry. I had to return to skimming part time. I started running the skimmer 24/7 as we discussed and it just caused a little paleness on the acros and the LPS started to suffer. I'm finding it really difficult to increase and maintain the PO4 level.
Thanks buddy.
:facepalm: How long did it take you to find those posts of mine about turday acros...For your info, the shot of the frag rack shows one large pale turdy frag. I subjected it to lots of light. It just turned pale brown.
I've lowered the frag rack now and we'll see what happens over next 4 weeks. If it doesnt colour up you are going to eat these words of mine that you quoted. :debi:
LOL. I'll be happy when I have a tank full of colourful acros like Andrew.
Thanks mate. Andrew says a lot of things; I wouldnt take him so seriously mate. :lol:
You all need glasses. LOL. But seriously, its nice that there are now largely nicely coloured SPS all over the tank.
My better success with SPS was a few years ago with this same system...I dont know why, but turdy acros would colour up within 2 weeks of going into the tank. I wish the system as it is now would be like that.
Haha, I sure can. 3/35 brown SPS proves that. :fun4:
Thank you.
No problem asking, when a thread gets too long it can be difficult to locate what you're looking for.
Daily Food Summary:
Via Eheim autofeeder x 3 serving a day: Mixture of different flakes -
Ocean Nutrition Prime Reef Flakes
Ocean Nutrition Spirulina Flakes
New Era Algae Flakes
New Life Spectrum Marine Formula Pellets
Manually:
1-2 cubes Brine Shrimp
1-2 Cubes Mysis
Small pinch size amount of seafood mix (my buddy made a version of seafood which is very similar to Rods Reef Food or Roggers Reef Mix
On top of that I feed KZ Coral Vitaliser and ReefRoids on an irregular basis.
Do the foods help? Most definitely. However, be sure to build up the amount slowly. Otherwise it can cause sudden algae and even brown out some corals.
Food + Good Water Quality + Stability + Good Flow+ Good Light = Nice colours.
sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Its probably best to contact PS directly via the email on their website. They will let you know who the local contact is in your country. I am not sure if they have rejoined RC as a sponsor again. I saw some mention of this on a thread recently.
Send me ReefRaft/ORA/RMF turds my way. Will gladly take them. :lol:
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