500G (84X48X30)- NOW REAL !

[Sanjay]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9360557#post9360557 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FVernese
Sanjay, your tank is looking fantastic and your photos are excellent. Can you share your secrets on camera and taking photos?

Frank

Hey Frank,

I really don't have picture taking secrets, I am mostly a focus and click type of photographer. When shooting coral pics, if I want high depth of focus, it usually translates to a slow shutter speed and I let the camera chose the speed after I set the aperture. usually the pics have to be taken with the camera on the tripod.

For fish pics I have to go with a higher speed given that they move quickly. Then I set the camera in shutter priority, and let it choose the aperture it computes.

I don't do anything fancier than that. What does help is a good DSLR and lenses. I have the Nikon D70 with the kit lens and a 105 macro lens for closeups.

sanjay.

 

[hahnmeister]

digital SLR... theres the reason. Reef pics always come out better with D-SLRs it seems.

Sanjay has a couple advantagtes as well. With the 10,000K lights he gets a good white balance on the camera, for full rich colors. With my 20,000K lit tanks, they might look sweet, but I cant take a shot w/o the tank looking like tidybowl.

 

[jnarowe]

yeah, and on 20K tanks, it's difficult to adjust the white balance!

 

[FVernese]

Sanjay and others thank you for the information. I can not get a decent photo with my old camera so I guess I will investigate the DSLRs.
Sanjay, by the way I went with three Lumenarc IIIs per your suggestion. I am so glad I took your advice as they are perfect for my set up. I bought 400 W 10000K Reeflux bulbs to start, based on a tank I saw at Reef Exotics. Hope they work out.
Thanks
Frank

 

[RGibson]

FVernese who you buy the Lumenarc III from ?

 

[jnarowe]

Hey, don't forget to check in on Property Room once in a while for lighting needs. I got my Diamond reflectors from there very cheap.

 

[FVernese]

I bought them from reefexotics. If you go to his site he has a picture of my Lumenarcs set up as example. Tony is great guy and has 400 gal reef tank with Lumenarcs and reeflux bulbs.
Frank
http://www.reefexotics.com/lumenarc.htm

 

[Sanjay]

A picture for you softie lovers.

sanjay.

 

[jnarowe]

Very nice colonies Sanjay!

 

[FVernese]

Sanjay, the colors are so vibrant it looks like they love your tank.
Regards

 

[Sanjay]

Attaching all the frags has completed depleted my inventory of my deltec epoxy, and I still had a few corals to attach from my friend RichK's visit last Friday.

I ordered the epoxy on Monday at 4:00 PM from Scott at http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/

They had the best price on it, and they have the best service too. They shipped it out the same day, and It was here today (wed) waiting for me when I got back from work even with regular ground shipping from South Carolina. Fast.... My corals won't have to sit around in my overflow box for long.

I love it when I get good service !!

sanjay.

 

[VikeBron]

Hope you bought a bunch Sanjay I will be bringing you frags when I come the 23rd.

 

[RichK]

That is awesome shipping for sure! Thanks for the link Sanjay as I definitely want to try that epoxy. Steve, I am also looking forward to my green polyp leather! Do you want anything I may have? It would be a shame to go back empty handed See you at the swap on the 24th.

 

[AquariumSpecialty]

Thanks for your comments Sanjay. Speaking of plugs, happy plugging the corals and/or rock into the epoxy. Better get your kneading hands warmed up. Look forward to some more pics on your thread.

 

[Sanjay]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9421122#post9421122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by VikeBron
Hope you bought a bunch Sanjay I will be bringing you frags when I come the 23rd.

Frags ??? I thought you were going to bring me all those nice Bali deepwater corals I am ready for them now that I am loaded with the epoxy.

Rich, you may have to wait till he resocks with epoxy, I cleaned out his stock

sanjay.

 

[VikeBron]

Sanjay- I'll bring those too I will send you pics on Mon after they are acclimated to tease you.

Rick- As you can see below, my tank is so full, I'm afraid I would not have any room for anything else.

Hi, my name is Steve...and I'm an addict

 

[RichK]

Steve, nice looking setup!

 

[Sanjay]

Found another interesting leopard wrasse. Macropharyngodon negrosensis. Will have to see how well they do and how well they get along with the M. bipartus.

Here are a couple of pics.

sanjay.

 

[jnarowe]

Wow. Never seen that one before. He looks a little mean!

 

[RGibson]

Sanjay will you used frag disks to mount the corals?