A very large aquarium in a very small condo!

[The Cardinal]

Very nice and interesting build.

Photo tips:

- Shoot with a tripod

- Use an aperture around f8 (not sure what aperture you are using but guessing below f8)

- Shoot straight through the glass and not at an angle

- If the automatic focus doesn't work properly try manual + tripod

- Don't zoom fully in, rather zoom out a bit and crop

- Take a lot of shots and choose the best; even pros have hard time getting good and consistent results when shooting aquariums

 

[captngreg]

The Cardinal Very nice and interesting build.

Photo tips:

- Shoot with a tripod

- Use an aperture around f8 (not sure what aperture you are using but guessing below f8)

- Shoot straight through the glass and not at an angle

- If the automatic focus doesn't work properly try manual + tripod

- Don't zoom fully in, rather zoom out a bit and crop

- Take a lot of shots and choose the best; even pros have hard time getting good and consistent results when shooting aquariums

Thanks for the advice;
Just placed an order for a tripod.
Will definitely keep working on it.

 

[ebond009]

wow.love the dedication and outcome. looks great!

 

[captngreg]

The frags we introduced to the tank two & half months age are starting to color up nicely.

 

[Elliott]

what a great room, I can imagine sitting there in suspense for some time

 

[ace_92101]

Nice growth! You give hope to those in condos.

 

[captngreg]

Elliott

what a great room, I can imagine sitting there in suspense for some time

That room is the culmination of a lifetime of dreams & work!!!!

I can sit in front of the tank for hours & never get board.

My favorite time is 07:00 AM in morning, I start the day off sitting down with a fresh cup of Peruvian coffee and watch the light come on & the aquarium come to life.
Than take the dogs for a run on the beach.

 

[captngreg]

ace_92101

Nice growth! You give hope to those in condos.

HOPE maybe, but to be perfectly honest, It is a real pain to keep a tank this large in a small condo!!!
I always have a garbage can filling with water for a water change.
All my maintenance has to be done in the kitchen.
The aquarium is like a an every spreading virus consuming every bit of space it can touch!!!
If you follow Peter or Chingchai threads you know, there is always the possibility of introducing a pathogen or bug into your system that could be disasters.
I have no room for a holding tank, so all I can do, is dip my coral & have the fish store in the US hold onto my fish for a few weeks to kind of make sure they are good & healthy.
I try to keep a copper banded butterfly to control unwanted anemones & wrasses in the family of "Macropharyngodon" & "Halichoeres" for flat worms, brissel worm & other critters that can spell doom to my corals or clams.
These are just a few of the problem you must deal with when you do not have the luxury of space & a fish room.

 

[captngreg]

It has been a while since the last update

:celeb1: The aquarium is four months old :hb2:
Left side;

Middle;

Right side;

I tried to stich the three photos together:

 

[Noamurmac]

that too bad sorry about your loss.... went up in flames holy smokes lucky nothing worst happened!

 

[Geraud]

Tons of coraline growth in your tank, that is really nice! Are the corals encrusting nicely? Your fish sure have lots of room to swim!

 

[captngreg]

Geraud

Tons of coraline growth in your tank, that is really nice! Are the corals encrusting nicely? Your fish sure have lots of room to swim!

Yes the frags are doing quit nicely. It's a big tank to full with frags but I find they transport & grow a lot better than wild corals.

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Glad to see the captain back and in action. Tank is looking smooth.

 

[captngreg]

Newbie Aquarist

Glad to see the captain back and in action. Tank is looking smooth.

Thanks; just got back on the ship after three week at home.
I don't touch the computer when I'm home, too much to do & see, especially just sitting back & enjoying the new tank!
Now I'm on the ship and waiting on weather, I have the time to upload some photos.
I'm so excited, too finally start getting a few in focus photos!



more frag pis;

 

[captngreg]

One of the things, that amaze me, is just how fast the acro grow in this new tank with Orphek lighting!
In my old tank, I never had much luck keeping acro alive long term, never mind having them grow!

I will be keeping track of the growth of most of the frags and will post from time to time a set of time laps photo that show the grows of the frags.

Here is the first frag that went into the tank. This frag was original from the old tank so it's the oldest.


day one

4 months

5 months

 

[Newbie Aquarist]

Nice before and after shots.

 

[captngreg]

A few pics of one of my favorite corals Rhizos "hizotrochus"

 

[XTheMaxX]

Anyone here know what to do with the big Sailfin Tang he's becoming a nightmare, he and the Pacific Blue Tang, they keep moving the corals, putting them upside down... I think they want to decore their house their way....

PD.- I'm Abraham, the keeper of this aquarium, I'm glad that many ppl liked the work that got done, Greg's insanity (love for reef aquariums) ended up in a beatiful result! :beer::beer::beer:

 

[Snook65]

Beautiful tank Capt.!

 

[Geraud]

How is the tank doing Captain? It must be close to 6 months old now!