Coral Tank from Canada (1350gal Display Tank)

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from a day or two ago. about the PAR meter.

here is a partial photo of the pvc holder i made for my meter. i have upgraded to the data logging one too.
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it takes a reading every 30 or 60 seconds, i forget which, and then it averages those readings over 30 minutes and that is what it records. so you get a whole days readings averaged every 30 minutes.

the software could use a lot of improvement. it is not very user friendly. downright crude.
 
nineball said:
They also didn't think the 50 60 cycle really mattered ( I still thinkl it does).
Peter
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It means that your motor is going to spin faster at 60 Hz than it did at 50Hz. I do not know exactly what this will do to the horsepower and torque.

Ah, I was catching up for a few days and see this is addressed with the drive, I would expect all is well here
 
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nineball said:
I haven't confirmed the location yet but I can say we will meet in the lobby close to the reservation desk ( I am assuming this is a convenient location) at 7: pm. I will leave info at the desk for any late arrivals that still can get there at a reasonable time. If I can get the details ahead of time I will post it here..........Oh and terry you meet the criteria....you have posted on this thread and your spouse is welcome.


Peter
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Awesome can't wait to meet everyone. Which hotel is everyone meeting at?
Terry
 
msr224 said:
I couldn't agree more with both Mr. Wilson and Nineball. I use the Nikon D40 and love it even though it's an entry level DSLR. I have found the following;

1. More shots = better pictures. (Just sort through and throw out the trash)
2. There are good pictures in your mediocre ones. Try cropping and zooming tools.
3. Try different settings and be creative with your lenses....Zooms and tripods can make for some really good macro shots.......without the expense of an expensive macro lense.
4. Repeat.....take more photos, you'll get 10-15 great ones per 100. Click, click, click......

Enjoy!!!!!!!!
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What settings do you use to take tank pictures when the attinics are on so as to filter out the blue in the shots?
I have the nikon dx40 also but can't seem to take tank shots that are not all blue.
 
capn_hylinur said:
What settings do you use to take tank pictures when the attinics are on so as to filter out the blue in the shots?
I have the nikon dx40 also but can't seem to take tank shots that are not all blue.
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Great question, when I figure it out I will let you know....hahahaha.

I'm running LEDs but still get that bright blue. I can usually get better pics using the flash and macro mode placing the lense almost against the glass of the DT. Also have used my 200mm zoom to take a few closeups. I stand 8-10 feet back and zoom in. Focus is a little harder and I found taking a lot of shots adjusting the focus in micro amounts works well. I take a LOT of pics and delete a bunch before I even download to the puter.

There is someone on here that appears to be very good with his camera....
D2Mini..... he has a buld thread and has some great shots on it. He may be able to help you with some of the settings. I would be interested to know his response. If you PM him, let me know what he says. If you post on his build thread I'll see it there as I am subscribed.
 
To eliminate the blue in your shots you can shoot in the RAW format and adjust the color temperature in the RAW conversion software (it came with your camera or you might be able to use Photoshop's converter), or you set a custom white balance (instructions are in your owners manual). Shooting in the RAW format is much preferred because it allows you to be more accurate with your color temperature adjustment. Custom white balance settings will get close, but are not as accurate.
Gary
 
dave.m said:
There's a whole Reef Tank Photography forum in the SIGs. I was wondering if you guys had posted your camera questions there.

Dave.M
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glparr said:
To eliminate the blue in your shots you can shoot in the RAW format and adjust the color temperature in the RAW conversion software (it came with your camera or you might be able to use Photoshop's converter), or you set a custom white balance (instructions are in your owners manual). Shooting in the RAW format is much preferred because it allows you to be more accurate with your color temperature adjustment. Custom white balance settings will get close, but are not as accurate.
Gary
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Thanks guys!
 
I found a little something for you...

http://www.*********dotcom/forums/rit-aquatics/47389-very-large-frag-pack-12-000-a.html

This would be a good start to stock your tank ;)

EDIT: Apparently I'm a ReefCentral NOOB, and you can't link to other sites. Anyway, it's a limited edition frag pack of 136 frags for $12,000, but i think the price is negotiable.
 
RyanTurner said:
I found a little something for you...

http://www.*********dotcom/forums/rit-aquatics/47389-very-large-frag-pack-12-000-a.html

This would be a good start to stock your tank ;)



Yep he has some nice stuff and I know him well and can't never leave with just one frag because he will usually throw in other frags just for fun. :dance:
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RyanTurner said:
EDIT: Apparently I'm a ReefCentral NOOB, and you can't link to other sites. Anyway, it's a limited edition frag pack of 136 frags for $12,000, but i think the price is negotiable.
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Links are fine, but if they consider it commercial in nature, they edit it.

Hi Peter and gang! Been lurking since the beginning. Enjoy MACNA!
 
Wow. That pack is so sick, instant tank win. That had to take half a lifetime to collect.
*runs and buys lottery ticket*
 
Peter. This is probably a little late, but I use this RO unit for my large reeftank system.

http://www.freshwatersystems.com/s-118-ge-merlin-720-gpd-tankless-ro-system.aspx

It pumps out 720 gallons a day at 0.002ppm. I find it's invaluable when I need a lot of water in a short amount of time.

It's fairly inexpensive considering the volume of water it produces. On a tank the size of yours it will take for ever to produce adequate amounts of water with a standard 100gpd unit.

Just a thought.
 
Cougarman said:
Peter. This is probably a little late, but I use this RO unit for my large reeftank system.

http://www.freshwatersystems.com/s-118-ge-merlin-720-gpd-tankless-ro-system.aspx

It pumps out 720 gallons a day at 0.002ppm. I find it's invaluable when I need a lot of water in a short amount of time.

It's fairly inexpensive considering the volume of water it produces. On a tank the size of yours it will take for ever to produce adequate amounts of water with a standard 100gpd unit.

Just a thought.
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that is an RO only system, no resin, will not provide water quality compared to an RO/DI system
 
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