Ed Reef's '295-gallon Peninsular ZEOVit SPS tank'

[waynem]

Might I suggest a tripod, you should be able to then adjust your shutter speed and F stops with a bit more easy.

Great tank to.

 

[Ed Reef]

Have a tripod too but find it difficult if I want to take top-down shots with it. I need to learn to used the manual setting...than maybe it will get better

 

[melev]

If you have the right gear, try reading the Fotos page on my site. That will really spell out the basics for you clearly, and you can read the entire thing while enjoying a cup of coffee.

 

[ReefEnabler]

Marc I didn't know that you were serving coffee at your website

I'll take 2 sugars please, light on the cream

 

[Ed Reef]

RBS TAKE II

RBS TAKE II

While sluuuuurping my coffee at Melev.com website....I decided to try again and this time I place my order from an US distributor and should be shipped out within these two days. Delivery by sea should take about 3-4 weeks to arrive.


I order 10 boxes, which should last me a good 10 months of usage. Hopefully this Salt is worth all the trouble I went through to get it!!


Meanwhile, will continue to use TMPro until then. The only problem I have with TMPro is the dKH seems very high and the low Potassium level?? Anyone else experiencing this??

 

[ReefEnabler]

sorry Ed I missed it, but what kind of salt did you order?

 

[melev]

His title says "RBS Take II" so I'm thinking it is that salt I see mentioned from time to time called Reefers' Best Salt or something cute like that.

Did that article help you at all, Ed? I find that coffee daily helps me enjoy my computer time. Chocolate Raspberry is my favorite.

 

[edandsandy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13568702#post13568702 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ed Reef
I suspect it is or hope so anyway




It does but I got to learn how to do that!! I'm using a Nikon D70 with all the right lenses but don't know how to adjust anything in the manual. Guess I got to dust off the manual and start reading a little :lol:

Ed, I have the Nikon D50 & D80, I must say I like the D80 much better!
In your spare time, :lol:
look at the manual,

I think the D80 is user friendly!

No matter what, your photography skills just fine, we especially LOVE your FTSs!

 

[i2ik]

I just got home with 10 bucket of BRS, its better be good!

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13571763#post13571763 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
His title says "RBS Take II" so I'm thinking it is that salt I see mentioned from time to time called Reefers' Best Salt or something cute like that.

Did that article help you at all, Ed? I find that coffee daily helps me enjoy my computer time. Chocolate Raspberry is my favorite.

Thanks Marc - could always count on you to clarify things... and YES your article did help me. Now only to put it to real practice..

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13573990#post13573990 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by i2ik
I just got home with 10 bucket of BRS, its better be good!

Let me know how you feel about the salt Richard once you started using it

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13573644#post13573644 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edandsandy
Ed, I have the Nikon D50 & D80, I must say I like the D80 much better!
In your spare time, :lol:
look at the manual,

I think the D80 is user friendly!

No matter what, your photography skills just fine, we especially LOVE your FTSs!

Agree manual should be helpful.... need to find it first thou' :eek2: :rolleye1:

Oh yeah and thanks for your compliments on my photo taking...you're defiantly the 1st :lol:

 

[Ed Reef]

WATER PARAMETER UPDATES….

WATER PARAMETER UPDATES….

This week’s water parameters updates:

➢ Temperature â€"œ 27.0 degree C (light off)
➢ Salinity â€"œ 1.026
➢ Ph â€"œ 8.27 (Light off)
➢ NO3 â€"œ 0.2 (Salifert â€"œ came down from last week 0.5)
➢ PO4 â€"œ 0 (Salifert â€"œuntraceable)
➢ PO4 â€"œ 0.045 (D&D PO4 â€"œ same as last week)
➢ dKH â€"œ 10.5 (API test kit â€"œ change color between 10 & 11 drop â€"œ same as last week)
➢ dKH â€"œ 11 (Elos test kit â€"œ same as last week)
➢ Ca â€"œ 440 (Salifert test kit â€"œ same as last week)
➢ Ca â€"œ 420 (Elos test kit â€"œ drop slightly from last week 430)
➢ Mg â€"œ 1410 (Salifert test kit - same as last week)
➢ Mg â€"œ 1350 (Elos test kit â€"œ same as last week)
➢ Potassium â€"œ380 (stable)

Params holding well with all the new additions……I’m taking params of dKH, Ca and Mg every alternate days to ensure there is no sudden spike in those params.

However my dKH params are still high but at least stable

 

[melev]

All good numbers. Keep up the good work.

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13577663#post13577663 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
All good numbers. Keep up the good work.

Thanks marc - with the alternate day testing, I will need to get more testkits meanwhile, I have added some fishes over the weekend. Need to sort out the pictures from my camera and posted later

 

[Ed Reef]

FISHY BUSINESS

FISHY BUSINESS

Got some assortment fishes yesterday afternoon…..

Anthias in display - some are still hiding...

They surely add more life into the tank. There are about 3 different species there and each species seem to only school with their own species… My lone anthias didn’t take too lightly on the new additions as he was showing them who’s ‘boss’ the moment these new additions got into the display :eek2:


What I didn’t update as well is my LFS was keeping a wrasse hogfish in quarantine for me for the past few weeks so today has past it’s 7 week so decided to bring it home as well…

Hogfish in acclimation

Hogfish in display

I’m really bad with wrasse ID…Seem like a semi adult Spanish Hogfish?? Any ID for this wrasse guys?

 

[edandsandy]

I love those anthias, especially when they start to school!
I'm so jealous! I can't wait until our new tank is set up!

 

[ooja3k]

Im thinking we are due for a full tank shot!!

 

[13threefmaniac]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13582910#post13582910 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ooja3k
Im thinking we are due for a full tank shot!!

I second that!!
Stop hiding your tank Ed. You're such a tease!! :rollface:

 

[Ed Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13581623#post13581623 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edandsandy
I love those anthias, especially when they start to school!
I'm so jealous! I can't wait until our new tank is set up!

Yours seems to be coming along nicely Sandy. Look like you decided to used a combo of MH, T5 and LED for your lighting...going to be sweet!! :rollface: