Junior's Reef

[Gary Majchrzak]

lots of similar looking yellowtail damsels!

lots of similar looking yellowtail damsels!

The one in the pic above is Chrisiptera parasema

One of the smaller less aggressive damsels. A hardy, easy excellent choice for most aquariums IMO

 

[tmz]

Looks terrific Gary. thanks for the pics.

 

[davidcoral]

Thank you, I have been researching them but I am always conscientious now when adding a new fish. I hem and I haw.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

straight from the cell phone cam- no 'shopping

straight from the cell phone cam- no 'shopping

 

[reef_of_flames]

Wow very beautiful!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

phone cam pic practice

phone cam pic practice

 

[Henry Colf]

Very nice!!!!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

thanks

thanks

I've never had a really great camera so I learn to use what I have.
This last pic was crop on phone only- no photoshop.

 

[MarksReef]

How is theOrange linkia doing?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I'm thinking it was a Fromia spp. Star.
Lasted less than a year. I think the Klein's butterfly was picking too heavily on it.

 

[MarksReef]

Fromia spp. Yes now I remember. Bummer. It was a good find.

 

[intyme]

How are you getting these nice pics from a phone camera? Is there a white balance setting?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

How are you getting these nice pics from a phone camera? Is there a white balance setting?

I'm not messing with white balance.
Playing with ISO, HDR, macro, and exposure settings.

 

[RoscoPColtrane]

Hey Gary, perhaps I'm not remembering correctly but did you add some threadfin cardinals a while back? If so how are they doing?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I added 3 Bangaii over a year ago. One was really nasty and it killed off the other two.
I haven't replaced them.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

 

[JFatout]

Looks great! How do you control the green star polyps?

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

not very well!

not very well!

Keep GSP on substrate because if they make it onto rockwork you'll end up with what's in that pic

 

[intyme]

I can't get my gsp to be "wavy" they just open up enough to be seen. I have them on the sand bed w a power head blowing towards them

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I can't get my gsp to be "wavy" they just open up enough to be seen. I have them on the sand bed w a power head blowing towards them

Every system is different... but generally speaking, you shouldn't place powerheads pointing downward. Keep water motion at the upper water column strong enough to provide current down at the bottom.

Note that I'm not suggesting water motion is causing your GSPs to stay partially closed.
Mine get hit with some massive flow from an MP60 and are always wide open when lights are on