My 120 filled mostly with SPS

[jroovers]

Wow, you gave me so much useful info. Thanks so much. I have copied this post to my note and review it from time to time. And of course, I will try the methodology you used. Will pm you if I got any shots need help.

Bernie

No problem Bernie. Those are just how I do it - I've still got lots to learn, you may find with practice that you have better results with different methodologies. Also, I should have mentioned that there is a photography sub forum here on RC, which is also a good spot to look for help/feedback.

wow what a beautiful tank you got..wish mine was as beautiful as yours..

Thanks - it looks cluttered to me at the moment, I need to get rid of some pieces of coral and some frags - I have some cyano as well - but of course I don't post pics of that! At the moment when I look at the tank I cringe because I feel there are several things on the to-do list that I need to do.

that dark purple digitata above your monti cap, is that an acurate color, or is that a light issue with teh pictures?

I'm not sure which picture you are specifically referring to - the purple digitata is a nice purple, but not mind blowingly so - I'll try and post another pic. That coral is growing into the green cap, and my orange digi is growing into the purple digi. Its my montipora corner I guess.

Beautiful corals.

Thank you, I owe a lot to other reefers who have been generous enough to pass them may way (and a few from the LFS never hurt either).

I like your description on how you take your pics and use the imagine editing software to wb your shots. Too bad I do not have a cam that lets me shoot in RAW mode, but it does allow me to adjust the wb on the camera itself.
I get good shots but as you say take a lot of pics and change settings so tat you can get a shot that you are happy with.
Thanks for the tips!

No problem. Most cameras (DSLR's most definitely) should have a custom WB feature that allows you to set the WB by shooting something white or a grey card to manuallly set the balance - I've never had much success doing things that way, but it is another way to get the balance in camera.

 

[Laugh_At_Rice]

Beautiful reef

 

[afamousjohnson]

Great tank thread. Awsome colors. Will be checking in on this one. There is a lot of really cool uniqueness with your entire tanks dynamc-Good job.

 

[afamousjohnson]

Have you ever ran gfo along with your biopellets or have you always just ran the pellets? Do you ever run carbon(other than just after treatment). I run both gfo and pellets but am debating just running pellets is why I ask.
What about your feeding-how heavy/often?
Do you run any macro algea in your dsb fuge?
Sorry to hear about the scape damages. I run a couple free floating shelves off of my overflow and everytime I bump them its a heart attack. Couldn't imagine. I also am fond of the color on that purple digi with the contrast of the green monti. Did a similar placing in my scape with my hawkins and green/w blue rim monti overshadowed with a lil sunset right above both. Kudos on placement choices.
Lame on those bugs isn't it. Would you consider some of the slowwed growth to irritation from them? I recently unattached all acros to dip due to the lil fellars(tanks still fairly new) can't make up my mind on inteceptor yet cause I also run a community of inverts and who deserves to suffer? I can say though within days of dipping I was getting crazy growth on many.

 

[afamousjohnson]

Oh gotcha on the gfo/carbon. Don't know how I missed that. A mix huh.

 

[jroovers]

that dark purple digitata above your monti cap, is that an acurate color, or is that a light issue with teh pictures?

The pics I'll post below are pretty accurate in my opinion.

Beautiful reef

Great tank thread. Awsome colors. Will be checking in on this one. There is a lot of really cool uniqueness with your entire tanks dynamc-Good job.

Thank you.

Have you ever ran gfo along with your biopellets or have you always just ran the pellets? Do you ever run carbon(other than just after treatment). I run both gfo and pellets but am debating just running pellets is why I ask.
What about your feeding-how heavy/often?
Do you run any macro algea in your dsb fuge?
Sorry to hear about the scape damages. I run a couple free floating shelves off of my overflow and everytime I bump them its a heart attack. Couldn't imagine. I also am fond of the color on that purple digi with the contrast of the green monti. Did a similar placing in my scape with my hawkins and green/w blue rim monti overshadowed with a lil sunset right above both. Kudos on placement choices.
Lame on those bugs isn't it. Would you consider some of the slowwed growth to irritation from them? I recently unattached all acros to dip due to the lil fellars(tanks still fairly new) can't make up my mind on inteceptor yet cause I also run a community of inverts and who deserves to suffer? I can say though within days of dipping I was getting crazy growth on many.

Oh gotcha on the gfo/carbon. Don't know how I missed that. A mix huh.

No worries! Yes, the scape has its pros and cons. I too like you tread nervously with my hands in the tank. Is that yours in your avatar? Looks like lots of overhangs, but the effect is awesome!

I don't think the bugs really affected growth too much, maybe a bit. Not as much as the increased phosphates... Right now not feeding other than mysis once a day, some NLS pellets and that is it. I was feeding Oyster Feast 2x a week but because of skimmer issues, my nutrients are still too high to warrant extra feeding. Heading back in the right direction though.

Anyway, here is a couple of shots of montipora corner:
(you can see some of the cyano I'm battling in this first shot)

 

[dvanacker]

wow....great shots. Was that purple digitata from me?

 

[jroovers]

wow....great shots. Was that purple digitata from me?

All three of those monti's were from you. :beer:

The orange digi was my first SPS piece I believe when I had my old 55 gallon that you gave a frag of to me, the purple digi/green cap you gave me frags of either near the end of my 55 or start of my 120.

 

[afamousjohnson]

Yup. The avatar was my starting point with my scape. Have since done a couple depth additions. Lots of overhangs. Nothing really shadows eachother due to being offset but there is a good amount of dark SB. I used to spend to much time in the tank-rearranging and what not so this one was set to not change.

 

[Allmost]

the orange digi is nice ! mine has a white skeleton and red polyps, perhaos ures is different ? or just coloring up different ?

 

[jroovers]

Yup. The avatar was my starting point with my scape. Have since done a couple depth additions. Lots of overhangs. Nothing really shadows eachother due to being offset but there is a good amount of dark SB. I used to spend to much time in the tank-rearranging and what not so this one was set to not change.

That is what I was hoping with mine - not having to make any changes, but a couple split rocks later... anyhow, I think mine is stablized, I'll have to post a new pic.

the orange digi is nice ! mine has a white skeleton and red polyps, perhaos ures is different ? or just coloring up different ?

That sounds different... this one is orange base, orange polyps. You have a pic of yours? It sounds nice!

 

[tripdad]

Very nice!! The colors are great and beautiful pics.

 

[reefyourself]

Whats the coral shown right after the powder blue pic. Fourth in first post

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[Fastcroc]

Looks like a rose millepora without its polyps extended. Could be wrong tho.

 

[jroovers]

Very nice!! The colors are great and beautiful pics.

Thank you, appreciated. The colours have suffered a bit with my skimmer issues, but I think I'm on the path to recovery.

Whats the coral shown right after the powder blue pic. Fourth in first post

Looks like a rose millepora without its polyps extended. Could be wrong tho.

That is a convexa.

 

[jroovers]

Well, this prostrata has gotten so big that I have had to hack up a good portion of the front end as it is shading too much out below it. I can't believe how fast this thing has been growing! From the pics it is difficult from the front angle to see how wide this thing has gotten, it is the size of a small dinner plate. If anyone in the London, ON area wants a frag, please let me know.

July 2011 Prostrata

May 2012 Prostrata

Oct 2012 Prostrata (the two shots are under different lighting, top down is with hood open and lighting at a much different angle, too big to get an in focus full shot of it even at 18mm).

 

[Acronic]

thats a beautiful coral, I love how its grown out. Id love a piece but cant stomach the 2 hour drive after 14 hours of it this weekend.

 

[dvanacker]

I used to have a colony of this coral and now only a frag. Jordan originally got this one from me as well. I got my frag of this prostrata which I named the fire and ice prostrata from an aquarist in 2005 maybe 06...Im sure he had for at least a few years too.

Anyway Kevin I might be able to get a frag from Jordan for ya.....since we are supposed to met up sometime.

Nice pictures as always Jordan and that colony has gotten huge.

 

[NegroModelo]

nice lookin tank

 

[Allmost]

That sounds different... this one is orange base, orange polyps. You have a pic of yours? It sounds nice!

yea they are different ! heres a not so good pic of mine form some months ago.

I'll link it as I dont want to ruin ure thread by posting pics on it

we should trade a frag of these lol