Proud to present my first two coral, in their macro beauty!

[Xirxes23]

My first coral, heres a few quick snaps...to excited to turn off pumps just got them in tonight, let me know what you think!

First the torch

closerrRRR

and the Pinktipped Xenia

 

[VoidRaven]

Hmm....those Xenia look very grey. What kind of lighting was on when you took the shot? They should be more of a pink/white, no?

Very nice torch coral too!

 

[Xirxes23]

yeah i didnt adjust the white balance or anything, just snapped with AWB, will get a better shot once the Xenia is opened up a bit.

 

[Xirxes23]

ok heres the second go, white balance off of white paper inside tank.

Torch:

and Xenia opened up less than 24 hours after transfer

 

[Brewen]

Great shots nice torch.

 

[tjhallock]

Love the torch coral.

 

[Xirxes23]

thanks alot. im going to put my new macro to good use as i slowly start filling up my tank lol.

 

[Xirxes23]

this is the difference between AWB and custom WB in T5 actinics/actinic+/full spectrum:

The lighting was not changed, and not PS'd.

 

[30galreefkeepr]

the torch looks nice, whats up with the die-off on it? Did it die off at the LFS? If I were you I'd break them off, or try to cut them off, they aren't pretty like that torch is.

 

[30galreefkeepr]

<img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85/silentiumaereum/Xeniabetter.jpg">

took a crack at those xenias in ps, this look accurate at all?

 

[Xirxes23]

Dont know the whole back-story, got them from a guy who is moving, can i just snap those stalks off without hurting the viable heads?

Also on the pic, yeah that is a it more accurate! what filters did you use... i have photoshop here, but im working on photo skills before i master my pshopping.

 

[30galreefkeepr]

actually all I really did was take the "LEVELS ADJUSTMENT" and I just fiddled with them until I lined them up with what "should" be correct. And since you and your camera were both up to the task they come out beautifully. From PS, Image>Levels.

You should be able to snap those stalks off without any problem whatsoever, just do it with care. If the coral is new to your tank, give it a few weeks to a month to "get used" to conditions in your tank. This may help to reduce un-needed stress. Good luck man, I love your corals coloration and all, if you ever need any thing just let me know, I can frag anything I have.

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[Xirxes23]

oh man thanks a million! i would definitely like to take you up on that offer! i have cycled my tank for a month, and put these two in, looking around town for good deals/frags whatnot. I will keep in touch with you via PM.
Since they are just in, i think i will let them acclimate for a bit before i start snapping them into pieces.
That store looks like a dream to work in and i would order those black and white oscellaris if you guys did mailorder, cuz San Diego county is BONE DRY.

 

[30galreefkeepr]

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[Xirxes23]

i am looking into things in SD with a breeder who is on RC, but i will let you know.

 

[30galreefkeepr]

that'd be your best bet, shipping fish and corals can be risky business. (I happen to know our distributor is out of L.A. I believe, you may be able to go through them as well