Starting 90g Reef Tank Build... Finally!!!

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13014356#post13014356 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kudora
K its a little warmer i cant get the color to come out on the pink monti the way you want

What program are you using?

One of these days I'll end up forking out the money for a nice camera... but for now that money goes toward new livestock :lol:

I decided on my next additions, but just have to find some I like. I'm nervous to order online as I won't be able to see the size or coloration on the fish before they show up at my door.

I tried to talk the guys at SaltyCritter into attempting to pull them out of their display tank for me (they have some beautiful ones), but to no avail :lol:

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13013946#post13013946 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tswifty8

This is the best I could do with your picture.

 

[Tswifty]

Marc that's actually pretty darn close

You can tell the color gets washed out as it gets closer to the light/higher in the tank though.

I can't find a white balance setting on the camera.

 

[2frosty4u]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13012420#post13012420 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by capn_hylinur
the link doesn't work but thanks for inputting

Thats weird. It works fine when I click on it.

 

[Tswifty]

Also... I randomly found a clump of bubble algae hiding in the back of my tank when I was trying to chase down the mandarin for a picture. It's on a rock that I should be able to remove fairly easily.

Any recommendations on how to proceed?

 

[melev]

Peel it off and throw it away.

 

[kudora]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13014414#post13014414 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
This is the best I could do with your picture.

nice!! less orange/yellow and more purple, i think my problem is i have never seen most sps in person so i am kinda shooting in the dark.

 

[melev]

Every month when I have to work on the images for the TOTM article, I tend to fix images that don't reflect what I've seen in real life. There is a chance that I'm altering them away from what the recipient sees, but I do let them know before it is published so they can confirm those alterations.

In the above image, I adjusted levels slightly, sharpened the image a bit, and added a bit of red and a bit of saturation in Photoshop.

 

[kudora]

ah ok, i will work with that, i was cooling the colors then adding red so they would pop. nothing like being at work with sps pics all over the place trying to work on the right color lol :smokin:

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13014822#post13014822 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kudora
ah ok, i will work with that, i was cooling the colors then adding red so they would pop. nothing like being at work with sps pics all over the place trying to work on the right color lol :smokin:

kind of like air brushing and bronzing coral clevage

 

[OwNeD162]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13012476#post13012476 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tswifty8
Hey Scott, do you happen to have/know of a link which lists the benefits of running carbon in a reef tank?

I read a really interesting post last night about carbon affecting xenia and devil's hand corals... I'm trying to find the link now, but the basic jist of it was that the carbon was removing to much good stuff as well as bad stuff, and the xenia and devil's hand were suffering, but as soon as he took the carbon out (within about an hour), the xenia had started pulsing properly again and the devil's hand started showing polyps again. He originally had the carbon in there to stop chemical warfare between the leathers that he has in his tank.

 

[Aquarist007]

here you go--Randy just posted this for me:

I don't have a good article that gives much really convincing and useful information on how to run carbon (how much and how long, especially). These are some of what is available:

Granular Activated Carbon, Part 1: Modeling of Operational Parameters for Dissolved Organic Carbon Removal from Marine Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/1/aafeature1

Granular Activated Carbon, Part 2: Modeling of Operational Parameters for Dissolved Organic Carbon Removal from Marine Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/2/aafeature1

Granular Activated Carbon In The Reef Tank: Fact, Folklore And Its Effectiveness In Removing Gelbstoff â€" Part One by: Richard Harker
http://www.pets-warehouse.com/carbon.htm
Part Two
http://www.pets-warehouse.com/carbon_1.htm


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[cdentii1]

Awesome Tank, I would like to see it sometime....

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13015569#post13015569 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by capn_hylinur
here you go--Randy just posted this for me:

I don't have a good article that gives much really convincing and useful information on how to run carbon (how much and how long, especially). These are some of what is available:

Granular Activated Carbon, Part 1: Modeling of Operational Parameters for Dissolved Organic Carbon Removal from Marine Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/1/aafeature1

Granular Activated Carbon, Part 2: Modeling of Operational Parameters for Dissolved Organic Carbon Removal from Marine Aquaria
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2008/2/aafeature1

Granular Activated Carbon In The Reef Tank: Fact, Folklore And Its Effectiveness In Removing Gelbstoff â€" Part One by: Richard Harker
http://www.pets-warehouse.com/carbon.htm
Part Two
http://www.pets-warehouse.com/carbon_1.htm


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Thanks Scott, I'll check them out.

I have the ESV carbon, but haven't added it yet. My water seems extremely clear, and my corals all seem to be thriving.

I haven't really noticed a difference since I stopped running the carbon, so I am looking for some reading material to gain some more knowledge /insight on just what all carbon does in a reef tank.

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13016756#post13016756 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cdentii1
Awesome Tank, I would like to see it sometime....

Thank you.

I'm always open to visitors. I live near Belden Village. Shoot me a PM, and we can try to set something up if you would like.

 

[Tswifty]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13015497#post13015497 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by OwNeD162
I read a really interesting post last night about carbon affecting xenia and devil's hand corals... I'm trying to find the link now, but the basic jist of it was that the carbon was removing to much good stuff as well as bad stuff, and the xenia and devil's hand were suffering, but as soon as he took the carbon out (within about an hour), the xenia had started pulsing properly again and the devil's hand started showing polyps again. He originally had the carbon in there to stop chemical warfare between the leathers that he has in his tank.

I've heard that it is common for corals to "sulk" initially when carbon is added or changed.

I need to do some more reading though, because right now I am hesitant to touch/change/add anything, as my tank has been doing well.

 

[kudora]

nice links capn, i will have something to read in the morning

 

[OwNeD162]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13017734#post13017734 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Tswifty8
I've heard that it is common for corals to "sulk" initially when carbon is added or changed.

I need to do some more reading though, because right now I am hesitant to touch/change/add anything, as my tank has been doing well.

Yer, its the old saying "If it ain't broken, don't fix it"...
I'm planning on running carbon in mine from day 1, and if it appears that my corals aren't doing 100% then i'll have to look into taking the carbon out and seeing what effect it has...

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13017754#post13017754 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kudora
nice links capn, i will have something to read in the morning

glad to contribute to the clubhouse in any way I can

 

[Tswifty]

So I need a clubhouse vote... Anthias or no Anthias.

I'm thinking 3 Female Lyretails and 1 Male

I saw a tank at SaltyCritter that had beautiful ones in it... BUT here's my dilemma:

I was staring at my tank the other day pondering life in all its complexity...
































Ok let's get serious... Actually I was trying to decide what to shove in there next and where. :lol:

Anyway, I realized the tangs kind of just mosey around through all the open water, and pick off the rocks here and there. The clowns just hover in a corner, the shrimp just sit on the rocks and sway back and forth in the current, and the mandarin glides in and out of the rocks looking for pods....

Basically I'm saying it's a pretty darn peaceful situation in the tank right now, and everyone seems very happy.

Anyway, I think the Anthias may cause a new york style traffic jam in the tank

From what I saw at SaltyCritter, these guys were constant movers, and not exactly slow movers. They are absolutely beautiful, but you really seem to seem more orange & red "flickers" through the tank, rather than a fish gliding peacefully through the water.

Like I said... thoughts?

BTW Marc... Great fish profile this month :thumbsup:

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