The Life of Blue Spots Tank 1800L

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[dave.m]

Wow! The tank is really starting to fill in.

Dave.M

 

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Cheers Dave. I'm trying not to go to fast as I don't want the coral searching to end. Lol . But I think it is starting to look better now to. I'm trying to do a video , but everything glows blue or if I turn the whites on it looks washed out . I hate cameras !

 

[dave.m]

You may have to adjust the camera's white balance to get realistic colours under the lamps.

Dave.M

 

[lashoskin]

Your tank looks great!

 

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Thanks lash, and I agree Dave , I am playing with the white balance but can't seam to get it right. The first and second half of the pictures are with me changing the lights in the tank, as soon as I add any of the blue on the tank the pictures start glowing , if I take all the blues off the tank everything looks insipid. I think I'm getting better but I can't nail what everyone else seams to get even though my tank is realy colourful in real life.

 

[dave.m]

There's a whole forum here on RC dedicated to taking pictures of your tank.

Dave.M

 

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So co2 scrubbing. I have been continuing to try using this method and I can only say I have had nothing but posative results. I don't recommend many things but if you have a well sealed house and your ph keeps dipping , it is definitely worth a try. I have also managed to find some cheep media used in diving rebreathers. 8 month supply £65. So as I am no longer dosing any ph buffer this seams like a good trade in to me. My ph swing is now 8.2 to 8.18 . Before the scrubber it was dipping down to 7.85.

 

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This week I'm starting off with sad news. Gert , the first fish I ever got has sadly died. she the fish who enjoyed watching the Simpsons. I'm not entirely sure how long Gert could live for in the wild , but I had her for 2.5 years and she was pretty big when I got her so I am thinking it may be a natural death ? lovely fish with lots of character.

 

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Thats the sad , now the good. I have finally got somewhere on the mission to try and master my camera. normally I have to take about 300 pics to get 10 , but after playing around a lesson from lee @ my LFS , I think I am getting some better results . see what you think though.

 

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[dave.m]

By Jove, I think he's got it! Great images!

Dave.M