Urbanek's 250

[urbaneks]

February 7th 2016, Photo Update


It's been about a week sine I've updated so I thought I would add a few photos to the journal.


This first shot is of one of my two euphylia which is a Torch Coral I added for the clown fish. No such luck on the hosting but still a nice coral. I really like the movement in this shot along with the yellow background which is coming from stray sunlight coming in through our sliding glass doors.


Torch Coral with Sunlit Back Drop




This next shot is macro I shot of my Copperband. Love this fish!


Copperbanded Butterfly Macro




Here is shot of my undata, I love the white polyps on this coral. The contrast against the green is stellar.


Montipora Undata Macro




Here is a macro of my ORA Hawkins. The detail captured amazes me and is a testament to a good macro lens. You can see detail in this coral that is not visible with the naked eye. If you are looking at this on a phone, I recommend zooming in on the photo. One of my favorite corals for sure!


ORA Hawkins Macro

 

[kmcochran0010]

Beautiful tank!!

 

[solitude127]

Amazing tank you have there.

 

[markalot]

Love the new pics, the Hawkins is a favorite.

 

[fishresponse]

Those pics are insane!

 

[urbaneks]

February 9th, 2016 - Response to Feedback

Beautiful tank!!

kmcochran0010 - Thank you.

Amazing tank you have there.

solitude127 - Much appreciated.

Love the new pics, the Hawkins is a favorite.

markalot - Thanks for the kind words. Hawkins is awesome!

Those pics are insane!

fishresonse - Appreciate the compliment on my photos.

 

[urbaneks]

February 9th, 2016 - Photo Update

Just wanted to add a few new photos to the journal.


Sailfin Tang


Target Mandarin


Unknown Zoas


Small slice of my reef


Unknown Chalice


Clove Polyps

 

[deaclauderdale]

Your photo skills are amazing!

 

[biecacka]

Tank looks awesome sir!!! Love the setup. Very clean and sophisticated looking. How many fish are in the tank? I ask because you mentioned earlier you were upgrading to another BK. The supermarin 250. I have a 240 with 25+ fish and I run the double cone 200. These things are wi the DC pump are very modestly sized.

Corey

 

[urbaneks]

Your photo skills are amazing!

Deaclauderdale - thanks for the continued views and comments.

Tank looks awesome sir!!! Love the setup. Very clean and sophisticated looking. How many fish are in the tank? I ask because you mentioned earlier you were upgrading to another BK. The supermarin 250. I have a 240 with 25+ fish and I run the double cone 200. These things are wi the DC pump are very modestly sized.

Corey

Corey,
Thanks for the compliment. I ended up ordering the BK SM200 based on Slief's recommendation. He said the 250 was too large and would not skim consistently for me. I have 30 fish, 6 of those are tangs, 3-4 more are larger butterfly/wrasses. The rest are all pretty small fish. I think the DC or SM 200s would have been great, I just decided to go SM for the small extra cost in relation to the overall price.

 

[biecacka]

Yeah me too. Mine works solid! My largest fish is only about 7inches but I have 5-6 that are 5+inches and growing. I plan on adding a few more fish at some point as well. I'm really pleased with the DC200. I almost ordered the SM200 but I don't think you can wrong with either one!

Corey

 

[bmullikin1]

WOW, incredible tank, couldnt find what your lighting schedule is led vs t5, what ever it is its working well for you.

 

[Settings]

I really enjoyed the pictures of your stand and tank. One of my all time favorites. Thank you for sharing.

 

[urbaneks]

February 10th, 2016 - Response to Feedback

Yeah me too. Mine works solid! My largest fish is only about 7inches but I have 5-6 that are 5+inches and growing. I plan on adding a few more fish at some point as well. I'm really pleased with the DC200. I almost ordered the SM200 but I don't think you can wrong with either one!

Corey

Agree 100%. My SM arrives tomorrow. I'm very excited.

WOW, incredible tank, couldnt find what your lighting schedule is led vs t5, what ever it is its working well for you.

bmulliki1 - Thanks for the kind words. My basic lighting schedule is as follows:

8am to 10am - LEDs ramp from 0 to 80%
10am - 1st 4 T5s come on
11am - Last 4 T5s come on
4pm - Last 4 T5s go off
5pm - 1st 5 T5's go off
5pm to 10pm - LEDs ramp down from 80% to 0%

I really enjoyed the pictures of your stand and tank. One of my all time favorites. Thank you for sharing.

Settings - Thank You! Really appreciate that.

 

[solitude127]

December FTS with Barn Beam

Just a quick question here. Your attention to detail is amazing but was wondering why the vortech powerline on the dry side is looping? Would it look cleaner if you rotated the dry side 180 degrees?

 

[urbaneks]

Just a quick question here. Your attention to detail is amazing but was wondering why the vortech powerline on the dry side is looping? Would it look cleaner if you rotated the dry side 180 degrees?

solitude127 - The MP60s have a small notch that hangs on a hook mounted to the glass. This prevents the MPP60 dry side from falling. Unfortunately, this orients the MP60 with the cord coming up vs. down.

 

[solitude127]

solitude127 - The MP60s have a small notch that hangs on a hook mounted to the glass. This prevents the MPP60 dry side from falling. Unfortunately, this orients the MP60 with the cord coming up vs. down.

Ahhh, gotcha. have to protect that investment. Thank you. Again, amazing tank you have. Definitely would love to see this tank as TOTM.

 

[urbaneks]

February 11th, 2016 - Photo Update

February 11th, 2016 - Photo Update

February 11th, 2016 - Photo Update

Here are a few new photos. Thanks for looking.

This is a coral I got in a trade with the LFS. It's a Red Gonipora from World Wide Corals. This is my first attempt at Gonipora. So far so good, I'm about 3 months in and it's doubled in size. I'm looking forward to shooting some more photos of this coral with the pumps off.



WWC Red Gonipora


Here is a shot of my latest addition. One of the fellow reefers from our local reef club was breaking down his 400+ gallong tank and needed to find homes for all his fish. I was fortunate enough to adopt this beautiful Powder Blue Tang. It's hard to tell from the photo but he's ~8" long which makes him the biggest fish in the tank.


Powder Blue Tang


Here is a shot of one acans. Over the years, I have not had much luck with Acans but recently, I've had some new found success.


Rainbow Acan

 

[maxxII]

Gorgeous photo's. What's your feeding regimen for the Goniopera?

 

[reefmutt]

Beautiful shot as always.
I love the Hawkins.
There is an absolute crispness and clarity that comes from a macro lens that just can't be achieved with other lenses, I find.
Love checking in on your thread!