ArtFully Acrylic (Adam B) February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Tom, I didn't mention before, but make sure with those mangroves that you spray their leaves every day or two with RO water. Mangroves export salt through their leaves. In the wild rain takes care of this process for you . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 9, 2014 Author Share February 9, 2014 Oh thanks Adam, had read about that previously. Need to mount an LED under the bottom step, getting good sun in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 9, 2014 Author Share February 9, 2014 Mounted the colonies from Adam. 79 bucks, can't beat the price. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 Those look great! FTS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals February 9, 2014 Share February 9, 2014 The placement is awesome. What did you mount them with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 10, 2014 Author Share February 10, 2014 Thanks will post an FTS soon once I clean up. Adam just mounted the one piece with epoxy inbetween the wall rocks. The purple stag I just removed from the mount and epoxied it right into the rock. I've noticed some polyps glow bright green on it.....really cool piece! Both are looking great and GREAT values. Thanks again buddy. Purple plasma time is coming soon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 I will admit that I like this thread tile better :-) Give us that FTS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 I will admit that I like this thread tile better :-) Give us that FTS... That was sneaky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt February 10, 2014 Share February 10, 2014 he got me with the shift to sps...but i've checked in now and again. love the tank work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 11, 2014 Author Share February 11, 2014 when Adam and I first linked up I wanted this to be a small and easy tank. That last about one week. I'll post a FTS this weekend - easier when I'm here during the day with the white balance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraffitiSpotCorals February 12, 2014 Share February 12, 2014 Nice! Good placement. I like the acros, Incredible Corals definatly have some sweet acropora gems that I can't believe are still there! Looking forward to updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 14, 2014 Author Share February 14, 2014 Quick cell phone shot Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM February 15, 2014 Share February 15, 2014 Cool. I like how it feels like there is going to be a ton of space to grow out. You can be strategic about high light and low light stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 15, 2014 Author Share February 15, 2014 (edited) Broke out the Nikon D40. It's just been so long since I've used it on aquariums....can anyone recommend good settings? Edited February 15, 2014 by tpallas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkiboy February 15, 2014 Share February 15, 2014 i've been getting some great advice that i can share. if you're not comfortable shooting in manual, shoot in aperture priority mode. start out at no less than f/8 and shoot in RAW. make your edits for wb, density, sharpness, etc in post and then upload to photobucket to share. if you don't have steady hands use a tripod for the through the glass shots. in full manual your exposure can be anywhere from 1/50 to 1/80 and aperture setting anywhere from f/8 to f/10. at f/16 and higher you'll lose a lot of light so you can bump your ISO up to 640 or 800 that way you can keep your shutter speed up. for SPS, shutter speed is not that much of an issue like when shooting LPS or fish. g'luck and look forward to more photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 15, 2014 Author Share February 15, 2014 Somebody stop this madman. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 16, 2014 Author Share February 16, 2014 i've been getting some great advice that i can share. if you're not comfortable shooting in manual, shoot in aperture priority mode. start out at no less than f/8 and shoot in RAW. make your edits for wb, density, sharpness, etc in post and then upload to photobucket to share. if you don't have steady hands use a tripod for the through the glass shots. in full manual your exposure can be anywhere from 1/50 to 1/80 and aperture setting anywhere from f/8 to f/10. at f/16 and higher you'll lose a lot of light so you can bump your ISO up to 640 or 800 that way you can keep your shutter speed up. for SPS, shutter speed is not that much of an issue like when shooting LPS or fish. g'luck and look forward to more photos! Awesome thanks! I'll give it a shot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 16, 2014 Author Share February 16, 2014 Got an 8k stunner strip for the fuge light. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 16, 2014 Share February 16, 2014 Let me know when you've got some time, I'll bring my Nikon by and you can emulate the settings. A lot of it is intuitive for me, so it's hard to throw pointers when it's been all guesswork for the past year. Interested to see how those stunners work out on the fuge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 22, 2014 Author Share February 22, 2014 Quick update, SPS colonies are all doing very well and encrusting. Great success! Will try to post update pics this weekend, swamped at work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpallas February 23, 2014 Author Share February 23, 2014 Two new colonies from incredible corals....dipping because you never know how many diseases Adam has. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals February 23, 2014 Share February 23, 2014 Lol! Buy FYI all our acros are dipped and inspected with magnify-glass with a glass. We even scrub the bases, pull out all the crabs and isolate any acros that look questionable in our coral QT. When we get a box of acros in the entire process takes at least 4 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM February 23, 2014 Share February 23, 2014 Lol! Buy FYI all our acros are dipped and inspected with magnify-glass with a glass. We even scrub the bases, pull out all the crabs and isolate any acros that look questionable in our coral QT. When we get a box of acros in the entire process takes at least 4 hours. Thanks for that info. Good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 23, 2014 Share February 23, 2014 Still, always dip, it's buyers responsibility, no matter who it came from! Dude, have you filled up that nano since I saw you last?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals February 23, 2014 Share February 23, 2014 Yep always dip everything. Just wanted to let you all know that we do take precautions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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