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[kevinpo]

Sweet shots Greg!

Regards,
Kevin

 

[masterkush]

I WB my camra and what a diffrants.

 

[masterkush]

I going to make a box so i can get to my other corals.

 

[Snappy]

Sweet shots Greg!

Regards,
Kevin

Thanks, yours are amazing. They give me "reef envy"

 

[fload]

nice pics kevin and good tip! i gotta try that coolwhip trick

 

[theJ]

Top down shot! Just rock, but I wanted to participate

http://thejerrod.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=12&pos=52

 

[servo]

servo, ok..just some sweet top down shots aren't going to do it. We need some tank specs... asap. awesome!!!

I have a 400 gal SPS dominant tank that has been set up for approximately a year and half. I run 4 400 W 10K reeflux bulbs and really feel like the colors are out of this world. Standard skimming and monthly water changes. The tank is BB, because I have way to much flow! When I moved to the DFW area, I wanted to pursue my dream tank. Well, dreams consist of nightmares, but no journey would ever be without bumps in the road. As reefers no matter how "good" things are we are ever tinkering.

Lets see some more top downs!

 

[SueT]

ahh, the joy of a reeflux bulb. Great shots Ryan. Why I think I was just tinkering this morning... Any time you wanna post more pics I know I'd love to see them.

 

[Snappy]

One more top down. Not sure what kind of acro this is, bright green with yellowish areas. If anyone knows the name please let me know.

 

[masterkush]

It looks like a yellow tort or tinuas

 

[SueT]

Greg, this looks almost identical to my yellow A. austera.

 

[Snappy]

Greg, this looks almost identical to my yellow A. austera.

I think you nailed it, thanks

 

[servo]

ahh, the joy of a reeflux bulb.

I always LOVE when people are accused of photoshopping their pics when they are using a reeflux bulb:idea:

The top down is my favorite shot of any reef tank. I have been suppressing the urge to set up a seamless edge shallow top down set up:evil:

 

[SueT]

and aren't they accused of photoshopping pics....If I read another accusation it'll be too soon. I gotta agree with you on top down shots. I have a magnifying glass I use to look at my tank from the top down and it is awesome to see all the nuiances of the corals, polyps, new branch buds and anything else thats cool.

 

[servo]

Too bad we couldn't all just flip our tanks on their sides and defy gravity:lol:

 

[kevinpo]

Here's another one

Regards,
Kevin

 

[Snappy]

Oh yeah baby! Nice piece Kevin.

 

[Angelscrx]

If your camera has a white balance adjustment you can use a coolwhip lid (or any white plastic) to set the camera so it doesn't look so blue. Just place the lid over or next to the coral and set the white balance. The coral will appear very close to the color as you see it.

HTH,
Kevin

Hey what coral is that in the third pic?

 

[kevinpo]

Hi Angel,
It is Acropora millepora. Nice to hear from you. I hope everything is going well!

Best regards,
Kevin

 

[cwegescheide]

Kevin those are some crazy SPS you have.