some zoa close ups

[twon8]

here are dragon eyes, regular and radioactive
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/dragoneyes.jpg
and here are my reds with chocolate skirts
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/reds.jpg
More pics to come, just learning to use the new camera, an olympus e-500. A Macro lens is in my future as well

[jeffrey_ropp]

Very, very nice.
What sort of lighting?

[twon8]

2 400w 14k and 2 6ft vho actinic in a 180, both of these are near the bottom.

[Dubbin1]

That camera takes some nice pics.

[MarvinsReef]

very nice indeed... :)

[twon8]

Thanks, I really like the camera, i went from a 2 megapixel to an 8, so it was quite an upgrade. here is another one, and these were taken with the pumps off, so i should be able to get some even better ones when i pull the plugs.

some eagle eyes and another type
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/eagles.jpg

[twon8]

some more with yellow centers
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/dec27030.jpg

[giantbicycle]

Lovely...

[surfnvb7]

great camera skills anthony! love the pics!

this guy has an amazing tank, with lots and lots of great zoas. a pleasure to trade with :thumbsup:

he's holding out on us though, he hasn't posted pics of the "good stuff" yet. ;)

did you ever find that frag of blue zoas with the red skirt?

[twon8]

Not yet alex, though today i will, even if it means moving some big rocks around. Thanks for the complements, you were a pleasure to trade with as well, though I am curious as to what my really good stuff is? How are the zoas you got from me doing? are the unmounted ones doing all right? I would like to see some pics once they open up.
anthony

[klese]

nice zoas and that is some photography skill!

[twon8]

these are with the pumps off.
here are my traveling zoas (stuck on the urchin for over a month now)
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/urchin.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/fireice.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/orangegreencenter.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/eagleseyes.jpg
and I just really like this picture, and while not focusing on zoas, there are a few zoas in the corner; i thought i'd share.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/xenia.jpg

[cubano2480]

Wow man those from your second pic are awesome!!!nice collection

[surfnvb7]

I'd say they look alot like what people are calling "safecrackers", just as good or maybe better. ;)

best true red zoanthid I've ever seen, except of course the red people eater. :thumbsup:

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/ayoung/Aquariums/zoanthid%20inventory/safecracker%20look-a-likes.jpg

everything is looking good anthony. those two you scraped off the clam shell are struggling, but a couple of polyps semi opened today. i dont think the ones with the orange mouths have opened yet though.

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/ayoung/Aquariums/zoanthid%20inventory/green%20center%20with%20orange%20skirt.jpg

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/ayoung/Aquariums/zoanthid%20inventory/stardust%20people%20eaters.jpg

I'm sure more will open later, just gota give them time to adjust.

[cubano2480]

I have to get some of those zoos they look awesome to me :eek2: surfnvb7 what lights are u using

[Ti]

awesome pics!

[surfnvb7]

i'm using 2x175w 15k's (soon to add 220w of actinic VHO)......but my camera is a POS....so they really don't look as dark red/brown in real life as they do in the pic...

i'd say they are a very very bright red, the center is almost a pink.

there was a thread a month ago about the XM 15k's, and how they give amazing color to zoas. i get great color, and decent growth out of all my corals (including sps)....so I don't have too many complaints.

[twon8]

a few more shots
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/pinksclose.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/redyellowcloseup.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/zoascloseup.jpg

[twon8]

this one is a little blue, but i like the look
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/dragonscloseup.jpg

[twon8]

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/P1261221.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/P1261217.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/P1130927.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/P1261215.jpg http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/twon8/Corals/P1261245.jpg

[ficklefins]

Wow, your zoas are great.

[Zoalander]

Your camera is a POS? The pics look very very good. I love the zoos.

[MarvinsReef]

just had to comment on the excellent pics.. thanks for sharing...


Marvin

[RevHtree]

Very Nice!! Do you use an auto setting so to speak, or do you use yourown settings?

[biggt 2k1]

What kind of macro lense are you using there?

[twon8]

I used my own settings, on my camera it is M mode. It permits me to change the aperture and shutter speed as needed to get the lighting I want.
i wasn't using a macro lense, just a macro extension tube and a 40-150 lense that came with the camera, and e-500. I plan to get a 50mm f2 macro lens, but i have to save up for it first.

[The Reefist]

Very Nice colors!

[21Reefman]

Great Zoa's and GRREAT pics!:)

Here are some of my pics, though the zoa's are common.
Enjoy,:rollface:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/ryhosk/eagleeyeemail.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/ryhosk/IMG_7878email.jpg http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/ryhosk/IMG_5384email.jpg

[21Reefman]

My 92gal SPS
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/ryhosk/IMG_7192email.jpg

A more recent pic of the 20gal
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e42/ryhosk/IMG_7830email.jpg

[surfnvb7]

21reefman, i like how you have the softies and SPS seperated into two different tank systems. I'm guessing they aren't connected. good job regardless, looks great!

People don't beleive me when I say there are alot of complications in the water chemistry when you try to do a mixed reef.......as SPS prefer low nutrient systems, and zoas / other softies like the normal/high nutrient systems.

those in your 2nd pic..arent zoanthids right? they look more like some kind of palythoa, or if i'm totally off base some type of gorgonian like a flower pot.



Anthony, any new pics? I need to take some new pics of those protopalythoa spp (the pink/greenish ones with the green mouth), they look much much better now and are starting to grow some new spuds.