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12/15/2015, 11:50 AM | #276 |
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Nice angel! I love the genicanthus angels..
Next time I seem some bellus, I will add a couple more to my tank to have a male and a few females.. My current camera is an Eos 70d and I most often use my canon 100m macro L lens.. This is not top of line but it is higher end equipment. This equipment is not, however, necessary to achieve top quality photos.. If you go to the first page of my build thread, the macro photos there were taken with an Eos 20d and a non L 100m canon macro. And the slightly wider shots were actually taken with a waterproof canon point and shoot camera. A dslr will give you more consistent and less frustrating results than the point and shoot but these days, the technology is so good, you don't have to buy super high end equipment to get good results..
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12/15/2015, 08:06 PM | #277 |
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Your tank is looking amazing! I think you will be very happy with your new fish, one of my all time favorites.
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12/15/2015, 08:31 PM | #278 |
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Bulent, Tamron is like an off brand lens maker, so just be sure to get the one that works on the camera body you purchase; ie. it'll say for Nikon, Canon, Sony, Pentax etc. etc.. It shouldn't be too hard once you know what body you'll be purchasing.
Beautiful angel btw!!
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12/16/2015, 05:11 AM | #280 |
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Loved the fts
I like it when a tank has mature big colonies. Bulent what's that sps at the back on the upper right side? Those stags will need a bigger home soon Is an upgrade in your future plans?
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12/16/2015, 05:14 AM | #281 |
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Nice job....FTS looks great
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An acro crab, which is about 1 square-inch in size, has been living in this coral for over four years. You can actually see one of its claws in the photo above. All the lower branches look quite bald as if there is STN. I think this could be due to flow that is directed towards this coral as well as absence of light due to the table formation of the upper branches. When I bought it from a fellow reefer four years ago. It was a tiny colony at the time (the photo was taken in September, 2011): An upgrade would be really nice, but is not the priority at the moment. I have two sons who need money constantly. One of whom is in university education and the other is starting university in two years time. What I tend to do is to frag the staghorns when they become overbearing and then either sell them to fellow reefers or take them to my lfs for store credit, which is what I am going to do in two-weeks time to purchase the Genicanthus semisfasciatus female (post #275). Thank you Ed. The colouration of my corals is not in the same league as yours However, I am pleased that I have managed to create stable conditions for coral growth without any RTN/STN events, which worry me all the time.
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12/19/2015, 09:53 AM | #283 |
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Christmas quiz: Why did I post a picture of this box of chocolates? These chocolates are irresistible by the way.
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12/19/2015, 02:50 PM | #284 |
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BAH,
because you wanted to make me hungry for your box of chocolates?
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12/19/2015, 02:52 PM | #285 |
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No no this was not the reason. He he. The answer is related to my reef tank.
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12/19/2015, 05:49 PM | #286 |
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Nobody has taken the bait apart from Mark
Perhaps you need some stimulation:
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Very cruel of you Bulent, where's your xmas bloody spirit mate. Awesome colors on those acros my friend
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Bulent, that box of chocolates is what you did NOT get for christmas..
What you did get (early, i presume) is some new camera equipment! those shots were fantastic
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12/19/2015, 06:55 PM | #289 |
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How did you get a new camera from a box of chocolates Matt
Absolutely clueless..............
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12/19/2015, 06:58 PM | #290 |
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me too.. i don't know.. those last shots are the best Bulent has posted in terms of picture quality... they just seem like they are from a new camera.... which Bulent has been asking questions about, lately...
call it Canadian intuition..
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12/19/2015, 07:23 PM | #292 |
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well, I'm stumped but these photos are fantastic!
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Used the lid to take the top downs - nailed it !
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12/19/2015, 07:25 PM | #294 |
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I took this photo specifically for Matt just to make the point that he is not the only one who has the bloody the Velonia w***e*rs. I tried to remove them with my index finger, but they did not budge. I will wait a little longer.
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I was thinking this as well but there is that label stuck to it.. maybe a good soak in hot water would get the label off..
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12/19/2015, 07:37 PM | #296 |
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Well done Andrew. You indeed nailed it mate.
I think I read the tip on a UK forum. I meant to buy this particular brand of chocolate due to the clear plastic tray used in the packaging. I made sure that I ate some of them before my son had a go. I posed the same question on two different UK forums. I even offered a free frag to anyone who would guess there answer. Not many people took the bate.
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12/19/2015, 07:41 PM | #297 |
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I knew it involved eating the chocolates somehow.
The top downs look fantastic with your makeshift viewer, top notch!
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12/19/2015, 07:47 PM | #298 |
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This photo is for Sahin. I believe that Sahin has the same coral in his tank. He and I bought the same coral from the same online dealer in the UK. The colour of this coral is getting very close to the photo used in the dealer's web site:
He used to market it as Acropora turaki for many years. Recently, he changed his mind after deciding that it was a different coral. He is selling it as bottlebrush Acropora . What do you think it is?
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12/19/2015, 07:49 PM | #299 |
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Looks very similar to an echinata.
Keep posting pics, all of them are fantastic!
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12/19/2015, 07:52 PM | #300 |
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Great photos Bulent!!!
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