my 120cube, some pics to share wit ya :)

MADtanks · 03/17/2007, 12:01 PM

ok so here are a few pics to show everyone some progress

enjoy.... oh yea and can someone id the buttons(purple people eaters???) and also the acans with red centers or are they not acans thnx. sorry for the bad qual pics i for one suck with my DSLR and two i moved alot of rocks around bc i got a new fish

(Blue throat trigger) still seeking refuge but looks to be peaking out righ tnow so hopefully it will be out in the open pretty soon for a lil photoshoot

thnx in advance.

fishieness · 03/17/2007, 12:13 PM

looks awesome!!
the palythoas are some type of people eater, dont look like purple people eaters to me, or at least defiantly not true ones.
and yes, that looks like an acan echinata to me

MADtanks · 03/17/2007, 12:15 PM

thnx fishieness i appreciate the info

Herpn · 03/17/2007, 01:03 PM

Starting to look pretty good...

frankyrivera · 03/17/2007, 01:04 PM

scrape your glass before a photo increase shutter speed stop shooting in auto mode open up your aperture stabilize your camera and voila! great pictures. btw what kind of dslr. cool tank too.

ShiftNation · 03/17/2007, 02:07 PM

I have a tripod your welcome to borrow buddy , just LMK .

N-A-S-O · 03/17/2007, 02:20 PM

thy are monster lips i belive:
http://www.zoaid.com/gallery2/v/zoas...g2_itemId=1634

saltyfishy123 · 03/17/2007, 02:28 PM

Wow I love it

MADtanks · 03/17/2007, 02:49 PM

thank you guys for the comments

and the tips, i just got back from Fintastic! and omg FANTASTIC!! hahah my dad just bougt another tank....

and i got like 5 more corals... new photo shoot soon to come with the tips i just got

thnx again guys....

good one · 03/17/2007, 03:28 PM

Very Nice!! Love how tall it is!

Quote:

Originally posted by saltyfishy123
Wow I love it

cato · 03/17/2007, 04:18 PM

Lookin great!

Tripspike · 03/17/2007, 04:30 PM

Looking nice...the palys look like they might be RPE's...do they look like these?

Trip

Tripspike · 03/17/2007, 04:31 PM

PPE's are purple wit green skirts and mouths...definitely not PPE's.
They look nice though.

Trip

douglaslindsey · 03/17/2007, 04:33 PM

Tanks looking nice. Love cubes. My next tank will be a 240g cube. Need that depth.

douglaslindsey · 03/17/2007, 04:35 PM

Hey Tripspike, I'ed like to see how you have your DIY kalk reactor setup. Thanks

reefman13 · 03/17/2007, 04:49 PM

what lighting do you have on that setup? looks great

Tripspike · 03/17/2007, 05:00 PM

No prob...it is not a reacor but an auto top off system using kalkwasser...cost me about $75 total. Will take some pics..

Trip

MADtanks · 03/17/2007, 07:18 PM

lighting i have 1 400w HQI with 12k Reeflux housed in a Lumenarc III mmmm sound so yummy just typing it lol.... for flow i have mag 9.5 return and tomorrow i will be setting up my mag18 closed loop... i currently have 2 Seio 1100's.... my dad actually jsut bought a 90RR today

was so excited i dragged him to fintastic and got a bunch of corals and he picked up a tank lol.... now i will have two tanks to look out my tank in my floor and his lol.... gotta love two fam houses lol. i didnt get to take pics of the new corals only bc i been helping him setup his tank so tomrrow hopefully i can try to take some good pics, see if i can borrow earls tripod

MADtanks · 03/19/2007, 05:55 AM

oh yea and my DSLR is a D50 Nikon

generalee · 03/19/2007, 01:31 PM

For photo tips to, you can adjust the white balance to get truer colors. Your manual should say how, one trick I do is to keep a piece of white (can be gray too) paper in the lense cap so I always have a white reference. Experiment a little and you can get some wild colors!

BTW great looking tank. Do you like the rock stacked against the glass like that? Do you worry about creating a dead zone and getting build up of detrius and algae? Just wondering as I am soon to be aquascaping.

MADtanks · 03/19/2007, 01:49 PM

yea i worry about ditrious but i am getting ready to setup my closed loop and most of it will be directed to the back of the tank....

MADtanks · 04/01/2007, 09:00 AM

ok so i finally got the hang of my camera, well a little bit hahah.... here is a nice close up of one of my ACAN colonies

reefman13 · 04/01/2007, 09:07 AM

nice pic

frankyrivera · 04/01/2007, 09:29 AM

wallace expo disc gives you perfect white balance all the time. otherwise shoot in raw mode and adjust white balance through software like nikon capture nx. great close up. i'll send you some of my pics

benray4fun · 04/01/2007, 09:45 AM

As far as taking pictures go, take'm in a variety of distances and flash modes..."it takes many pictures to get 1 great one if you're lucky." The
main thing is to keep still or lay the camera on something stable or yourself on something stable, if you have a tripod all the better. That acan pic is hot!...

03/17/2007, 12:01 PM	#1
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	my 120cube, some pics to share wit ya :) ok so here are a few pics to show everyone some progress enjoy.... oh yea and can someone id the buttons(purple people eaters???) and also the acans with red centers or are they not acans thnx. sorry for the bad qual pics i for one suck with my DSLR and two i moved alot of rocks around bc i got a new fish (Blue throat trigger) still seeking refuge but looks to be peaking out righ tnow so hopefully it will be out in the open pretty soon for a lil photoshoot thnx in advance. __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

03/17/2007, 12:13 PM	#2
fishieness Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ct Posts: 3,606	looks awesome!! the palythoas are some type of people eater, dont look like purple people eaters to me, or at least defiantly not true ones. and yes, that looks like an acan echinata to me __________________ That is not orange, or purple, or green, or gold..... It's brown... Current Tank Info: 8 gallon rimless cube, 33 watt diy crees, deltec MC500, RKL, ato, 5.5g sump, 4g fuge.

03/17/2007, 12:15 PM	#3
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	thnx fishieness i appreciate the info __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

03/17/2007, 01:03 PM	#4
Herpn Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Clinton, CT Posts: 1,373	Starting to look pretty good... __________________ Tanks, Chuck Current Tank Info: 110 and a 75 with Aquatinics 5 54 watt T5's softies, LPS, SPS, 200lbs Live rock and a 26 Bow with 150 Watt HQI MH 14K 75 lbs live rock.

03/17/2007, 01:04 PM	#5
frankyrivera FUP&A Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 5,904	scrape your glass before a photo increase shutter speed stop shooting in auto mode open up your aperture stabilize your camera and voila! great pictures. btw what kind of dslr. cool tank too. __________________ 180 gal RR w/90 gal sump/fuge, Bubble King skimmer w/red dragon pump, 2 MP40QD, ATI 60" Power module 8 bulb x 80w fixture w/2 reefbrite XHO, Apex Lite controller, Vectra L1 return, Tunze osmolator ATO Current Tank Info: 180 gallon reef ready w/ 90 gal sump

03/17/2007, 02:07 PM	#6
ShiftNation Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: MA Posts: 1,673	I have a tripod your welcome to borrow buddy , just LMK . __________________ PBITAWA "It's the route your about , what tool? If all you have's a flathead then everythings a screw." Current Tank Info: 58 gallon custom setup w/foam epoxy background

03/17/2007, 02:20 PM	#7
N-A-S-O Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,973	thy are monster lips i belive: http://www.zoaid.com/gallery2/v/zoas...g2_itemId=1634 __________________ Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience. Current Tank Info: 110g sps

03/17/2007, 02:28 PM	#8
saltyfishy123 WYSIWYG Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,395	Wow I love it __________________ 135 Custom Aquarium -2x 250 watt hamilton bulbs 14k -Sunlight supply Dual 250 ballast -Euro-Reef RS-135 -Red Sea 100 Ozonizer -2x Tunze 6060's Current Tank Info: 135 Custom Softie/LPS reef

03/17/2007, 02:49 PM	#9
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	thank you guys for the comments and the tips, i just got back from Fintastic! and omg FANTASTIC!! hahah my dad just bougt another tank.... and i got like 5 more corals... new photo shoot soon to come with the tips i just got thnx again guys.... __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

03/17/2007, 04:18 PM	#11
cato New England Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CT Posts: 5,450	Lookin great! __________________ -Cato I swear it's an illness... Current Tank Info: On Hiatus

03/17/2007, 04:30 PM	#12
Tripspike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, CT Posts: 875	Looking nice...the palys look like they might be RPE's...do they look like these? Trip

03/17/2007, 04:31 PM	#13
Tripspike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, CT Posts: 875	PPE's are purple wit green skirts and mouths...definitely not PPE's. They look nice though. Trip

03/17/2007, 04:33 PM	#14
douglaslindsey Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 121	Tanks looking nice. Love cubes. My next tank will be a 240g cube. Need that depth.

03/17/2007, 04:35 PM	#15
douglaslindsey Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 121	Hey Tripspike, I'ed like to see how you have your DIY kalk reactor setup. Thanks

03/17/2007, 04:49 PM	#16
reefman13 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT Posts: 4,323	what lighting do you have on that setup? looks great __________________ Regards, Dave ______________________________________________________________________ "One day I will be back in this hobby..." spoken like a true High School student... Current Tank Info: None for now...for now...

03/17/2007, 05:00 PM	#17
Tripspike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, CT Posts: 875	No prob...it is not a reacor but an auto top off system using kalkwasser...cost me about $75 total. Will take some pics.. Trip

03/17/2007, 07:18 PM	#18
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	lighting i have 1 400w HQI with 12k Reeflux housed in a Lumenarc III mmmm sound so yummy just typing it lol.... for flow i have mag 9.5 return and tomorrow i will be setting up my mag18 closed loop... i currently have 2 Seio 1100's.... my dad actually jsut bought a 90RR today was so excited i dragged him to fintastic and got a bunch of corals and he picked up a tank lol.... now i will have two tanks to look out my tank in my floor and his lol.... gotta love two fam houses lol. i didnt get to take pics of the new corals only bc i been helping him setup his tank so tomrrow hopefully i can try to take some good pics, see if i can borrow earls tripod __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

03/19/2007, 05:55 AM	#19
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	oh yea and my DSLR is a D50 Nikon __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

03/19/2007, 01:31 PM	#20
generalee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Northern Connecticut Posts: 560	For photo tips to, you can adjust the white balance to get truer colors. Your manual should say how, one trick I do is to keep a piece of white (can be gray too) paper in the lense cap so I always have a white reference. Experiment a little and you can get some wild colors! BTW great looking tank. Do you like the rock stacked against the glass like that? Do you worry about creating a dead zone and getting build up of detrius and algae? Just wondering as I am soon to be aquascaping.

03/19/2007, 01:49 PM	#21
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	yea i worry about ditrious but i am getting ready to setup my closed loop and most of it will be directed to the back of the tank.... __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

04/01/2007, 09:00 AM	#22
MADtanks Stix Anyone? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,392	ok so i finally got the hang of my camera, well a little bit hahah.... here is a nice close up of one of my ACAN colonies __________________ M.A.D. 75G(36X24X20 E-Overflow) \| DIY - LED/T5 \| Tunze ATO \| Eheim 1260 \| Reef Keeper.... in progress Current Tank Info: 24X24X20 AIO SPS Dom

04/01/2007, 09:07 AM	#23
reefman13 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT Posts: 4,323	nice pic __________________ Regards, Dave ______________________________________________________________________ "One day I will be back in this hobby..." spoken like a true High School student... Current Tank Info: None for now...for now...

04/01/2007, 09:29 AM	#24
frankyrivera FUP&A Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Hartford, CT Posts: 5,904	wallace expo disc gives you perfect white balance all the time. otherwise shoot in raw mode and adjust white balance through software like nikon capture nx. great close up. i'll send you some of my pics __________________ 180 gal RR w/90 gal sump/fuge, Bubble King skimmer w/red dragon pump, 2 MP40QD, ATI 60" Power module 8 bulb x 80w fixture w/2 reefbrite XHO, Apex Lite controller, Vectra L1 return, Tunze osmolator ATO Current Tank Info: 180 gallon reef ready w/ 90 gal sump

04/01/2007, 09:45 AM	#25
benray4fun Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hartford, CONNECTICUT Posts: 1,147	As far as taking pictures go, take'm in a variety of distances and flash modes..."it takes many pictures to get 1 great one if you're lucky." The main thing is to keep still or lay the camera on something stable or yourself on something stable, if you have a tripod all the better. That acan pic is hot!...