My 300G Reef in Saudi Arabia

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by fihsboy

Awesome build! I cant wait to watch this one through.

Thank you Fishsboy for your looking on the thread.

Stay tuned. More Thrill is on the way soon.

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by shaggss

Great looking stand!! I think I may have seen it before somewhere?

Thanks Shaggss. Yes, you are right. The stand is from Hongkong (Andrew) I made similar stand what Andrew has done for his beautiful reef tank.

[shaggss]

hahaha yes I was giving you a hard time!! I too have stolen a lot of ideas from Andrew.......lucky me he only lives 3 minutes walk from me!

Keep up the good work!

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by shaggss

hahaha yes I was giving you a hard time!! I too have stolen a lot of ideas from Andrew.......lucky me he only lives 3 minutes walk from me!

Keep up the good work!

No, There is a difference, I send PM to Andrew for Stand Digrams, and I really appreciated that he send me complete details from A to Z .

Thank you Andrew once again.

[shullat]

now that you have some "high quality" pics of your current tank, how about posting some?

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by shullat

now that you have some "high quality" pics of your current tank, how about posting some?

Nick,

As you know that, I am beginner in photography and ended up with new Nikon D5000 .

Very difficult for me to get the quality photos like what you people can get. Let me try.

[shullat]

Originally Posted by syedjilani

Nick,

As you know that, I am beginner in photography and ended up with new Nikon D5000 .

Very difficult for me to get the quality photos like what you people can get. Let me try.

Hummm, we already adjusted the white balance... now all yo have to do is point and shoot, play with the f-stops, if you need to, and revisit the shots in photoshop if absolutely needed. I dont see what the problem is.... ahhhhh I got it the fish won't hold still

[syedjilani]

Here we go

Some new shots with New Nikon D5000. Sorry for bad pics.

[syedjilani]

I did exactly what you told me. I think need
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more

Here are some more.

[shullat]

white balance still needs to be adjusted hummm
the birdsnest is really off in temrs of color on the picture.... such a shame.
so whats the status with the assembly?
I was working on the design of the stand for my tank yesterday on sketchup but got so bored of tinkering with it I gave up... havent used that program in ages...
tchalo tchale abhi.... put it all together quickly

[syedjilani]

Some More.



Tried to get close-ups.

[A.G]

Is the tank ready yet ?????

[James404]

You have some amazing tanks, I am truely envious.

[nlandgraf]

Thanks for the pics, keep posting updates. It's going to be beautiful!

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by A.G

Is the tank ready yet ?????

Yesterday I was in the factory. The Glass guy called me and informed that glass is ready (Cutting, Grinding and polishing). It's really big.



He needs to cut down the back glass for overflow. I gave him measurements. Hope fully By this Thursday I will receive the glass

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by James404

You have some amazing tanks, I am truely envious.

Thanks James.

If you were in Saudi Arabia, then I only able to send you whatever you like from my aquarium. Even all the stuff, which is making you envious.

I gave a lot of beautiful corals and other stuff to my friends from my tank.

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by nlandgraf

Thanks for the pics, keep posting updates. It's going to be beautiful!

Thanks nlandgraf.

Yes i'll, just stay tuned.

[syedjilani]

A Friend of mine gave me a beautiful Saddleback Clown .

I love this fish , See what clown is doing with my Clams. .. ..



but the same time I love my blue maxima clam.





It did not reach to Squamosa Clam-Tridacna squamosa.






I have to choose one, either Clown or my lovely clams.
What you guys say?

[v1...rotate]

Hi SJ,

Glad to see the stand arrived. It looks great... Will you use the roll out sump concept? If so, how?

Congrats on the new camera, the pictures and video look great.

I would keep the clam. It may catch the clown too

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by v1...rotate

Hi SJ,

Glad to see the stand arrived. It looks great... Will you use the roll out sump concept? If so, how?

Congrats on the new camera, the pictures and video look great.

I would keep the clam. It may catch the clown too

Oh Yes, Really happy to see your post again. Well come brother.

The rollup sump concept, I did not integrate with the stand but in the same time I keep the concept as it was. I'll see if I need this in future. I already design my plumbing, which will not case hassle when you roll out the sump. You can see the stand in photos, the wheel place I keep as it is for future expansion.

Thanks.
I'll post, what came with Nikon D5000. I am not good in photography. I got first section from Nick. (One hour Class) ..

Both Blue Maxima looks injured. I don’t think, if I keep clown with clamps they will survive. I think Clown is strong enough. ... ....

[Greenmaster]

This looks awesome. I'll be watching.


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My 320g build/experiment http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1840581

[syedjilani]

Originally Posted by Greenmaster

This looks awesome. I'll be watching.

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If you don't like what you are looking at you are looking at it the wrong way.
My 320g build/experiment http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1840581

Thanks Greenmaster for looking. Stay tuned.

[syedjilani]

UPDATE:

I ended up with Nikon D5000 !!! I'm really pleased with this purchase so far. Everything is brand new!!!

Of course this is new addition in my 300G Reef.

Tripod, Nikon D5000 and Temron (AF70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD MACRO 1:2).



Inside the Box



I love the bag more than my new Nikon……

Battery been charged and already in the camera. Good thing was, the sales man gave me 8GB memory card instead of 4GB.




Need how to get 100% benefit with this new machine.
Nikon user’s Manual .

Information from net


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more .

[maroun.c]

Concerning the Clams Clown issue I would say get the clams away from his Anemone. He could be thinking it's a threat to his anemone as it's a bit close...
If he continues to follow and attack the clam like this definitly take him out.
Those are two very nice clams you got there.
If the second one is far and still getting attacked then your clown must have an apetite for clams and I would definitly chose a clam over a clown.
Congrats on the camera buy. the 70-300 I'm not really familiar with but I would say is not the ideal range for tank shots. what is the other lense in the pictures? is that the 18-50 Nikon?
could be a bit better than the 70-300 as it would focus a bit closer which will allow you to rest the camera on the glass when not on tripod... On great and cheap lense I found is the Tamron 17-50 2.8 it is faster than other lense as it's a fixed 2.8 and reasonably good quality even wide open and still costs only 3-400 Usd. most of my shots are taken with it.
What tripod is that? make sure it's good quality and stable enough to support your camera with the big lense wide open.

[syedjilani]

?Question here...

I Planed to put 1 inch of white styrofoam under my tank.

Q: should i go for 1.5 or 2 inches?

and I'm wondering how much it will compress after the tank is filled? There will be 1 to 2 inches compression in plumbing for adjusting the weight of tank. I'm thinking it couldn't possibly compress more than a 1/4 of an inch. My guess is it will compress by a couple of millimeters. Any thoughts or experiences?