Rosseau - 20G Tank Thread ... Pictures, Pictures... - Page 3

Rosseau · 09/26/2008, 11:30 AM

I wonder what would happen if I put an 800GPH pump onto my little Tunze 9002 Protein Skimmer... ?

I wonder if it would rip the poor thing apart, or just be totally useless as a skimmer... I suspect the later.

Bump for next page.... I want the next hoard of photos to start at the top of a new one.

Rosseau · 09/26/2008, 11:39 AM

It always starts this way, I stop working for a moment just to go check on my tank. Half an hour later my camera is full of pictures, my arms covered in salt and my work day that much shorter....

Mostly, it started because I found this on my glass:

I suspect it to be a Pyramid Snail. Fortunately I do not have any clams right now. Unfortunately I want to get a clam or two in the near future. I hope this is the only one. I also suspect he was very hungry as they are obligate clam feeders.

Next is just a slew of photos. The glass was dirty-ish, pumps on, not enough light, blah blah blah.... Here they are:

Full Frame (uncropped) Xenia: Interesting to see the parts interlocking when they pulse closed.

SPS and Zoanthids: Mostly all full frame as well.

More macro shots will come once I do a few things - get stronger lights, clean the glass better, actually use my tripod, maybe get an off-shoe flash, turn off pumps... maybe make a photobox (yes, this will be done).

Rosseau · 09/26/2008, 11:42 AM

Very cool small worm:

Copepods!: All of a sudden this past week they have multiplied like crazy... they were largely absent for at least a month.

Here they are hanging out in a spot where my algae cleaner magnet didn't do a good job... you can see the algae and the lines where the cleaner's bristles did go.

Cropped Copepod: This is neat! Look at the green... I believe this to be the little herbivore's stomach... algae!

NemusMaximus · 09/26/2008, 12:01 PM

tagging along... this thread ROCKS. Rosseau, amazing tank and pics.. makes me want to invest thousands in a camera. Very inspiring. What would you recommend as a good DSLR for a newb?

cherubfish pair · 09/26/2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rosseau
I could try and give you some pointers if you want.

Aquarium photography is pretty tough... I'm not finding it easy and I understand well how a camera works.

I'm posting a few sub-par photos... perhaps I should go for quality over quantity right now?

Here comes more from the "quantity" department.

I posted a fish pic on my build thread.

Oceanodroma · 09/26/2008, 07:47 PM

Absolutely unbelievable. I've looked at these at least ten times over already

This thread is a wonderful gift! People can see amazing, close-up details of corals that they would never be able to see ordinarily.. very few of us would have the equipment or the skill!! Thank you thank you! It changes the way I look at these species

kxi · 09/27/2008, 11:03 AM

awesome tank! your an excellent photographer also i wish i had a camera.

Rosseau · 09/28/2008, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NemusMaximus
tagging along... this thread ROCKS. Rosseau, amazing tank and pics.. makes me want to invest thousands in a camera. Very inspiring. What would you recommend as a good DSLR for a newb?

I've sort of entered the Canon family and haven't yet had a go around with Nikon - so I can only speak for Canon.

I'll say that you really can't go wrong with the XT or XTi (I guess it's the XSi now...).

I mean, if price is a little limiting I would recommend one of those... second hand you can come by them pretty cheap.

Check out websites like fredmiranda.com for their used gear section.

You'll love it and will never look back!

Keep coming back ..

Rosseau · 09/28/2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cherubfish pair
I posted a fish pic on my build thread.

OK, I'll be over soon to see if I can help at all. I'll dig up a few links about aquarium photography as well for you.

Rosseau · 09/28/2008, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kxi
awesome tank! your an excellent photographer also i wish i had a camera.

Thanks for coming by!

Rosseau · 09/28/2008, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Oceanodroma
Absolutely unbelievable. I've looked at these at least ten times over already

This thread is a wonderful gift! People can see amazing, close-up details of corals that they would never be able to see ordinarily.. very few of us would have the equipment or the skill!! Thank you thank you! It changes the way I look at these species

Again,

... thanks.

A gift! I wouldn't want to push it... I'm making some mistakes that's for sure... as well do. I'll keep the camera pointed towards the tank and I'll keep banging away on this website when I've got 'better' things to do.

Rosseau · 09/28/2008, 12:32 PM

Interestingly, the copepods by the end of the day seemed to have much fuller stomachs (darker, more pronounced)

Even more interesting is the sudden appearance of what I believe to be egg sacs on most of the copepods by the end of the day - they weren't there in the morning.

I'll have to crack open my limnology texts again... I'm loving the micro world in my tank right now.

Flatworms - I'm unsure as to the nature of the green dots on/in them. . . It could be algae, but dispersed all over their body? Maybe.... again, to the books!

Even the clowns are hosting copepods:

CROP OF ABOVE

I'm still having a tough time with WB under the actinics only.

Crappy shot of Stomatopod - lights are covered in condensation and wouldn't fire... this is just with the ambient outside light on the tank (it's an overcast day too).

cherubfish pair · 09/28/2008, 03:59 PM

If you ever consider doing a reef video, I think a mantis shrimp catching a fish would be cool.

TriGa22 · 09/28/2008, 04:16 PM

Wow, your tank is awsome! Nice photogrophy as well.

Oceanodroma · 09/30/2008, 08:58 PM

Keep us posted on new additions to your tank! I have a feeling you'll be adding new stock soon

Possibly SPS?? I bet they will make fantastic photographic subjects...

Rosseau · 10/01/2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Oceanodroma
Keep us posted on new additions to your tank! I have a feeling you'll be adding new stock soon Possibly SPS?? I bet they will make fantastic photographic subjects...

On the way.

Ignore the towels... I tend to make a 'reef-mess' almost constantly.

Rosseau · 10/01/2008, 10:53 PM

pictures to come once everything is settled...

kroniclove · 10/02/2008, 08:08 AM

omg..your photography skill is unbelieveable. beautiful 20galsetup..i love it..

cherubfish pair · 10/02/2008, 04:13 PM

This blue mushroom is quite exquisite.

topgundk · 10/03/2008, 10:12 AM

Great tanks, and awesome pictures congrats.

Rosseau · 10/03/2008, 10:21 AM

Hmmm... I look like a dirt bag with that ripped chair... it was recently inherited from my parents and is being re-upholstered soon. I noticed it, and then my girlfriend pointed out how it looks

Rosseau · 10/03/2008, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kroniclove
omg..your photography skill is unbelieveable. beautiful 20galsetup..i love it..

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Unfortunately I'm wanting a big tank now... very badly. There is a LFS with a 'lavendar tang'... it's breaking my heart I want it to badly. It has been there for weeks but nobody seems to want to buy it.. perhaps because its colours are somewhat muted.

How big should I go, 55? 75? !! The only problem is that I'm sort of between university degrees (or a job/extended travel) at the moment and a small reef tank affords me some maneuverability if necessary.... but damn! The extra cost for a 75G can't be that much more than a 20....A 20 with metal halides anyways.

Rosseau · 10/03/2008, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by topgundk
Great tanks, and awesome pictures congrats.

Thanks.

Rosseau · 10/03/2008, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cherubfish pair
This blue mushroom is quite exquisite.

Yeah they're great... I hope that they grow well. I like the idea of having a whole side of the tank over run by these mushrooms.

My Xenia is currently in the process of taking over... ah!

I think I'll put some on the backwall and up towards the water surface.... that would make me happy. I love when tanks have coral all over the back wall... Maybe even some SPS frags?

SeeDemTails · 10/03/2008, 10:48 AM

Great looking tank, awesome photog skills, it takes practice thats for sure!

09/26/2008, 11:30 AM	#51
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	I wonder what would happen if I put an 800GPH pump onto my little Tunze 9002 Protein Skimmer... ? I wonder if it would rip the poor thing apart, or just be totally useless as a skimmer... I suspect the later. Bump for next page.... I want the next hoard of photos to start at the top of a new one. __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/26/2008, 11:39 AM	#52
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	It always starts like this.... It always starts this way, I stop working for a moment just to go check on my tank. Half an hour later my camera is full of pictures, my arms covered in salt and my work day that much shorter.... Mostly, it started because I found this on my glass: I suspect it to be a Pyramid Snail. Fortunately I do not have any clams right now. Unfortunately I want to get a clam or two in the near future. I hope this is the only one. I also suspect he was very hungry as they are obligate clam feeders. Next is just a slew of photos. The glass was dirty-ish, pumps on, not enough light, blah blah blah.... Here they are: Full Frame (uncropped) Xenia: Interesting to see the parts interlocking when they pulse closed. SPS and Zoanthids: Mostly all full frame as well. More macro shots will come once I do a few things - get stronger lights, clean the glass better, actually use my tripod, maybe get an off-shoe flash, turn off pumps... maybe make a photobox (yes, this will be done). __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/26/2008, 11:42 AM	#53
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	Very cool small worm: Copepods!: All of a sudden this past week they have multiplied like crazy... they were largely absent for at least a month. Here they are hanging out in a spot where my algae cleaner magnet didn't do a good job... you can see the algae and the lines where the cleaner's bristles did go. Cropped Copepod: This is neat! Look at the green... I believe this to be the little herbivore's stomach... algae! __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/26/2008, 12:01 PM	#54
NemusMaximus I LIKE TURTLES! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 1,274	tagging along... this thread ROCKS. Rosseau, amazing tank and pics.. makes me want to invest thousands in a camera. Very inspiring. What would you recommend as a good DSLR for a newb? __________________ Are you not entertained?! Is this not why you are here!?- NemusMaximus Current Tank Info: IM 25g, Xr15w, MP10.

09/27/2008, 11:03 AM	#57
kxi Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Charlottesville, Va Posts: 10	awesome tank! your an excellent photographer also i wish i had a camera. __________________ be like a guy with a machinegun... Current Tank Info: 10 gallon nano

09/26/2008, 07:47 PM	#56
Oceanodroma Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: biodiverse ontario Posts: 14	Absolutely unbelievable. I've looked at these at least ten times over already This thread is a wonderful gift! People can see amazing, close-up details of corals that they would never be able to see ordinarily.. very few of us would have the equipment or the skill!! Thank you thank you! It changes the way I look at these species

09/28/2008, 12:32 PM	#62
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	Here's a few more from the other day... Interestingly, the copepods by the end of the day seemed to have much fuller stomachs (darker, more pronounced) Even more interesting is the sudden appearance of what I believe to be egg sacs on most of the copepods by the end of the day - they weren't there in the morning. I'll have to crack open my limnology texts again... I'm loving the micro world in my tank right now. Flatworms - I'm unsure as to the nature of the green dots on/in them. . . It could be algae, but dispersed all over their body? Maybe.... again, to the books! Even the clowns are hosting copepods: CROP OF ABOVE I'm still having a tough time with WB under the actinics only. Crappy shot of Stomatopod - lights are covered in condensation and wouldn't fire... this is just with the ambient outside light on the tank (it's an overcast day too). __________________ Still fighting entropy.

09/28/2008, 03:59 PM	#63
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	If you ever consider doing a reef video, I think a mantis shrimp catching a fish would be cool. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

09/28/2008, 04:16 PM	#64
TriGa22 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 257	Wow, your tank is awsome! Nice photogrophy as well. __________________ 75 Gallon FO with Instant Reef Decoration 10 Gallon Custom MINI Reef with 70 watt MH Current Tank Info: 29 gallon reef 8 Gallon Biocube

09/30/2008, 08:58 PM	#65
Oceanodroma Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: biodiverse ontario Posts: 14	Keep us posted on new additions to your tank! I have a feeling you'll be adding new stock soon Possibly SPS?? I bet they will make fantastic photographic subjects...

10/01/2008, 10:53 PM	#67
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	pictures to come once everything is settled... __________________ Still fighting entropy.

10/02/2008, 08:08 AM	#68
kroniclove Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 119	omg..your photography skill is unbelieveable. beautiful 20galsetup..i love it..

10/02/2008, 04:13 PM	#69
cherubfish pair Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Libby, Montana Posts: 7,061 Blog Entries: 1	This blue mushroom is quite exquisite. __________________ pairo chero Thanks for looking at my build thread and subscribe to it if you already haven't yet! Current Tank Info: thirty rimless

10/03/2008, 10:12 AM	#70
topgundk Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4	Great tanks, and awesome pictures congrats.

10/03/2008, 10:21 AM	#71
Rosseau Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 2,049	Hmmm... I look like a dirt bag with that ripped chair... it was recently inherited from my parents and is being re-upholstered soon. I noticed it, and then my girlfriend pointed out how it looks __________________ Still fighting entropy.

10/03/2008, 10:48 AM	#75
SeeDemTails Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Daytona Beach FL Posts: 228	Great looking tank, awesome photog skills, it takes practice thats for sure!