Susan's 75 - Page 2

Jah2707 · 01/16/2017, 04:46 PM

Really nice pictures and seems like a fun combination of fish.

What are you using for your pictures?

chartwell · 01/16/2017, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Jah2707

Really nice pictures and seems like a fun combination of fish.

What are you using for your pictures?

Thanks! I have an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the most recent photos were taken with their M.Zuiko ED 60mm f/2.8 Macro Lens.

I have d2mini to thank for recommending this camera and lens, I love it :-)

Susan

chartwell · 11/12/2018, 07:15 PM

Can't believe how long it has been since I updated this thread. My 75 gallon tank is still doing well, pretty much in the boring autopilot mode, which is a good thing. Here are a few photos.

This Cyphastrea started out as that round frag in the middle and has since encrusted over a pretty large area of rock.

The chalice has taken over this area, including being all over the back glass, probably not the best idea. Puffer with bicolor photobombing. Cell phone pic, so not the best.

Hammer is a pretty good size now, cardinal and flame hawk.

dkevink · 11/18/2018, 01:56 AM

Awesome pictures, mine are always blue.

wrott · 11/18/2018, 12:48 PM

Really cool looking corals and fish!
Very nice growth shots, thanks for sharing.

xsentrixsupra · 11/18/2018, 01:10 PM

Looks good. I really like your rocks and how you set it up

WVfishguy · 11/18/2018, 06:53 PM

Go to a food store which is well-stocked with seafood, or a seafood store, and get a bag of live black mussels. They will be on ice. Take them home and freeze them. Take a frozen mussel, thaw it in aquarium water, split it open, toss it in the tank and watch your puffer get big and fat.

I feed one a day to my display. Fish tear it to shreds, and it saves me a small fortune on frozen fish food. This is actually better food than 99% of what you buy at the LFS. You will probably only need 1/2 mussel a day - for now.

Just see how much they love this!

You can do the same with canned oysters. But, unlike the mussels, fish must learn to like them. You must rinse the oysters under a tap, place them in a thin sheet in food bags and freeze them. The thin sheets are easier to feed than a chunk of oysters.

01/16/2017, 04:46 PM	#26
Jah2707 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: springfield Posts: 889	Really nice pictures and seems like a fun combination of fish. What are you using for your pictures? __________________ 24x24x18 cube tank - set up 4/18/16 (from established tank) led, Jebao RW-4s, Eshopps 20 sump. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2575082 Current Tank Info: 24x24x18 cube

11/12/2018, 07:15 PM	#28
chartwell Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 237	Update Can't believe how long it has been since I updated this thread. My 75 gallon tank is still doing well, pretty much in the boring autopilot mode, which is a good thing. Here are a few photos. This Cyphastrea started out as that round frag in the middle and has since encrusted over a pretty large area of rock. The chalice has taken over this area, including being all over the back glass, probably not the best idea. Puffer with bicolor photobombing. Cell phone pic, so not the best. Hammer is a pretty good size now, cardinal and flame hawk.

11/18/2018, 12:48 PM	#30
wrott Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,912	Really cool looking corals and fish! Very nice growth shots, thanks for sharing. __________________ OK, but where does the meat go! ------------------------------------------------ 120g SPS, 125g mix, 56g FOWLR, 20g qt

11/18/2018, 01:56 AM	#29
dkevink Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 51	Awesome pictures, mine are always blue.

11/18/2018, 01:10 PM	#31
xsentrixsupra Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 68	Looks good. I really like your rocks and how you set it up

11/18/2018, 06:53 PM	#32
WVfishguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 677	Go to a food store which is well-stocked with seafood, or a seafood store, and get a bag of live black mussels. They will be on ice. Take them home and freeze them. Take a frozen mussel, thaw it in aquarium water, split it open, toss it in the tank and watch your puffer get big and fat. I feed one a day to my display. Fish tear it to shreds, and it saves me a small fortune on frozen fish food. This is actually better food than 99% of what you buy at the LFS. You will probably only need 1/2 mussel a day - for now. Just see how much they love this! You can do the same with canned oysters. But, unlike the mussels, fish must learn to like them. You must rinse the oysters under a tap, place them in a thin sheet in food bags and freeze them. The thin sheets are easier to feed than a chunk of oysters.