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06/26/2013, 09:38 AM | #1952 |
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HAHAHAHA... OK if you do not mind... can I get your part list for plumbing. More importantly the bulkhead sizes. I figure I can order those now and they should be here before the tanks are delivered. Which pumps did you get (DC10000 right??), in the pix above, how are they doing? The only think I am going to add is two 1/4 turn valves on the exit of the tank at the bottom, in the event that maint needs to be done on all the pipe.
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06/26/2013, 10:09 AM | #1953 |
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Sure. Here goes! Don't blame me if I forgot something, I'm notorious for 5 trips to HW store.
- 2 X DC10000 Pumps - 2 X Male 2" Threaded Adapters - 2 X Reducers 2"->1" - 4 X 1" Tees - 5 X 1" Ball Valves - 2 X 1" Ball Valves with Unions - 2 X 1" Barbs - 2 X 1" Thread/Slip Coupler - 4 X 1" Unions - 4 X 1" Elbows - ~20' of 1" SCH 80 Pipe - 1' of Nylon Tubing Inside I used a couple 3/4 Lock-lines on each barrel that keep the water in rotation. During normal operation I only run them on the second speed setting. For 24 hours of mixing I run the SW barrel at full speed. Really you could make a design with 1 pump but I wanted to be able to pressurize two lines which feed to my basement. Also, I did not include parts above to have the feed lines to the basement...
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06/26/2013, 10:25 AM | #1954 |
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I have read conflicting reports. What is the connector for the pump(s)?
1" / 1.5" / 2" ??? Is it threaded or slip?
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06/26/2013, 09:19 PM | #1956 |
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Added some life to the tank today with a the start to the first round of inhabitants since I've got all the coral glued down.
- 3 X Helfrichi Firefish - 1 X African Midas Blenny - 1 X Indo Feather Duster - 1 X Hard Tube Coco Worm (Still has not opened...) - 100 X Trochus Snails Saturday I'll be adding the following: - 1 X Starry Blenny - 1 X Bi-Color Blenny - 2 X Black and White Ocellaris Clownfish - 2 X Naked Clowns - 2 X Buckshot Clowns Not much life but it's a start as my tank is way too sterile currently. That all being said, what tips do you have for good full tank shot as I need to share with you guys/gals?!?!
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06/26/2013, 09:27 PM | #1957 |
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If you have a DSLR, take a series of panned vertical shots and assemble as a pano in something like Photoshop or a free pano app.
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06/27/2013, 06:50 AM | #1958 | |
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06/27/2013, 02:18 PM | #1959 | |
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Can you get back far enough to do a FTS? or do you need to stitch a picture together? Some cameras have a panorama selection on them.
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06/27/2013, 03:01 PM | #1960 |
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Going to try to play around a bit tonight. Since when were you on team RC?!
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06/27/2013, 08:35 PM | #1961 |
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Full Tank Shot?
Played with the camera a bit and got some shots tonight so I can start tracking growth/color on coral. FTS was a real challenge and looks like I still need to do some major research on taking a good FTS!
Tell me what you think and feel free to share tips. Before doing any photo processing this looked like complete garbage. Tried to adjust to the colors most representative of what they are. FTS#1: FTS#2:
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06/27/2013, 08:39 PM | #1962 |
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Mine does the same thing.
Next time I do pics I am going to turn OFF the UV and Blues. See if my white balance comes out better. Was that one pic or did you stitch two together? I think it looks good. You see what I mean about the blues on the shadows under the overhangs though right? I wonder.
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06/27/2013, 08:48 PM | #1963 |
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I set my lights at 20k and 14k both work pretty good for me. Good pic are tuff
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06/27/2013, 09:00 PM | #1964 |
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It was one picture and white balance is off and had issues getting it set right. I'll have to try some different colors on lights to see what comes out the best. Ive not yet uploaded photos yet as I'm out of space on photobucket and I'm frustrated they yanked unlimited storage. Considering paying for photobucket or going ahead and changing to smug mug. Since smug mug allows full res uploads up to 50mB think it might be better choice. Opinions on this too?!
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06/28/2013, 04:02 AM | #1966 |
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I love the aquascaping...I don't know why but I find that LED and T5 lit tanks always look bluer in pics then in real life.
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Sorry about the black axils. That whole deal fell through on the black axils so I did not get order in on the 50. I might just go ahead and order 50 regular chromis on my next order which should be ~next week?
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True.. Let me wonder over there and see what deals they have.
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06/28/2013, 09:32 AM | #1969 |
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I'll try to post a few pictures I got of the coral in last nights experimental shoot. I need to post some in the photo forum to get some additional guidance. I used aperture priority and shot at either 35mm or 50mm and really wanting that 100 mm macro lens! F-stop of f/9 and ISO 100.
Green Acro (Unsure on name?): Tri-Color: Rainbow Zoo: Favia: Orange Crush (Ready for tips to turn orange): Two of the helfrichi firefish: Season's Greeting: Green Slimer: Setosa: Red Dragon (Bad Photo):
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Use discount code "SNAPKNOT20" to get 20% off first year.
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Hey Dustin. I haven't posted in your thread in a while. The tank looks awesome! You need to update your tank info though. While I'm sure it will always be a work in progress it is now a functioning system. I would say your hard work has paid off.
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Tonight I added a starry blenny and bi-color blenny to the DT as well as three pairs of clowns. They are not too happy with me so hope I can snap a few pictures this weekend.
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06/30/2013, 09:42 AM | #1973 |
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Couple more...
Surf 'N Turf Duncan Ponape Birdsnest German Blue Polyp (A bit bleached...) Red Planet ORA Green Birdsnest
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I'm glad I found your thread, but having a hard time leaving it to get back to work. Your tank is out of this world!
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And yeah, Speedwave, Waveline, Diablo, etc etc... probably 4 or 5 brands that very obviously get all their pumps from the same Chinese factory that produces them.
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