|
09/15/2011, 11:59 AM | #26 | ||
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
Quote:
At first there was a few issues, but, like you said placment is crucial with the 400's. Some did ok higher up in the center, mainly zoa's. my palys never did good higher up. I would say 90% are in the lower 2/3s of the tank and thats where I see the best results as far as growth and color. Quote:
Also, always use a tripod and never shoot at an angle, shoot with the camera level to the subject and directly in front of it. That makes all the difference for me. Oh, and shoot in raw mode. Cheers,
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
||
09/15/2011, 01:48 PM | #27 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Indiana
Posts: 8
|
Great looking zoa's and pictures, Did you use a Tripod to take them?
|
02/06/2012, 05:30 PM | #28 | |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
Quote:
Hey Tom, how's it going? Any updates on your system? Still loving your tank man. Mooch
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
|
02/06/2012, 09:42 PM | #29 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: nc
Posts: 41
|
Really nice tank.
|
02/22/2012, 06:10 PM | #30 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 430
|
Mucho would you mind looking at my thread? I need your help
I tried to send you a message but couldnt |
02/23/2012, 01:02 AM | #31 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 23
|
The first pic is called fire and Ice
|
03/15/2012, 05:10 PM | #32 |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
Tom, how's it going? Update?
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
03/15/2012, 11:00 PM | #33 |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
Mucho whats up man was wonderin were you went for a minute. I was accualy about to post some new pics. I just moved and had to downgrade to a 120 because the 180 wouldnt fit in my new place. My wife was nice enough to allow a fish room which has made things alot easier. Ill post up a couple pics later tonight.
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
03/15/2012, 11:30 PM | #34 |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
here are a few i had uploaded already. had some decent growth in the past couple months. had 2 tank crashes since then to unfortunatley, chiller hose busted off and drained my tank. everything is slowly coming back though
added a few fish as well More to come tomarrow when the light comes back on.
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
03/16/2012, 07:46 AM | #35 |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
Natural sunlight
and one actinic
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
03/17/2012, 01:22 PM | #36 |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
Just curious, how much time elapsed before you realized the hose malfunctioned?
How much livestock did you lose? Mooch
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
03/17/2012, 03:24 PM | #37 |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
I lost I'd say 95% of my lps and 1/3 of my zoas. They tank was about a week with only 2/3 of the water in the dt and 1 vortech still kickin a the stuff that did survive is comin back really well though. I also switched to 250w halides.
Happy st Patrick's day - tom
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
03/17/2012, 04:56 PM | #38 |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
Two thumbs up on the switch to the 250's. Those 400's can produce some crazy stunning colors but at a major cost as I'm sure you know.
Did you go with DE or SE?
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
03/18/2012, 01:47 PM | #39 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Honolulu
Posts: 3,418
|
Wow! Good shots!!
And they get natural light too!!! Love the colors. keep the good job! Grandis. |
03/26/2012, 05:39 PM | #40 | |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
Quote:
Tom, I see you logged on and maybe you missed this.
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
|
03/26/2012, 09:04 PM | #41 | |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
Thanks for the kind words
Quote:
I guess I did! But yes, the 400's were nice but not so cost effective, I was also tired of having to worry about placement so much, I have alot more options now.(SE BTW) I added a couple more polyps yesterday and a little refugium! will take some pictures in the morning. I've just about used up every available space in my tank so now I get to just sit back and watch it grow!! ~Tom
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
|
03/27/2012, 07:36 PM | #42 |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
That's great, sounds like you dodged a bullet. Glad everything is coming around for you. Make sure you thank the wifey for the fishroom
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
03/31/2012, 07:36 PM | #43 |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
You said, "a little refugium", did you mean that literally?
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
05/20/2012, 07:19 PM | #44 |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
Yeh its a little one, just drilled an extra 10 gallon I had laying around. Been gettin some really good growth lately so I figured I would post a few pictures. I dont know what it is but all my polyps just exploded; babies everywhere!! Anyways....
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
05/21/2012, 04:43 AM | #45 |
Registered Member.
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,682
|
And I see that you're just letting them grow and not fragging them.......good for you man.
To what do you attribute the sudden growth spurt? Done anything different? My friend, I am highly, I mean highly concerned about that Hippo Tang you have. We never talk about it much in this forum, but that Hippo is a known zoa polyp eater. I have even experienced it myself back in the day. Watched him swim up and pop off a head and believe me I kept him fed with alternative food. Others here and all over the net have experienced this as well. As much as I love surgeons ( Tangs ), I would never put one in with a tank full of zoas. Not telling you what to do by any means, just a heads up. Sooner or later, it may take a month or years, but they will decided to eat one and once they get the munchies, it's all over. Just keep a serious eye on him. Check out this link and click on all the links inside this thread below. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...+tang+eat+zoas Good to hear from you man. Hope you and the wife are doing well and as always, thank you for your service to our country. Mucho Reef
__________________
Anyone can build a reef.....the greater challenge......is to grow one. Current Tank Info: 70 gallon zoanthid, Palythoa and Mushroom Reef. |
05/21/2012, 07:59 AM | #46 |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
I did notice an earlier thread mentioning Regal tangs eating polyps. I have been meaning to get him out since he is getting to big for my tank anyways. However, he is a quick little bastard! Luckily, I haven't seen any zoa munching yet. One thing that i did recently was scrape all my polyps I had on plugs off and just superglued them to the rock work. A week later my polyps double and even triple, if I had a 4 polyp frag it had 8 babies around it the next week. Maybe in healing it spurred new polyp growth? What ever it is I'm happy with it!! How is your tank doing mucho? I think its about time you update!!
Cheers
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
05/25/2012, 08:48 PM | #47 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 35
|
Nice pictures! Everything looks really healthy.
|
05/27/2012, 07:34 AM | #48 |
Registered Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: miami, fl
Posts: 74
|
really nice set up and pictures
|
06/07/2012, 03:43 PM | #49 |
Post Count D-M-S
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sharon, CT
Posts: 896
|
Thanks for the kind words!
__________________
Tom Armstrong |
06/18/2012, 01:45 PM | #50 |
Registered Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Phoenix
Posts: 262
|
Looks great!
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
August 2011 fish pics, etc | MD Ocean Girl | Upstate Reef Society | 18 | 08/30/2011 07:09 PM |
A few clownfish pics | MD Ocean Girl | Anemones & Clownfish | 2 | 08/29/2011 07:37 AM |
Post those 20L pics! | Reefingman | Nano Reefs | 3 | 06/04/2010 07:02 AM |
1.5 gallon pico ( pic heavy) | twintrades | New to the Hobby | 6 | 05/09/2010 07:02 AM |