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moonpod
07/13/2004, 11:41 PM
Got a new camera and am trying it out. Here are some pix:
Willi's Milli I HOPE about the explode. Lots of tips just begging to begin growing....
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778Willi_Milli.jpg

One of my gold TDs and another maxima:
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778Gold_TD.jpg

My "frag" of Lyndell's Monti. Can't get the purple rim to show in pix though...
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778Dadevil_green_monti.jpg

A bunch of aquacultured frags. The colors aren't quite right on these either. The brown ones on the left have purple tips.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778Aquacultured.jpg

My Bennet tort frag....encrusting but not much else. The aqua acro behind it with the blue tips is doing great though.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778Aqua_Acro_Blue_Tort.jpg

Tank Center
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778Tank_Center.jpg

Tank Left
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/14778Tank_Left.jpg
o2manyfish
07/14/2004, 10:21 AM
Chuck,

Wow, so I guess you a full SPS guy now -- LOL

How many T5's left in your hood :)

Dave B
moonpod
07/14/2004, 10:38 AM
Well, you know Dave, I have trouble leaving my lights alone, so it really depends on which day of the week you catch me. Some days I've got four, some none....I'm still trying to make up my mind....
s13silvia
07/14/2004, 11:39 AM
nice pics chuck... they came out pretty good for someone that claims to lack any photo skills ;)


which camera did you finally decide to get?
moonpod
07/14/2004, 12:49 PM
sony f828. It's FAST. I'm still figuring out some of the stuff (like color balancing), but this thing is WAY fast.
OUinLA
07/14/2004, 04:03 PM
when you say "fast" are you talking about frames per second or response time or ?
moonpod
07/14/2004, 06:58 PM
response time. Turn on to shoot is fast. Focus speed is fast. frames per second I'm not sure b/c I haven't tried that "speed shoot" mode out--you know what I mean. Compared to my Oly c4000, it's like BAM. I turn the thing on and can shoot in like a second, literally. Very little focus lag.
dadevil23335
07/14/2004, 07:41 PM
Nice Chuck, more pics!

I thought that cap would be all huge by now, you've had that well over 1 year right?
moonpod
07/14/2004, 10:46 PM
There were some periods of....abuse shall we say. Falling behind rocks, getting flipped upside down for prolonged periods of time.....
dadevil23335
07/14/2004, 11:09 PM
I hear ya..do that all the time
moonpod
07/14/2004, 11:54 PM
And Lyndell the growth ain't all that bad. The colony is now 6" across and 3 or so tall.
thetedinator
07/15/2004, 12:27 AM
Nice stuff.
dadevil23335
07/15/2004, 12:50 AM
true, it looks like it's getting ready to start to swhorl up and create more plates
Wilafur
07/15/2004, 01:20 PM
nice pix chuck. your tank is filling out nicely. now you have to settle on a bulb combo. :D
moonpod
07/15/2004, 02:36 PM
Yeah, that lighting thing...it's my bane. I can't make up my mind. It's the influence of my wife and daughter....oops hope no one important reads this....
OUinLA
07/15/2004, 08:10 PM
Only way Chuck settles on one bulb is when only one bulb is being made :)
moonpod
07/16/2004, 03:35 PM
Yeah, I'm thinking about trying out that Geisemann "Coral" bulb over my nano.....
algaeguy
07/16/2004, 10:48 PM
Hey Chuck, what did you think of those Aquaconnects? Did you end up using those, or the Geismanns?

Did you compare the Geisemann 14.5K's to the Aquaconnects?

Curious....I share your obsession with lighting...

Scott F.
moonpod
07/17/2004, 12:05 AM
I have not tried the Geisemann 14.5k "coral" yet. I may give it a whirl over the office nano. I THINK I am settling on combo MH lighting. On the ends I'm using the AC 14k, towards the middle the XDE 10k, and in the middle either an AC 14k or radium 150w. The other pendants are 250w. So 4 250w and 1 150w pendant. I am going to forgoe my supplemental lighting as I have a complicated MH scheme this way and don't want to add in more lighting "stuff".
gooberz
07/19/2004, 01:02 AM
Chuck,

Your tank is looking sweet.. Great pictures too!

Henry
OUinLA
07/19/2004, 06:47 PM
Originally posted by moonpod
Yeah, I'm thinking about trying out that Geisemann "Coral" bulb over my nano.....

I've heard great things about that bulb. Apparently for best results it needs to be run on their ballast. Have you seen this?
moonpod
07/19/2004, 08:39 PM
Well, no, because one, the bulb hasn't come yet and two, I don't have one of their ballasts. Their ballast is definitely different than the run 'o the mill electronic. I am in Switzerland currently, and heading to Germany on Wed. Hopefully on Wed I'll find some places in Hamburg and Kiel to check out this stuff up close and personal.