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H2OLUVSME · #**951** 06/09/2005, 01:06 PM

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Originally posted by patsan
What did you do with photoshop?

just resize and adjust the contrast to reflect what the tank really looks like. i think having a large amount of light takes away a bit of contrast from some shots. i usually adjust the contrast by 10 or 20 percent to compensate for this. i also like to crop out little things (like the silicon holding the glass together, or the black at the top of the photo. i think cropping makes the best difference as far as making a pic look cleaner. i couldnt figure out how to crop on short notice though.

Did you change the colors of things?

i never adjust the colors of corals. i dont like giving a misrepresentation of the tank. every now and then i get one where the white balance is out of whack and it makes the coral yellow. i dont post them as they are untrue and usually ugly.

The pictures are amazing.

thank you, i just got a reply from Rick (rpierce) and he says he is very happy with them as well.

What are those big things in the tank, that look like huge mushrooms?

they are montipora capricornis, one of the easiest fastest growing SPS corals. i really like the plating look. he has a few different colors and textures. its hard to tell in the pics, but some of them have a little different color polyp (from others that look just like them) that gives them a slightly different appearance in person. you can see in the pic below one of the green caps, that actually has white-ish polyps, which make it really stand out compared to the other green ones he has.

patsan · #**952** 06/09/2005, 01:31 PM

The other one he has in there looks like a hard boiled egg!

bobt2 · #**953** 06/09/2005, 03:20 PM

poor tbs. now theres a tropical storm heading for the gulf

patsan · #**954** 06/09/2005, 04:34 PM

I'm going to buy a few of these anemones. They look so pretty. They max out at about 2", so they won't take over the tank or anything.

krajacich · #**955** 06/09/2005, 04:39 PM

What kind are they Pat?

patsan · #**956** 06/09/2005, 04:41 PM

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Originally posted by krajacich
What kind are they Pat?

Mini carpet anemone species Stichodactyla tapetum (that mimic Ricordea). Care is very similar to that for Ricordea.

H2OLUVSME · #**957** 06/09/2005, 05:08 PM

i wonder why an anemone would have to mimic a ric

thats a great pic, did you take it?

patsan · #**958** 06/09/2005, 05:12 PM

No, I just copied it from the guy who's selling them. I guess he explained it that way so people know how to take care of them.

krajacich · #**959** 06/09/2005, 05:13 PM

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Originally posted by patsan
No, I just copied it from the guy who's selling them. I guess he explained it that way so people know how to take care of them.

Are you buying them off someone on RC then?

patsan · #**960** 06/09/2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally posted by krajacich
Are you buying them off someone on RC then?

Yes, some guy who lives upstate NY sells them. Here's the link where I found it.
mini carpet anemones

Nirol · #**961** 06/09/2005, 05:39 PM

Hey, I finally got a claw. Was able to get one Limpet, but there are two more I can't get to. I went to battle with the mantis, no win yet, but he has sealed up his hole. Much less clicking. Not sure what that means.

patsan · #**962** 06/09/2005, 05:42 PM

You saw it....you're absolutely sure it's a mantis and not a pistol?
That's great you got one of the limpets. They are really hard to get out without the claw. They sure have strong suction, don't they!?

bkelley02 · #**963** 06/09/2005, 06:13 PM

I actually had better luck with tongs on the limpets. I had two that wouldn't move out of this little crevice but they must have run out of things to eat and move just to the top of the rock. When I grabbed the first one, it's grip was so tight that it started to lift the biggest rock I have off the tank bottom!

bkelley02 · #**964** 06/09/2005, 06:15 PM

My mantis does that too. Every once in a while I'll see him repositioning some rocks at the entrance so I can't get close to him then he sticks his head out from some other part of the rock. This is going to take me some time.

phil519 · #**965** 06/09/2005, 07:44 PM

well the bright side to having a resident mantis is that you have in-house gorilla crab cleaning...

here's a pic of one of my unlucky mithrax crabs with only a single claw and leg still attached...

drk70 · #**966** 06/09/2005, 08:52 PM

I got a red flashlight at Wal*Mart tonight. I guess I'll give it a try tonight when I get home. Another late night working.

bobt2 · #**967** 06/09/2005, 09:00 PM

why don't you just crush the limpets against the rock and let the hermits do the rest?

BrianPlankis · #**968** 06/10/2005, 10:08 AM

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Originally posted by bobt2
why don't you just crush the limpets against the rock and let the hermits do the rest?

I move my limpets to the sump, they do a good job of keeping that clean. Of course some of their babies might make it to the main tank, but I'll deal with that if it ever happens.

B.

Scuba Oz · #**969** 06/10/2005, 10:20 AM

Brian. PM me the info on thaqt local lady for the zoas. They are really nice looking

patsan · #**970** 06/10/2005, 10:45 AM

I really only got a LOT of limpets with part 1. I got them all out that I know of. I believe we only got about 3 of them with part 2.
I haven't seen any in the tank in a few months now, so I think they're all gone.
I did a water change today in the new tank. I did it all by myself, and it only took like 10 minutes.
I only asked Bob to help dump the three 5g buckets I had filled with the old tank water because I did't want my back to go out again trying to lift them.
I still contend I should have rinsed that sand before I put it in the tank. After the water change, I tried moving some of it where it all blows out of place from the Tunze, and it created a fog again in that spot. I thought once some bacteria built up on it, I wouldn't have that problem, but it still looked like smoke coming from it when I moved it.

Scuba Oz · #**971** 06/10/2005, 10:51 AM

It should settle more with time Pat. That sand bed is still new

jnb · #**972** 06/10/2005, 12:01 PM

yes - those pictures suck - Here's what I would do to them to fix it - nothing!

for many of my diving pictures that need help - I do one or both of two things 1) use autolevels and smart sharpen

what are the things at the end of the maxijets?

here are a few of the best of the group.
any criticism on these pics?

patsan · #**973** 06/10/2005, 12:29 PM

They look like clips....possibly to hold Nori?

Nirol · #**974** 06/10/2005, 12:34 PM

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Originally posted by patsan
You saw it....you're absolutely sure it's a mantis and not a pistol?
That's great you got one of the limpets. They are really hard to get out without the claw. They sure have strong suction, don't they!?

Absolutely positive Mantis... He came out about half way several times. Hard to photograph... I'll post one of them...

Nirol · #**975** 06/10/2005, 12:42 PM

Mantis (sorry blurry) he/she is real fast!