pink acro with green/blue polyps - Page 2

Jeffie · #26 06/16/2006, 10:59 PM

Looks like a nice piece..

LeftCoast · #27 06/16/2006, 11:30 PM

I say we sacrifice him to the gods of SPS!

Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'm totally on your side dude. Hope this thread has had some value.

Saltmeister · #28 06/17/2006, 01:15 AM

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Originally posted by LeftCoast
Hope this thread has had some value.

I suppose it has...I've gotten multiple PMs of people wanting to buy it.

Unarce · #29 06/17/2006, 02:36 AM

I'd say the pic with the flash would be the closest representation. Taking pictures under 20K can be really difficult sometimes.

I like it, and I want one

iamquockie · #30 06/17/2006, 03:15 AM

I can't take pictures worth a flying flip. I try flash, no flash, lights on, no lights on. Heck I would hang upside down if it would take me a better picture. Maybe its just my crappy camera?

LeftCoast · #31 06/17/2006, 04:09 AM

I'm pretty darn sure it's ORA's A. microphthalma. It'll grow like a weed under the right conditions.

samsfishnchips · #32 06/17/2006, 01:10 PM

Saltmeister,

wish I were close, so I can get a frag, very nice piece,

and beautiful picture of yourself, your husband is a lucky man,

good day,

sam

whiteshark · #33 06/17/2006, 01:21 PM

Sorry you had to put up with all that crap, maybe I shouldn't have reccomended the SPS forum??? I wouldn't leave this site just because of a few people. I have had some bad experiences with people on this site before, but its not worth leaving this amazing resource for. (for what its worth any of your pics look better than anything I can do)

duec22 · #34 06/17/2006, 02:37 PM

Have you tried playing with the white balance (if the camera has the option)....I know I was getting very blue hughed photos for a while untill I discovered the white balance..

alazo1 · #35 06/18/2006, 01:29 AM

Can you tell us about your tank, looks like it's very healthy.

Albert

Satori · #36 06/18/2006, 11:02 AM

It's amazing how attitudes change once they find out they're talking to a pretty girl. If only people could start out with that regard rather than assuming the poster is out to deceive.

LeftCoast · #37 06/18/2006, 12:46 PM

Yeah, it's kinda like all the nerds talking to the one girl at the Star Wars convention.

DitchPlains2 · #38 06/18/2006, 02:13 PM

You guys seriously, just cause he's a she, lol

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wish I were close, so I can get a frag, very nice piece,

and beautiful picture of yourself, your husband is a lucky man,

I'm not falling for it, anyways coral still looks unbalanced and not a true representation of its color, can't tell if it's pink or just pushed too far into blueish hue's with either edit or by just bad photography.

P.S. Nobody gets pushed away from the hobby on here, if your not made of enough moral fiber to handle a comment or two, then you won;t handle a 25g spillage on oakfloors either, or an rtn of a wc colony.

good rux.
David

Saltmeister · #39 06/18/2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by DitchPlains2
if your not made of enough moral fiber to handle a comment or two, then you won;t handle a 25g spillage on oakfloors either, or an rtn of a wc colony.

Lol....sorry, I've already been through that.
Like I said, I've been doing this for a few years.

Now, about my tank....it's definately not high tech. It's about a 90g (L59"xW18"xH20" actually 18 at water level). I run two 175w 14Ks with two 250w 20Ks and a 48" actinic stip T12 (250s run 10 hrs and 175s run 8). No chiller, just fans and the tank stays at an average of 82F. I have a 30g sump with LR, mangroves, caulerpa (light over sump is on 24/7) and a crummy skimmer. I only run media after my biweekly 10% WC and it's just a sock. I remove the sock the day after and run carbon 24/7. My sand bed used to be 3-4" but has gone down to about an inch...still getting denitrification so I haven't bothered with it yet. I have about 200lbs LR give or take. I drip kalk...no reactors (like is said, low tech). I hardly ever add anything other than kalk and a rarely feed my corals. I've had the same red flame scollop (still nice and red) for years and my corals keep growing so I don't mess with food. I've got a few fish but the are med to small so the load is pretty small.
The rest is the norm for care. Nothing special.

I've had good luck with my tank so I've decided not to change anything. I will try and get another pic of the acro later along side some other stuff and not so close....I'll have my hubby stick his hand in the tank as a color reference.

undertai · #40 06/18/2006, 05:27 PM

Acropora microphthalma

GMGQ · #41 06/18/2006, 05:47 PM

Haha, bingo. I totally agree.

I see no problem with tweaking the pic to get a more accurate representation of how the coral looks "in person." Obviously under 20K, you cant get everything to be consistent when tweaking it. Close enough is good enough. Yeesh.

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Originally posted by MSM
It's amazing how attitudes change once they find out they're talking to a pretty girl. If only people could start out with that regard rather than assuming the poster is out to deceive.