Big lights for photos

jpgnmt

jpgnmt

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I put some studio heads on top of the tank but because it goes through the wall I am limited as to where they can go. The fish were concerned at first but then came out and the flashes didn't bother them. The advantage of big lights is 200 ISO at f16.
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flower

flower

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I like your tank...really good pictures. I didn't understand a word you wrote on your lights.

The coral looks happy, so the lights must be okay.
 
jpgnmt

jpgnmt

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Thanks and sorry for the limited explanation. I have lights that I shoot in my studio that plug into a giant power supply and then you use a radio slave to trigger them, just giant strobes really that plug into the wall. My tank is a 54 bowfront that goes through the wall. I put one flash on the top backside of the tank and one on the top in front. You can control output from the power supply as well as the head. I focus with the tank lights and then the strobes fire when I shoot. This sounds more confusing than my first explanation, sorry. Suffice it to say that it takes a bit to set up and fortunately my wife had already headed to the back of the house to read for a while so she wouldn't call to have me committed.
 
jpgnmt

jpgnmt

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Thanks for the Damsel comment. They are feisty with each other but don't bother anyone else. I have a two stripe that is larger than my Barberi Clown and when I have a hand in the tank it will attack me at high speed. It has a tiny mouth and no teeth but I always makes me jump like a monkey when it hits. My cleaner shrimp will jump on my hand and start cleaning it, makes me wonder if I have some sort of parasite that only he knows about.
 
ryancw01

ryancw01

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I have had my Yellowtail damsel for about 4.5 years now and he is still a perfect gentleman. Never messes with anybody except for rubbing his tail on any new fish, but that only lasts about a half an hour. I don't think those damsels are as bad as everyone thinks and they are a cheap way to add a splash of blue to your tank. And they stay small...
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Ryancw01
http:///forum/post/3202830
I have had my Yellowtail damsel for about 4.5 years now and he is still a perfect gentleman. Never messes with anybody except for rubbing his tail on any new fish, but that only lasts about a half an hour. I don't think those damsels are as bad as everyone thinks and they are a cheap way to add a splash of blue to your tank. And they stay small...
I agree 100%.....My yellow tail is a model citizen in my 225G
IT'S THE BLACK ONES YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
 
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