did a water change so i took lots of top down pics!

murph145

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well i did a water change tonight and that presents a perfect opportunity to take top down pics where the water is still and coloration is awesome
i took quite a few sorry if ur computer is slow but they came out pretty good so i wanted to share
enjoy
large sarmentosa colony

smaller sarmentosa colony higher up in light so brighter tips

my valida colonoy

close up of blue tipped green branch stag

close up of red tabling milli

more to come
 
murph145

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and some more
top view of upper left side

close up of granulosa

close up of green milli

close up of some tri-color

close up of tenuis

close up of green skinned orange polyped monti

close up of pink and blue millis
 
murph145

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yeah ive got 3 pendants makes it easier and i hold the camera as close to the water as possible to keep the glare from getting into the view
 
05xrunner

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yea i tried..Hood was in the way plus I couldnt get overtop very well and just got reflection of the halide bulb.
Looks nice. I guess Phoenix 14k make nice coloring. I got phoenix in my light so hope they color up that nice
 
murph145

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cjason man its a cheapy im surprized how good i get it to work myself its about 2.5 years old its an olympus D-545 zoom its a auto focus small camera with 4 megapixels cost me about $200 back when i bought it...
ive just messed with it so much now that i know which settings work best for which shots
 
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lol yeah BoCfuss sps are my fav but i have all other kinds of corals too i like all things that look nice

heres an even closer up of my red milli
 
anubisxero

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Murph. Your tank...absolutely amazing. It's the epitome of what I want my new 90 to look like. My wife and I just sit here and just like..derrr...stare. Gorgeous tank. Awesome Job!
Jason
 
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Originally Posted by azfishgal
:jumping: Awesome as always!!!

thanks hows ur tank coming along still??
 
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Originally Posted by Anubisxero
Murph. Your tank...absolutely amazing. It's the epitome of what I want my new 90 to look like. My wife and I just sit here and just like..derrr...stare. Gorgeous tank. Awesome Job!
Jason
thanks alot jason thats an awesome compliment if u ever need any adive or have questions drop me aline
 
anubisxero

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Originally Posted by murph145
thanks alot jason thats an awesome compliment if u ever need any adive or have questions drop me aline
Not a problem! I don't think i've ever seen anything so beautiful.
You're very welcome. I definitely plan on getting some helpful hints and tips. How'd you start it out? And what are the basics of the tank, like what do you have running in it, pumps, sump, powerheads etc..
I'm running a 37gal reef at the moment. It's becoming a zoo forest for the time being. I definitely want to get into SPS at some time, but since I purchased the 90 and the stand I haven't really done much of anything to the 37 except buy zoo's oh and I made a DIY fuge out of my proclear 125 sump. I just want to do everything right from the start. Take my time go slow.
Jason
 
murph145

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well uve got the right mind set do it right the first time thats always the hardest part in setting up a tank since there are so many ways to make things work...
not to say mines the only way to do things there are many experienced reefers out there with different styles and practices i can give u info on what works for my tank and some specs of the equipment i use on the tank and u can kinda compare to other people and see what u think might and might not work for ur own setup
BTW a zoo tank sounds cool ive always kinda wanted a softy only tank with lots of zoos
anyways heres some info on my tank
180G main display tank
i dont know exact size of sump but it probably holds about 20-25 gallons while its running
ASM-G4 skimmer with mesh modification to the needlewheel
a 18W UV filter
phosphate reactor
MRC-CR2 calcium reactor
auto top off system with fresh RO/DI water and Kalk
run lots of cheato in the sump and 2 bags of chemi pure carbon changed monthly
i do a 30G water change every 4-6 weeks with tropic marin salt
tank has about 200-225lbs LR
120lbs fiji pink LS
i have a closed loop with an oceans motion 4 way running a Dart pump
SEIO 1500 and 820
pan world 1000px-x return pump
3-phoenix 14K 250W HQI bulbs in PFO pendants ran by PFO HQI ballast
battery backup system incase power goes out it will keep return pump on for about 6 hours
generator outside incase it goes out longer
1/2hp chiller
300W heater
thats about it for tank i think
i feed my fish every day mainly mysid some formula 1 cubes some nori and my pink tail trigger and fuzzy dwarf lion get a cocktail shrimp every 3 - 4 days
hope that helps a lil ***)
 
bill109

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can i see a pic of tht sand you mentioned you have. the pink fiji LS
thanks it sounds really cool!
bil109
 
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