Jimmy Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 put a couple of computer fans in the hood to get rid of the heat and have it hooked up to your lights so when your lights turnon so does the fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 i wouldnt reccomend "black tubes" go for some actinics (blue light wavelength) not ultra violet nice bat fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 24, 2005 Report Share Posted November 24, 2005 Get a needlewheel skimmer such as a Deltec. Expensive but you won't regret it. BTW if all this takes a while, you will need to act upon some stronger light for that anemone SOON, or he will go white and then die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waylow Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Anenomes have gone to live in a mates tank till I get the new bigger tank readyto swap everything over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostface Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 does LDuncan have a photo up? cant seem to find one on here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Dont know, i really would like to see one of his though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 New Zealands no 1 tank is tops http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/topten.php/s_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Well done reef!!!, it'll be interesting to see what happens after a few more votes. Mine has slipped back to the top 95% of tanks . Hey wasp I thought I found your tank on ratemyfish.... , very similar, , I was trying to figure out if you had moved around some rock or something, !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 nice reef, big call rating your own tank #1 8) not hard to become #1 based on your competition. still, i give it 9/10. i say we get some more top nzl reefers to put their tanks up and kick the yanks out of their own game different shaped tank than wasp's feelers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 No it's not mine. Looks like another one of those pretty DSB's :lol: :lol: Wonder what that red stuff is on the right of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 argh the more i go to www.ratemybigpileofrock.com the more it annoys me!!! how can anyone possibly have a rating of 4.61/10 for this.... it would seriously take me 10 minutes to do that. thats about as natural as helen clarke naked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Nice clean tank. I wonder if they use zeovit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Hmph, my tank's only rated at 6.5. Obviously those people have no taste, it should be at least a 9 or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Nice clean tank. I wonder if they use zeovit probably a 12" DSB in the sump... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 argh the more i go to www.ratemybigpileofrock.com the more it annoys me!!! how can anyone possibly have a rating of 4.61/10 for this.... it would seriously take me 10 minutes to do that. thats about as natural as helen clarke naked Actually, it does appear to have a DSB. Conclusive proof - DSB = incredibly clean tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Is that tank in the reef section? Its not even a FOWLR, its a "FOWBR" I dont know anything about aquascaping but that one's not pretty. Why would anyone buy large rocks and pile them in such a way? Conceptual reefeing perhaps :lol: It resembles like one of those fences on old english farms, also looks rather precarious to me. I dont think I would trust its "structural" integrity. What did that rate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 i rate tanks on three things: - aquascaping (i like simple or unique but still maintaining a natural look) - coral variety and placement (a good mix of different size and shape of lps, sps placed in a way that is aesthetically pleasing) - coral colour (a good mix of all colours. goes without saying, no one likes a dull brown look ) sometimes take livestock into account - depending on whether it gives the tank some flare. generally it doesnt need a second look to tell if a tank looks appealing or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combo Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Most cameras cannot handle so much blue colour. To get more realistic colours usually we must increase contrast, decrease gamma correction if pictures are overexposed and increase saturation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Wow Combo that's awesome! I had to take heaps of shots just to get the one that's shown, the others are even worse. Trouble with doing what you say, it is "photoshoping" the pics, I'm not sure I would want to go there, but it is certainly a better likeness of the tank. I'll have to check out the cammera & see if this can be done at camera settings level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Trouble with doing what you say, it is "photoshoping" the pics, I'm not sure I would want to go there, but it is certainly a better likeness of the tank. I've said it before (and got shot down for it), it's a common practise to photoshop pictures, for the very reason you've said. It's hard to get a true likeness of a tank with a digital camera. A few adjustments in photoshop can can result in a picture which gives a more true likeness to the real thing. Some people just got a bit over the top on the saturation though. :lol: Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Exactly right. i've seen some people crying PHOTOSHOP when a nice pic of a tank is shown but the person complaining does not like the filtration method used for the tank. This despite me being unable to see any sign of it being photoshoped at all. That's why I'm a little reluctant to do it. It then becomes subjective wether it's been photoshoped "too much". So how would you suggest photoshoping an image to make it more true to the actual tank, but not be able to be accused of "photoshopping". Bear in mind many people see their own tank in a better light than neutral people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Exactly right. i've seen some people crying PHOTOSHOP when a nice pic of a tank is shown but the person complaining does not like the filtration method used for the tank. This despite me being unable to see any sign of it being photoshoped at all. Jees, grow up. I know what you're talking about, and it was more than obvious those photo's had saturation levels altered, others agreed with me too. It has nothing to do with how people choose to run their tanks, and comments like that piss me off. Just because it's not obvious to you doesn't mean it's not obvious to others. Especially those with significant experience in the industry. Layton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted December 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 ????? Just wasp trying to take another shot a me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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