[gattsps]

hello well i thought i would put my tank on this site ,
its been running now since september 08 since moving to a new home and finally getting a chance for a more permanent setup ,
the tank is 43x24x27 with a 20x15x18 sump, corner left weir with twin 40mm outlets and 1 25mm return , also running the durso stand pipe which considerbly qiutened the whole system,
running the simple live rock , cheato sump. deltec po4 reactor and deltec apf600 skimmer , also running a vecton 25 uv, dosing is the basic 3 berlin style ,
calcium chloride ,sodium bicarb and small amounts of fauna marin mineral salt which deals with mineral addition and keeps the magnesium in check, i use the tec111 grotech pump and 3 . 2 litre custom made acrylic tubes , i have to agitate the solutions with an air stone to help with keeping them mixed,
there about 60 kg of figi live rock sat on legged egg crate , flow is done by a vortech mp40 and 2 6055 tunze on a 7095 controller ,
lighting is a 6x 54watt fauna marin ultra solaris t5 unit and a 4x 39watt deltec t5 unit , the tubes are a mixture of deltec and koraliin - zucht ,
here is some picture and i will update soon ,Full tank shot:











cheers gattsps

[dave14]

gattsps, on Mar 31 2009, 10:45 PM, said:

ok having probs copying pics from tonyb s post on my tank , any advice ?
cheers gattsps

Edited for you to include the IMG code from Tony's photobucket account

Did I say Stunning tank by the way

[gattsps]

dave14, on Mar 31 2009, 11:16 PM, said:

Edited for you to include the IMG code from Tony's photobucket account

Did I say Stunning tank by the way

thanks mate many thank s. what do you meen by img code , ?
can i move the other pics this way?
cheers barry

[dave14]

gattsps, on Mar 31 2009, 11:25 PM, said:

thanks mate many thank s. what do you meen by img code , ?
can i move the other pics this way?
cheers barry

It's a code that links to a photobucket account. i don't think you personally can access his photo's, I may be wrong tho

I can move the other pics over if you like by editing his post and copying the codes

If you're going to post pics of your own it's worth setting up a photobucket account yourself

HTH Dave

[gattsps]

ok thanks for your help , i would love you to move the others over for me ,
i will be adding many more images in the future so an account would be a good idea ,
thanks again barry

[Roshan]

tanks looking great Barry - some very nice in there..

Roshan

[gattsps]

dave14 your a gent ,
its easy when you know how hey ,
cheers barry

[gattsps]

Roshan, on Mar 31 2009, 11:41 PM, said:

tanks looking great Barry - some very nice in there..

Roshan

cheers mate ,
where did you source that red polyped acro from mate ?

[jason@jasonsaquatics]

Tank looks stunning barry and cant wait to see more pics .

This is the link to the photo bucket if your setting up account http://photobucket.com/



jas

[BOM8ER]

Some nice looking corals in there mate

[Oaksy]

Youve got some cracking sps there mate,

Adrian

[gattsps]

[quote name='Oaksy' date='Apr 1 2009, 11:12 PM' post='37517']
Youve got some cracking sps there mate,

many thanks mate , much appreciated
i am waiting for the next jasons shipment to be ready , hopefully i can find another piece or 2 to add towards the back,
cant wait
cheers barry,

[lindsay]

Great looking tank ,welcome to IR .SPS are in but will take a day or two to settle ,pics to follow.

[gattsps]

lindsay, on Apr 2 2009, 12:11 AM, said:

Great looking tank ,welcome to IR .SPS are in but will take a day or two to settle ,pics to follow.

hello many thanks for the comment , i will keep my eye posted for them ,
can you give me a few photography tips on how to get the colours out from the corals , especially blue s . i have a canon 20d dslr, focus is great but the colours always look rubbish ,
cheers barry

[lindsay]

Hi m8 were the above pics taken on your canon?.

[gattsps]

lindsay, on Apr 2 2009, 10:49 AM, said:

Hi m8 were the above pics taken on your canon?.

evening linsay
no they were taken by tony b
not sure what camera it is but its def an dslr ,
i am thinking that i might have the white balance on the camera wrong , any ideas ?
cheers barry

[Tony B]

gattsps, on Apr 2 2009, 09:14 PM, said:

evening linsay
no they were taken by tony b
not sure what camera it is but its def an dslr ,
i am thinking that i might have the white balance on the camera wrong , any ideas ?
cheers barry

I used my Nikon D80, with two lenses; 18-70mm Nikon lense and a Tamron 90mm macro.

[gattsps]

Tony B, on Apr 2 2009, 09:35 PM, said:

I used my Nikon D80, with two lenses; 18-70mm Nikon lense and a Tamron 90mm macro.

cheers tony
your pics look great compared to the 100 i took and deleted last night
i really want to learn more about it , i know the canons uptop the job its just the clueless +++++ thats holding it

cheers mate ,
i got some cracking reef plates from maidstone marine this evening so when there cured back up i can sort the left hand side out with a nice shelf or to ,
just need to get myself a vat and give a month or 2 .

[lindsay]

The reason i asked if pics were taken on your camera was because they are good especially the colours ,blues and purples which are two colours that slrs struggle with ,great pics Tony.Do you white balance the canon with a grey card on the custom white balance setting ?.No expert on photography but if i can help i will be happy to.The things i do to the camera are to always custom white balance ,manual focus ,turn off flash ,use exposure compensator ,always use a tripod with the ISO on 400 with a f number of around 22 on still shots.The other thing is i use the eos 400d so some of the settings on your canon may be a little different.

[Tony B]

lindsay, on Apr 3 2009, 01:10 AM, said:

The reason i asked if pics were taken on your camera was because they are good especially the colours ,blues and purples which are two colours that slrs struggle with ,great pics Tony.

Not a patch on your amazing photos Linsay

As for mine, I can't take any credit for them mate I shoot in full auto always (when I play with f no.s & ISOs my pictures don't look as good, so I just leave it for the camera to sort out). The only time I have any input besides 'pressing the button' is when I'm taking a macro and I will focus it myself.

lindsay, on Apr 3 2009, 01:10 AM, said:

Do you white balance the canon with a grey card on the custom white balance setting ?.No expert on photography but if i can help i will be happy to.The things i do to the camera are to always custom white balance ,manual focus ,turn off flash ,use exposure compensator ,always use a tripod with the ISO on 400 with a f number of around 22 on still shots.The other thing is i use the eos 400d so some of the settings on your canon may be a little different.

I'd love to help or add to the settings advice above from Lindsay but I have very little knowledge when it comes to photography! lol!