MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
Xenia
Yellow Tang
Yellow Tang
265 Gallon Mixed Reef
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OhNoNemo
i love triggers
Wow! great shots....love the trigger:Cheers:
I had some xenia similar to that and my koran mowed right through...if you do get angels it may be gone
I had some xenia similar to that and my koran mowed right through...if you do get angels it may be gone
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
The filefish eats it occasionally. It is growing everywhere and i finally got tired of ripping it out. I have tried scraping it from the rock, epoxying over it, you name it. We never bought xenia for this tank it came in on the rock somehow.
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
Awww I love the midas blenny my favorite!
Dana42078
Dana
Impressive to say the least.
karisfish
Reefing newb
Welcome!! Your tank looks like your off to a great start. I would love to have that size of an aquarium some day
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
So I finally got a chance to take some pictures last night. I am stilling trying to figure the camera out so bear with me. I was finally starting to get decent pictures with the T-5s and now the LEDs are harder to get good pictures because there is definitely a lot more shadowing in the tank. I used the tripod for the first time last night and what a difference. I don't know how I ever got any decent pictures without it. A little bit harder to use the tripod for the fish but I was getting a much better ratio of good to bad pictures. I got 3 good pictures of the Powder Blue in one night where normally I am lucky to 1 good fish picture in about 5 nights worth.
Anyway on to the pictures. There is definitely a noticeable difference with the LEDs versus the T-5s when you look straight on at the tank. I am starting to get used to the black bars because of the braces but in pictures it looks terrible. I will say that up until a few days ago I was still doubting the LEDs. You know what they say, if it ain't broke don't fix it. The T-5s were working fine and we were getting good color and growth. However….since switching to full LEDs I am seeing even better polyp extension then I have ever seen before. Also several of my acans that were a little plain looking are starting to morph with some greens and yellows. Only time will tell for the long term but the results I am seeing already definitely has me convinced that it was a good switch not only for money and energy savings but for coral growth and color as well.
Powder Blue Tang
Midas Blenny in his hole
Blue Green Tort
This one doesn't appear to have grown a lot from the previous shot I have of it but I fragged off the larger right branch and I now have a frag almost the size of this colony in my frag tank.
Chromis
Frogspawn
Green Torch
Hairy Mushrooms
As you can see from further up there has been a lot of growth here
ORA Joe the Coral
This has so much polyp extension you can barely see the skeleton, the difference in polyp extension in this picture compared to the previous one is insane.
Orange Digitata
Powder Blue Tang
RBTA and Clowns
Not sure if you can really appreciate the size of this RBTA but the hammer next to it is a 4 headed frag and the clowns are 2" and 5". This is the easier one to see but you will see in the full tank shot that there are 2 in the tank and the other one is about the same size but most of it is behind the rock.
Acan
Anyway on to the pictures. There is definitely a noticeable difference with the LEDs versus the T-5s when you look straight on at the tank. I am starting to get used to the black bars because of the braces but in pictures it looks terrible. I will say that up until a few days ago I was still doubting the LEDs. You know what they say, if it ain't broke don't fix it. The T-5s were working fine and we were getting good color and growth. However….since switching to full LEDs I am seeing even better polyp extension then I have ever seen before. Also several of my acans that were a little plain looking are starting to morph with some greens and yellows. Only time will tell for the long term but the results I am seeing already definitely has me convinced that it was a good switch not only for money and energy savings but for coral growth and color as well.
Powder Blue Tang
Midas Blenny in his hole
Blue Green Tort
This one doesn't appear to have grown a lot from the previous shot I have of it but I fragged off the larger right branch and I now have a frag almost the size of this colony in my frag tank.
Chromis
Frogspawn
Green Torch
Hairy Mushrooms
As you can see from further up there has been a lot of growth here
ORA Joe the Coral
This has so much polyp extension you can barely see the skeleton, the difference in polyp extension in this picture compared to the previous one is insane.
Orange Digitata
Powder Blue Tang
RBTA and Clowns
Not sure if you can really appreciate the size of this RBTA but the hammer next to it is a 4 headed frag and the clowns are 2" and 5". This is the easier one to see but you will see in the full tank shot that there are 2 in the tank and the other one is about the same size but most of it is behind the rock.
Acan
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
Full Tank Shot 3-9-11
Not quite head on, too much stuff in the way for the tripod but I will try not to be so lazy next time.
The colors are tad bit off in some of these, the color in the FTS are pretty accurate though.
Center
Left Side
Right Side
Not quite head on, too much stuff in the way for the tripod but I will try not to be so lazy next time.
The colors are tad bit off in some of these, the color in the FTS are pretty accurate though.
Center
Left Side
Right Side
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
Thanks :D I have definitely been spoiled by this size tank, I tend to forget how big it is.
Pwny
Reefing newb
thats a huge frogspawn
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
Lol yeah it is, I dont have a clue how many heads are on it. It is at least as large as a basketball probably closer to small beach ball size.
Smitty
Reef pro
That is a beautiful tank...simply captivating! :)
little_fish
Moderator
Your tank is simply beautiful
OhNoNemo
i love triggers
It sure is,,,,imagine what it will look like with an angel or 2 in there:mrgreen:
BL1
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I love those shots of your PBT, he looks awesome! Your tank is beautiful.
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
Thanks so much everyone :) it is definitely still a work in progress but it has so much potential. Now that I have my frag system set up I think things will really take off because they wont be getting bumped and stung all the time.
AmberSunrise
Reef enthusiast
Its crazy how the up close shots you can tell that you have SO much stuff but on the FTS it looks empty! You are going to have a great time filling that up. My little tank is already getting full but its my practice tank cant wait to upgrade.
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
Its very deceiving because things look like frags in that tank but if you were to put them in a 55 gallon or so they would be huge colonies. I don't think I could even fit the frogspawn in my Biocube 29 that I have at work.
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
I took a few more quick pictures of the tank this afternoon.
Full tank shot
Pink Birdsnest
Green Ricordia
Green Torch
Acan starting to morph under LEDs
Gold Assessor
We have a spawning pair of these guys.
Green Star Polyps
Hairy Mushroom
Orange Digi
Crosshatch Trigger
This is her favorite spot
Chalice
Maroon Clownfish Female
Idaho Grape Monticap
Copperbanded Butterfly
Full tank shot
Pink Birdsnest
Green Ricordia
Green Torch
Acan starting to morph under LEDs
Gold Assessor
We have a spawning pair of these guys.
Green Star Polyps
Hairy Mushroom
Orange Digi
Crosshatch Trigger
This is her favorite spot
Chalice
Maroon Clownfish Female
Idaho Grape Monticap
Copperbanded Butterfly
MH_Courtney
Reefing newb
Xenia
