New Bulbs!!! - and pics are finally here

[Doc]

OK,

I forgot how amazing the tank looks with new blue bulbs. It sheds an unearthly glow on the corals. I wish I could take better pics to show how cool they look. I will post several pics: 1st will be with just the blue lights. 2nd will be full lights and no camera flash. 3rd will be full light with camera flash. I am not sure what will be more appealing to everyone, but they look OK to me. Rigo, I got a few pics of the emperor. Let me know what y'all think.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

This is the ricordia with blue light only - glows better in person

Frogspawn and hammer in blue light

 

[Doc]

Next set are a few choice pics with all the lights on

-Dr Marco :sfish:

full tank shot

same frogspawn and hammer

a community gathering

a side view

feeding time

 

[beetle69]

nice pics

 

[Doc]

...and finally, shots with a flash. Let me know what you guys think looks better. I am torn.

-Dr Marco :sfish:


Powder blue and Emperor

Koran and Regal Tang

Emperor getting cleaned (sorry it is blurry, it was a tough angle)

My vermiculated angel (singapore angelfish)

My lone yellow bellied damsel

Blue, Koran and Emperor angel

Emperor (he moved at the last minute)

 

[beetle69]

thay look better with flash

 

[Bifferwine]

I like it best with the flash too.

 

[Doc]

that's two for the flash....Any other takers?

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[yote]

Those new bulbs really set it off Doc.
The flash looks good when your trying to a shot of particular fish.The coral and tank shots looks better with out the flash.To me any way.

They all look awesome.

 

[Doc]

that is kinda what I was thinking.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[winyfrog]

beautiful tank, I vote flash...

I love the ricordia, I have a weekness for shrooms. Take a pic of your ricordia with the lights on.

 

[Doc]

Here you go Winy. He is just a little guy.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

of course, now that I look at it, I need to upgrade my 10k as well. That will have 2 wait another 2 weeks

 

[pod]

nice pics! love the side shot... is your hammer one head? or multiple branching?

 

[Doc]

the two green hammers are branch hammers. The large pink one in the middle of the tank is a wall hammer

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

You have coralife PC's like mine huh? Where did you order your bulbs from? how much were they? How often do you change them?

 

[Doc]

I get them from my lfs. $30 a pop. I change them every 6 months. Now that I changed the blues, I need to get on the 10k white. I will like it even better with those. Pics will look good with those new white lights in.

-Dr Marco :sfish:

 

[RigoSharon]

thanks for the pics!!..the emperor..wow..i know now why they call it emperor..never is enough pics of your tank dr marco..i enjoyed them a lot!!

 

[reeffreak]

Awesome pics Doc.
I like without flash better.Actually there was one without flash that I would vote as pic of the the month.The right side view of the tank with the big fishes.

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

I think my bulb are like 9 months old.... After seeing you tank im reliezing how yellow mine is becoming. My 10k seem to be putting out a nice spectrium still but I run them 3 hours a day less less than my actinic. Guess its time to fork over $60 and replace my actinic..... nickle and diming my poor college ass to death!

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

BTW DOC the tank looks amazing!

 

[Bifferwine]

When I was at my LFS yesterday, they had a nice rock with four of your same ricordias on it. I was sooo tempted but I think I have enough on my hands tank-wise for now!