My new tank!

[cawah]

Hi! I know I said I was going to start a Cichlid tank, but I am now distracted by this SW tank. The cichlid tank is on hold, i will make it as soon as the SW stuff settles down!

Here is a pic so far, I added rocks, sand, and water today so it's still a bit cloudy. Plus, I'm not sure how to take pictures without stuff getting reflected - thats why you see the computer, keyboard, my arm, etc.

Just wanted to say that I've now entered the SW side!

 

[Backdraft Bagel]

Hiya.

Try these photo tips on for size (then post more pix!):

1. Lights off
2. Blinds drawn
3. Dark outside (no stray light coming in)
4. Turn flash off
5. Turn aquarium lights on
6. Clean your aquarium glass - inside and out. Most new cameras, especially digicams, have automatic (infrared?) range finders. Perhaps this is nothing, but I swear it has a harder time autofocusing when the glass is dirty. It tends to focus on the surface of the glass rather than the contents of the aquarium.
7. DIGICAM!!!! It's essential. Sometimes I take 40 pix at once, and only get 1 usable or "perfect" image.
8. Low oblique. Don't try to focus through the glass at a large angle, it refracts/blurs. Face your camera directly at a pane of glass.



So, in summary:

1. The aquarium should be the most luminous thing in the room. It should be the only thing emitting light
2. Fight glass refraction - keep it clean and shoot straight
3. Get a digicam, don't waste all that money developing blurry tank shots on film.

Hope it helps!

ps what kind of stuff are you putting in there? i have a neato riffic 30g reef that is becoming my favorite-est tank ever.

 

[cawah]

Hi!! Tahnks for the tip. When that pic was taken, i hadn't even attempetd to turn on the MH lights. But WOW, I turned them on, and it makes a huge difference!

I will try again later and post my new attempt!

I'm not sure about what kind of stuff I want, but I know for sure that I want a lawnmower blenny. I wanted a yellow tang, but i'm not sure if the tank is big enough for one. (2ft cube)

Thank yoU!