Biffy Finally Gets a Build Thread!

[Bifferwine]

Hey, the pump was $175 of that... The recirc Octopuses...Octopi...whatever... come with the skimmer pump included, but not the pump you need to rig up to the sump.

 

[LionFish]

ill stick with my $50 JEBO 520 im gonna mod to the gills , but working great now.

 

[reeffreak]

So that means don't get the recirculating model.right?

Well it looks like it will clear up the cyano in time.

 

[Alexander]

looking great.... still seein that cyano... but dont be embarrassed i have tons of it still, i think im gunna have to bust out the chemiclean

 

[shihtzu217]

Looks great Biff, I like your aquascaping. Serious tank envy of all you folks in th BTC and I hope to be a member some day, but for now I will watch and learn on your threads.

I struggle with photos too. On our local forums we have a couple Pofessional Photographers that hold classes now and then and I have never been able to attend one. I am urging them to do some classes at the February Frag swap. I have a really nice professional camera that is smarter than I am and just can't get things right, but they take some incredible pictures.

 

[Bifferwine]

I haven't messed with any of the manual settings yet. I think that's what it might come down to... I'll keep working at it!

 

[Alexander]

maybe you will have to dust off that manual and actually read a couple words in that thing and see how things work with that camera. take a step back on the instant gratification lifestyle you live :)

 

[SSalty]

CLEAN YOUR GLASS!!!! oops was I yelling?

That is why your pictures are blurry and washed out. Do you have any actinics? What K. are your halides?

 

[Bifferwine]

I did clean my glass! The glass was really scratched up when I bought the tank. Maybe why it cost $100. I can never get the glass to actually look CLEAN.

I have 4 x 250 W 10K halides. I don't like the way they look, but those were the bulbs that came with the lights. I'm going to switch to 14K when it comes time for me to switch out the bulbs.

And my actinics are T5s, but up against the 1000 watts of halide, I don't even notice them.

 

[SSalty]

Yeah, your lighting isn't helping with your photo quality. Once you get the 14k halides I am sure you corals will pop. What brand of T5 bulbs do you have?

 

[Bifferwine]

Whatever bulbs came with the AquaMedic fixture. Not sure.

 

[SSalty]

For future reference, when it comes time to buy new T5 bulbs. Get the ATI Blue plus's. They have a great par rating and an awesome blue color.

 

[Bifferwine]

Okay thanks!

 

[EagleEyes]

Your tank looks GREAT Biff!!! Camera's suck, do you already take the pic at an angle towards the glass so it doesnt pick up the glare of the flash? I heard that on ReefSanctuary

 

[Bifferwine]

No! Maybe I need to try that! A lot of my pictures were coming out with the flash in it, but when I turned the flash off, they were all coming out white and washed out.

 

[Alexander]

even doing that seems pretty hit and miss for me

 

[EagleEyes]

Try it and see. you never know. HEY EVERYONE! Check out my awesome new build thread! EagleEyes' Fitty Build! Pics of the tank saturday.
::hijack::lol

 

[Alexander]

I won't check till pics are posted :squint:

 

[Bifferwine]

Pwn3d!!!!!!

 

[EagleEyes]

lol THANKS redline. Its especially hard to expect pics and have to go many days before they get posted. coughbiff