Pictures of Bomber's barebottom SPS tank and related equipment - Page 12

Bomber · 10/06/2004, 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by MiddletonMark
I think there are a few Montipora in this tank [Pacific] so he is cheating ...

There are four. AND no one told me how fast those stupid things really grow. They are a major pain.

BrianR · 10/06/2004, 03:11 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
There are four. AND no one told me how fast those stupid things really grow. They are a major pain.

I hope I too can one day complain about that.

MiddletonMark · 10/06/2004, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
There are four. AND no one told me how fast those stupid things really grow. They are a major pain.

You should see what those blue and purple corals are like

melev · 10/06/2004, 03:31 PM

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Originally posted by BrianR
Oh, and melev...I just found out where you live. Turns out on one of my trips down to Dallas to visit my good friend Andy, he knew all about you, being as you are all in the same reef club. Amazing how small a world it is sometimes. He tells me you just love people to bring all their sump parts to your house so you can build it for them. Says it is the one thing you absolutely LIVE FOR!!!

I can't tell you how excited I was to hear that.

Well, that might be overstating things a tad.

I do try to be helpful. If you want to visit some time, just PM me.

Do you have any head-on shots, Bomber? If you took them head-on and slightly down hill (standing on a chair perhaps), I bet a lot more color could be seen. The bottom line is that we see much more color looking down vs looking from the side. The light reflects right back upwards off these corals and they virtually explode with vividness.

Bomber · 10/06/2004, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by melev
Do you have any head-on shots, Bomber?

NO

I thought you knew me well enough to know that no one would trust me hanging over the top of a tank with their camera!

NuclearReefs · 10/06/2004, 05:12 PM

LOL,, well I was at Melev's house the other day and did notice when he stood on a chair how much shorter he was than me.. but we were putting corals in his tank... hehe...

melev · 10/06/2004, 09:26 PM

I meant standing 5' away from the tank, on a chair or step-stool. I didn't say "top down shot" after all.

http://www.melevsreef.com/topdown.html

NuclearReefs · 10/06/2004, 09:43 PM

well,, I gotta picon someone,, I know Bomber is in bed dreaming of egg crate and automated detritus control...Something like a closed loop sump,,,

Bomber · 10/07/2004, 06:38 AM

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Originally posted by melev
I meant standing 5' away from the tank, on a chair or step-stool. I didn't say "top down shot" after all.

http://www.melevsreef.com/topdown.html

Marc
What a great idea!!

Bomber · 10/07/2004, 06:39 AM

This is one I can't figure out. This coral is a metallic baby blue, I can't get the color to come out in a picture.

Phillycsi · 10/07/2004, 10:21 AM

What is the opinion of using a refugium in a bare bottom tank?? I am using a CPR hang on and it creates so much crud I am wondering if it is helpful or harmful...

melev · 10/07/2004, 11:09 AM

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Originally posted by Bomber
This is one I can't figure out. This coral is a metallic baby blue, I can't get the color to come out in a picture.

Baby Blue is hard to pick up. This could possibly be resolved by setting your white balance, but I've tried to shoot some acropora tables that have baby blue tips and they don't show up. In those cases, I will see if I can visually adjust the picture in photoshop to match reality.

Desert Fox · 10/07/2004, 11:40 AM

^ If you're using a flash, that will drown away the faintness of the baby-blue. Set it up with a long exposure on a tripod and see if that helps.

terribleone · 10/07/2004, 04:50 PM

i'm in

Masoch · 10/07/2004, 05:58 PM

Hey, Bomber, I know you've referred to your setup as a fish tank with corals for a pretty background (OK, maybe paraphrasing a bit) ... so where are the pics of the fish? And tail fins don't count

melev · 10/07/2004, 10:25 PM

Masoch, I'm sure they are out in search patrols looking for the elusive sand bed.

For them, that would be their mirage!

BrianR · 10/08/2004, 08:29 AM

Heh

Bomber · 10/08/2004, 09:44 AM

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Originally posted by Phillycsi
What is the opinion of using a refugium in a bare bottom tank?? I am using a CPR hang on and it creates so much crud I am wondering if it is helpful or harmful...

I think the purpose of running BB is to get that crap out of there before it sit, rots and causes you problems.
I think the purpose of a refuge is to let it sit there, let it rot, to feed something.

Bomber · 10/08/2004, 09:46 AM

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Originally posted by melev
Baby Blue is hard to pick up. This could possibly be resolved by setting your white balance, but I've tried to shoot some acropora tables that have baby blue tips and they don't show up. In those cases, I will see if I can visually adjust the picture in photoshop to match reality.

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Originally posted by Desert Fox
^ If you're using a flash, that will drown away the faintness of the baby-blue. Set it up with a long exposure on a tripod and see if that helps.

Well we tried all that but didn't doctor it up in photoshop. I hate doing that.

Bomber · 10/08/2004, 09:49 AM

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Originally posted by Masoch
Hey, Bomber, I know you've referred to your setup as a fish tank with corals for a pretty background (OK, maybe paraphrasing a bit) ... so where are the pics of the fish? And tail fins don't count

Stupid things are swimming around! If they would hold still, I could do it better.

Here's the b'flys and a cardinal.

Masoch · 10/08/2004, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by Bomber
[B]Stupid things are swimming around! If they would hold still, I could do it better.

I know the feeling

Even ones that aren't constantly swimming, like bangaii cardinals, are always moving (their fins, their tails ...). Pictures of corals are nice, but I'm always amazed when someone snaps a great pic of fheir fish. A while back, a local reefer and camera nut got a stunning photo of a royal gramma. No idea how he did it, since mine dives into a cave the instant he sees the camera. Or, for that matter, the cat, my daughters, me, my wife ...

Beautiful butterflies, BTW. Some day, I'm going to go for the monster tank ... I'm starting to get that SPS itch ... and I'm thinking that having a bunch of flashy fish in front of them would be quite the sight ...

Damn RC and its evil users taunting me with ways to spend an awful lot of money

yetiman · 10/19/2004, 08:02 PM

Bomber,
I'm considering a BB for my 375. I was going to run a 128 gal fuge with macro for nutrient exportation. Will a BB with a macro fuge work? Should everything be bare? Thanks

Cody Ray · 10/19/2004, 08:36 PM

Great pictures, you must be so proud! Now you just need to add a condy and he can walk around and kill all of it j/k

I agree with softie and sps tanks being different in the way they are run. That is why I have a nice sand bed and working on adding more fish to my 29 softies tank. My 20 in my room has a sand bed, but it mainly for show. Still going to have a lot of fish, but the skimmer is going to be BIG! (in comparison to the system).

clkwrk · 10/20/2004, 09:54 AM

beautiful tank Bomber. You must be very happy with it.

laverda · 11/06/2004, 12:15 AM

Really Sharp Bomber!

10/06/2004, 05:12 PM	#281
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	LOL,, well I was at Melev's house the other day and did notice when he stood on a chair how much shorter he was than me.. but we were putting corals in his tank... hehe... __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

10/06/2004, 09:43 PM	#283
NuclearReefs Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Lauderdale Florida Posts: 2,606	well,, I gotta picon someone,, I know Bomber is in bed dreaming of egg crate and automated detritus control...Something like a closed loop sump,,, __________________ Kalkwasser in Coffee Current Tank Info: 125 RR SPS, LED's & T-5 O3's

10/07/2004, 11:40 AM	#288
Desert Fox Pulling -6 to 9+ G's Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 978	^ If you're using a flash, that will drown away the faintness of the baby-blue. Set it up with a long exposure on a tripod and see if that helps. __________________ "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return." ~Leonardo Da Vinci

10/19/2004, 08:36 PM	#298
Cody Ray Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 5,101	Great pictures, you must be so proud! Now you just need to add a condy and he can walk around and kill all of it j/k I agree with softie and sps tanks being different in the way they are run. That is why I have a nice sand bed and working on adding more fish to my 29 softies tank. My 20 in my room has a sand bed, but it mainly for show. Still going to have a lot of fish, but the skimmer is going to be BIG! (in comparison to the system). __________________ Limit 1 stupid question per day Current Tank Info: Mr. Aqua 7.5g bowfront

10/20/2004, 09:54 AM	#299
clkwrk Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mesa ,Az Posts: 10,257	beautiful tank Bomber. You must be very happy with it. __________________ ------- Feel free to use my photos for ONLY informative sites, education or enjoyment.All I ask is to include my Reef Central User id and where you got the photo ( RC).

10/06/2004, 09:26 PM	#282
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	I meant standing 5' away from the tank, on a chair or step-stool. I didn't say "top down shot" after all. http://www.melevsreef.com/topdown.html

10/07/2004, 06:39 AM	#285
Bomber 10 & Over Club Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 10,550	This is one I can't figure out. This coral is a metallic baby blue, I can't get the color to come out in a picture.

10/07/2004, 10:21 AM	#286
Phillycsi Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Philly Burbs Posts: 371	What is the opinion of using a refugium in a bare bottom tank?? I am using a CPR hang on and it creates so much crud I am wondering if it is helpful or harmful...

10/07/2004, 04:50 PM	#289
terribleone Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: mi Posts: 7	i'm in

10/07/2004, 05:58 PM	#290
Masoch Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 549	Hey, Bomber, I know you've referred to your setup as a fish tank with corals for a pretty background (OK, maybe paraphrasing a bit) ... so where are the pics of the fish? And tail fins don't count

10/07/2004, 10:25 PM	#291
melev Moved On Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ft Worth, Tx Posts: 43,217	Masoch, I'm sure they are out in search patrols looking for the elusive sand bed. For them, that would be their mirage!

10/08/2004, 08:29 AM	#292
BrianR Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Van Buren, Arkansas Posts: 46	Heh

10/19/2004, 08:02 PM	#297
yetiman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oshkosh WI Posts: 239	Bomber, I'm considering a BB for my 375. I was going to run a 128 gal fuge with macro for nutrient exportation. Will a BB with a macro fuge work? Should everything be bare? Thanks

11/06/2004, 12:15 AM	#300
laverda Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 6,902	Really Sharp Bomber! __________________ 240G mixed reef, 29G SPS/LPS clam tank, 50G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 300g mixed reef, 50g cube