Great Barrier Reef WARNING LOTS OF PHOTOS! - Page 6

edr42 · 03/29/2007, 09:02 AM

Alrighty,
I'm back again. Went to Magnetic Island on Saturday. The weather was great, thankfully, but the vis was not so good.
Magnetic island is a fairly close reef, so there is never really brilliant vis, but that's what the outer reefs are for.

Anyway, here are some shots from the trip, enjoy!

This is my friend Jamie at our snorkelling site, looks nice doesn't it?

More coming soon.....

edr42 · 03/29/2007, 09:04 AM

Continued:

Arthur Bay at Magnetic Island:

edr42 · 03/29/2007, 09:08 AM

And now for some tank shots!

Some mushrooms,

A purple, and a green staghorn, with a pesky wild caught black and white occelaris getting in on the photo.

You can see the coral beauty and the 3 stooges (chromis) in here.

more on the way...

edr42 · 03/29/2007, 09:12 AM

Last lot:

Yes, this is where i'm supposed to do my work...needless to say i'm often distracted.

GSMguy · 03/29/2007, 10:13 AM

great pics keep them coming

Angel*Fish · 03/29/2007, 04:08 PM

Thanks again! Those corals in your tank look great! Quite a nice tank, I'd say

.

Have you gone back to the spot where Bluey lives?

petoonia · 03/30/2007, 01:04 PM

Yeah, Id love to see some more pics of bluey!!! My mother in law made grouper for dinner recently, and I just couldnt eat it, I kept thinking about bluey!!

Nick A · 04/05/2007, 03:53 AM

Wow! I just finished the thread and have got to say how lucky you are. Some of the pics of all the SPS makes me want to go SPS on my tank, lol. I'm loving the pics, keep em coming!

reefdna · 04/05/2007, 07:59 PM

I know you have already heard this but, Thank you! Thank You! Thank you! My wife and I are avid divers in the Carribean but it has always been a dream of ours to dive the barrier reef. PLease keep the photo's doming. I truley mean it when I say, you will never be able to post too many.

Grunt · 04/05/2007, 09:45 PM

Amazing pictures, I have to agree keep them coming! Have any more of clownfish/anemones? Thanks for sharing
Cheers

Grunt · 04/05/2007, 09:48 PM

Wish I had 10k to take myself and my wife to Aust for some diving.

cutnup · 04/12/2007, 09:40 PM

i just wish i could go there and do some collecting

edr42 · 04/12/2007, 09:57 PM

Thanks for all the compliments guys, the weather's been a little iffy lately, so the reef trip will be in a week or two just to make sure the water's cleared up. I'll see if i can dig out some more pics in the meantime.
Stay tuned.

edwing206 · 04/12/2007, 10:45 PM

Keep those pics commin.
Nice tank too.

king4345 · 04/25/2007, 05:36 PM

I could die there and be in perfect peace for all eternity!

Grunt · 04/25/2007, 05:42 PM

Any updates? Recent trips? Photos? Anything!? Argh!! lol jk

Cheers

Cpt Bob · 04/30/2007, 10:38 PM

wowowowowowowowowow please post more pics!!!!!!!!!!

paininthewrasse · 05/01/2007, 12:36 PM

Great pics, I can't wait for my cruise

edr42 · 05/03/2007, 05:22 PM

ok, time for an update.

Things are good up here, but my camera has an issue with the batteries (liIon rechargable canon) it has. Anyway, that shouldn't be an issue by the time i get out to the reef again.

Stinger season has now ended officially, so there will be much more activity in the near future.
There will be some pics up from a recent trip to Lord Howe Island off the coast of New South Wales. Those of you who know about Lord Howe will know how special it is.
Those wide banded clowns that are so incredibly rare in the reefing buisness are EVERYWHERE out there, then again they are an endemic species restricted to Lord Howe.
Anyway, the photos should be ready to be uploaded by about the middle of next week at the latest.
Stay Tuned!

Oh, and thanks again everyone for the comments

Grunt · 05/03/2007, 10:42 PM

Can't wait for Latz pics.

Cheers

edr42 · 05/09/2007, 12:19 AM

Time for an update i think, so here's some more photos.
New additions to the tank include a rather large GBTA that is recovering from it's stint in the LFS, but is doing quite well.

More photos soon!

edr42 · 05/09/2007, 12:26 AM

These are a few teaser photos from Lord Howe Island until i get them all sorted out:

Green Turtle in the shallows.

McCullochs Clownfish (endemic to Lord Howe Island)

Some peckish silver drummer looking for their daily ration of bread.

LHI Lagoon

Some lurking heavyweights, the spangled emperors and kingfish are hand fed at the beach.

The whole lot will be up in the near future, so stay tuned.

Grunt · 05/09/2007, 11:05 AM

Great teaser pictures! I want the clownfish

Thanks for sharing.

edr42 · 05/15/2007, 01:40 AM

Ok, the Lord Howe Island photos are sorted.
There are around 150 of them, so i'll post a chunk at a time.
Here we go:

edr42 · 05/15/2007, 01:43 AM

and some more:

03/29/2007, 10:13 AM	#130
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	great pics keep them coming __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

03/29/2007, 04:08 PM	#131
Angel*Fish cats and large squashes Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Houston Posts: 5,951 Blog Entries: 1	Thanks again! Those corals in your tank look great! Quite a nice tank, I'd say . Have you gone back to the spot where Bluey lives? __________________ Marie So long, & thanks for all the fish! __________________________ Current Tank Info: Pairs: flame angels, cherub angels, Red Sea mimic blennies, yellow fin fairy wrasses, clowns, mandarins, blackcap basslets, shrimp gobies, damsels, dispar anthias, yellow clown gobies, threadfin cardinals --- Tanks: 100g reef, 2 x 30g refugiums

03/30/2007, 01:04 PM	#132
petoonia HereWeGoAgain... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,648	Yeah, Id love to see some more pics of bluey!!! My mother in law made grouper for dinner recently, and I just couldnt eat it, I kept thinking about bluey!! __________________ I've been in the hobby for about 10 years....(so I know a little bit)...(but not all that much).... Current Tank Info: 58G. Oceanic (Starphire). Mixed Reef

04/05/2007, 07:59 PM	#134
reefdna Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 1,156	I know you have already heard this but, Thank you! Thank You! Thank you! My wife and I are avid divers in the Carribean but it has always been a dream of ours to dive the barrier reef. PLease keep the photo's doming. I truley mean it when I say, you will never be able to post too many. __________________ The true measure of strength is not how many trials you have faced..... but rather how you face each trial. Current Tank Info: 250 Acrylic mixed reef w/3 400W MH in mini Lumenarc's, 1/3 HP chiller 80 gal sump

04/12/2007, 10:45 PM	#139
edwing206 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Shoreline,Washington Posts: 4,518	Keep those pics commin. Nice tank too. __________________ The name's Luis. :) Current Tank Info: 50G cube

03/29/2007, 09:02 AM	#126
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Alrighty, I'm back again. Went to Magnetic Island on Saturday. The weather was great, thankfully, but the vis was not so good. Magnetic island is a fairly close reef, so there is never really brilliant vis, but that's what the outer reefs are for. Anyway, here are some shots from the trip, enjoy! This is my friend Jamie at our snorkelling site, looks nice doesn't it? More coming soon.....

03/29/2007, 09:04 AM	#127
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Continued: Arthur Bay at Magnetic Island:

03/29/2007, 09:08 AM	#128
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	And now for some tank shots! Some mushrooms, A purple, and a green staghorn, with a pesky wild caught black and white occelaris getting in on the photo. You can see the coral beauty and the 3 stooges (chromis) in here. more on the way...

03/29/2007, 09:12 AM	#129
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Last lot: Yes, this is where i'm supposed to do my work...needless to say i'm often distracted.

04/05/2007, 03:53 AM	#133
Nick A Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Santa Clarita,CA Posts: 974	Wow! I just finished the thread and have got to say how lucky you are. Some of the pics of all the SPS makes me want to go SPS on my tank, lol. I'm loving the pics, keep em coming!

04/05/2007, 09:45 PM	#135
Grunt Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,038	Amazing pictures, I have to agree keep them coming! Have any more of clownfish/anemones? Thanks for sharing Cheers

04/05/2007, 09:48 PM	#136
Grunt Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,038	Wish I had 10k to take myself and my wife to Aust for some diving.

04/12/2007, 09:40 PM	#137
cutnup Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Vero Beach Florida Posts: 674	i just wish i could go there and do some collecting

04/12/2007, 09:57 PM	#138
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Thanks for all the compliments guys, the weather's been a little iffy lately, so the reef trip will be in a week or two just to make sure the water's cleared up. I'll see if i can dig out some more pics in the meantime. Stay tuned.

04/25/2007, 05:36 PM	#140
king4345 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 103	I could die there and be in perfect peace for all eternity! __________________ Hey, if WAL-MART is lowering prices everyday. Why isn't everything free yet? Current Tank Info: 56 gallon mixed reef currently IW

04/25/2007, 05:42 PM	#141
Grunt Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,038	Any updates? Recent trips? Photos? Anything!? Argh!! lol jk Cheers

04/30/2007, 10:38 PM	#142
Cpt Bob Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Louisville Posts: 64	wowowowowowowowowow please post more pics!!!!!!!!!!

05/01/2007, 12:36 PM	#143
paininthewrasse Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indiana, but I work in Elmhurst Posts: 1,617	Great pics, I can't wait for my cruise

05/03/2007, 05:22 PM	#144
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	ok, time for an update. Things are good up here, but my camera has an issue with the batteries (liIon rechargable canon) it has. Anyway, that shouldn't be an issue by the time i get out to the reef again. Stinger season has now ended officially, so there will be much more activity in the near future. There will be some pics up from a recent trip to Lord Howe Island off the coast of New South Wales. Those of you who know about Lord Howe will know how special it is. Those wide banded clowns that are so incredibly rare in the reefing buisness are EVERYWHERE out there, then again they are an endemic species restricted to Lord Howe. Anyway, the photos should be ready to be uploaded by about the middle of next week at the latest. Stay Tuned! Oh, and thanks again everyone for the comments

05/03/2007, 10:42 PM	#145
Grunt Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,038	Can't wait for Latz pics. Cheers

05/09/2007, 12:19 AM	#146
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Time for an update i think, so here's some more photos. New additions to the tank include a rather large GBTA that is recovering from it's stint in the LFS, but is doing quite well. More photos soon!

05/09/2007, 12:26 AM	#147
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	These are a few teaser photos from Lord Howe Island until i get them all sorted out: Green Turtle in the shallows. McCullochs Clownfish (endemic to Lord Howe Island) Some peckish silver drummer looking for their daily ration of bread. LHI Lagoon Some lurking heavyweights, the spangled emperors and kingfish are hand fed at the beach. The whole lot will be up in the near future, so stay tuned.

05/09/2007, 11:05 AM	#148
Grunt Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,038	Great teaser pictures! I want the clownfish Thanks for sharing.

05/15/2007, 01:40 AM	#149
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	Ok, the Lord Howe Island photos are sorted. There are around 150 of them, so i'll post a chunk at a time. Here we go:

05/15/2007, 01:43 AM	#150
edr42 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Townsville, (on the Great Barrier Reef) Posts: 355	and some more: