Reefmack's RSM 130 - Page 9

Nowellsy SNR · 07-19-2009, 04:55 AM

Great pics Terry

Reefmack · 07-19-2009, 07:57 AM

Thanks. Velcro is also part of my CUC LOL! He does a great job of helping to keep the back clean, as they eat coralline. Too bad he can't keep up with all of it. He can however knock frags loose that aren't firmly attached - why I finally did a job of permanently attaching the birdsnest.

nanoreefing4fun · 07-19-2009, 09:36 AM

Nice pics Terry - good work !!! Thanks for sharing tanks looking great & the new flame look really cool - very pretty !!!

mbdave · 07-19-2009, 12:52 PM

Wow Terry "you live dangerously" Xenia, racoon, danger is your middle name, "Terry Danger Powers"

Reefmack · 07-19-2009, 01:45 PM

Hahahahaha! Good one Dave! I guess I'm only living dangerously in the tank lately! Maybe I should change my ID to DangerMack.

Reefmack · 07-21-2009, 10:26 PM

We were discussing cameras in another thread, and I decided to see what kind of pics I could get with a little digital camcorder of my wife's - a little Sanyo C6 with only 6 megapixels - low by today's standard. I've seen some awesome pics taken with this little camera by another RC member. I spent 5 minutes with the instructions so I could set it in macro mode, and took about a dozen pictures. I was pretty amazed with some of the results, and now that I've figured out some things about the camera I may try using it more often. A couple of these pics are better than I've done with my Canon DSLR.

Some pink zoas in my 6G tank:

One of the Peppermints:

The new little Fiji blue Devil in the small tank - couldn't get him to sit still LOL!

Shroom & cane frag in the RSM. I noticed the little arms on a micro serpent star sticking up behind the shroom on the left. Amazing what the camera can see that your eye doesn't!

The green Pocillopora:

A couple macros of my Ricordea yumas:

And the camera ($99 on Ebay last year):

Not bad for a camera with only 6MP. And I thought it was only good for video!

Mavjoy · 07-21-2009, 10:49 PM

Cool pics and for a $99 camera, it sure works good! I need to get a macro lens for my SLR. What's a good one for a decent price?

Reefmack · 07-22-2009, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mavjoy

Cool pics and for a $99 camera, it sure works good! I need to get a macro lens for my SLR. What's a good one for a decent price?

None of the macros are cheap, with the camera manufacturer's lenses usually the most expensive (but often the best quality). There are some non-manufacturer lenses that are rated highly, at less cost. All you can do is search around for what's compatible with your camera. I always found B&H Photo to have some of the best prices, and they offer both manufacturer made lenses, as well as the others. I ended up getting a 60mm Canon Macro from them. Great lens, but I'm usually too lazy to switch lenses LOL! I think the 100mm macro may be a better macro lens, but was too much higher in cost for me. Keep in mind that a macro isn't very versatile for non-macro shots. To get a full FTS with my 60mm requires me to back up several feet to fit the whole tank in the picture.

redsea reefer · 07-22-2009, 12:22 PM

WOW man, those are nice pics for a $99 cam. Great job...

BTW, How's the flame behaving in your tank? any coral nipping.

nanoreefing4fun · 07-22-2009, 12:59 PM

Great pics... for a $99 - very impressive...

Nowellsy SNR · 07-22-2009, 02:07 PM

WOW them pics are amazing!!

Reefmack · 07-22-2009, 06:24 PM

redsea reefer - the Flame Angel is behaving super - haven't seen him even look the wrong way at a coral. The Raccoon is nipping a few things though - seems to like some of my palys and the green Nephthea. Doesn't bother the zoas though, or the Blastos or SPS, etc. But, the majanos are disappearing so he's accomplishing his main purpose. One side of my big green Pocillopora was covered in Majanos, and the branches on that side are dead. I can barely see a sign of any Majanos left on it now. Same with the ones in the rest of my tank. I may have to remove him eventually, but the amount of good he's doing really outweighs the bad.

On the little camera, some of the best macro shots I've seen here and on on my local club site have been taken with that little cam. However, IMO it's much better for close ups than for FTS shots.

redsea reefer · 07-22-2009, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefmack

redsea reefer - the Flame Angel is behaving super - haven't seen him even look the wrong way at a coral. The Raccoon is nipping a few things though - seems to like some of my palys and the green Nephthea. Doesn't bother the zoas though, or the Blastos or SPS, etc. But, the majanos are disappearing so he's accomplishing his main purpose. One side of my big green Pocillopora was covered in Majanos, and the branches on that side are dead. I can barely see a sign of any Majanos left on it now. Same with the ones in the rest of my tank. I may have to remove him eventually, but the amount of good he's doing really outweighs the bad.

On the little camera, some of the best macro shots I've seen here and on on my local club site have been taken with that little cam. However, IMO it's much better for close ups than for FTS shots.

I hope you dont have to go through to much trouble removing the raccoon and thats good news the flame is behaving...

flynfish · 07-22-2009, 08:25 PM

Your manicure impresses me as much as the pictures !!

Reefmack · 07-22-2009, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flynfish

Your manicure impresses me as much as the pictures !!

Hah! When I was a kid I used to bite my nails to the bone. Then my mom put some foul tasting stuff on my fingers, and they've never been very short since. Tough nails like I have are handy as an emergency screwdriver, mini-scrapers, etc. They are in need of a trimming though.

07-19-2009, 04:55 AM	#121 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 1,202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Great pics Terry __________________ *Anthony Proud UK Based RSM 250 Owner* *Red Sea Max 250 Started 9/5/09 24kg Indonesian Live Rock, Tunze Stream 6065 Powerhead, D-D DC300 Chiller with external pump.....Vortech MP40 Coming for Xmas* *My Tank threadTake a look have a Nosey***

07-19-2009, 07:57 AM	#122 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Thanks. Velcro is also part of my CUC LOL! He does a great job of helping to keep the back clean, as they eat coralline. Too bad he can't keep up with all of it. He can however knock frags loose that aren't firmly attached - why I finally did a job of permanently attaching the birdsnest. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-19-2009, 09:36 AM	#123 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Nice pics Terry - good work !!! Thanks for sharing tanks looking great & the new flame look really cool - very pretty !!! __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

07-19-2009, 12:52 PM	#124 (permalink)
mbdave Neon dottyback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vallejo CA Posts: 619 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Wow Terry "you live dangerously" Xenia, racoon, danger is your middle name, "Terry Danger Powers" __________________ To my warrior brothers from Fort Hood may God give you a pleasant trip to the other side.... Thank you for the ulitmate sacrifice you have made.

07-19-2009, 01:45 PM	#125 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Hahahahaha! Good one Dave! I guess I'm only living dangerously in the tank lately! Maybe I should change my ID to DangerMack. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-21-2009, 10:26 PM	#126 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 We were discussing cameras in another thread, and I decided to see what kind of pics I could get with a little digital camcorder of my wife's - a little Sanyo C6 with only 6 megapixels - low by today's standard. I've seen some awesome pics taken with this little camera by another RC member. I spent 5 minutes with the instructions so I could set it in macro mode, and took about a dozen pictures. I was pretty amazed with some of the results, and now that I've figured out some things about the camera I may try using it more often. A couple of these pics are better than I've done with my Canon DSLR. Some pink zoas in my 6G tank: One of the Peppermints: The new little Fiji blue Devil in the small tank - couldn't get him to sit still LOL! Shroom & cane frag in the RSM. I noticed the little arms on a micro serpent star sticking up behind the shroom on the left. Amazing what the camera can see that your eye doesn't! The green Pocillopora: A couple macros of my Ricordea yumas: And the camera ($99 on Ebay last year): Not bad for a camera with only 6MP. And I thought it was only good for video! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-21-2009, 10:49 PM	#127 (permalink)
Mavjoy Achilles Tang Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: san jose ca. Posts: 809 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Cool pics and for a $99 camera, it sure works good! I need to get a macro lens for my SLR. What's a good one for a decent price? __________________ My RSM Tank..Oh Yeah! Tunze Nano skimmer, Outer Orbit 250hqi with 2x24 Ati Blue+ and 2x24 KZ Fiji Purple, Auto Top Off unit, Vortech MP40W, RKL Controller, 2X Drew's Dosing Pump http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...up-my-rsm.html What We Must Do Is Encourage A Sea Change In Attitude, One That Acknowledges We Are A Part Of The Living World, Not Apart From It......Dr. Sylvia Earle

07-22-2009, 12:22 PM	#129 (permalink)
redsea reefer Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 2,144 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 WOW man, those are nice pics for a $99 cam. Great job... BTW, How's the flame behaving in your tank? any coral nipping. __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Koralia 2 My Tank Thread

07-22-2009, 12:59 PM	#130 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Great pics... for a $99 - very impressive... __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

07-22-2009, 02:07 PM	#131 (permalink)
Nowellsy SNR Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Preston UK Posts: 1,202 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 WOW them pics are amazing!! __________________ *Anthony Proud UK Based RSM 250 Owner* *Red Sea Max 250 Started 9/5/09 24kg Indonesian Live Rock, Tunze Stream 6065 Powerhead, D-D DC300 Chiller with external pump.....Vortech MP40 Coming for Xmas* *My Tank threadTake a look have a Nosey***

07-22-2009, 06:24 PM	#132 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,152 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 redsea reefer - the Flame Angel is behaving super - haven't seen him even look the wrong way at a coral. The Raccoon is nipping a few things though - seems to like some of my palys and the green Nephthea. Doesn't bother the zoas though, or the Blastos or SPS, etc. But, the majanos are disappearing so he's accomplishing his main purpose. One side of my big green Pocillopora was covered in Majanos, and the branches on that side are dead. I can barely see a sign of any Majanos left on it now. Same with the ones in the rest of my tank. I may have to remove him eventually, but the amount of good he's doing really outweighs the bad. On the little camera, some of the best macro shots I've seen here and on on my local club site have been taken with that little cam. However, IMO it's much better for close ups than for FTS shots. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

07-22-2009, 08:25 PM	#134 (permalink)
flynfish Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 88 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Reefmack's RSM 130 Your manicure impresses me as much as the pictures !!

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