Andy's 29 Gallon Reef - Page 10

Cassette87 · 07-27-2007, 12:58 AM

Well, my LFS finally got the starry blennies that i asked them to order when they could 4 months ago, after i settled on a bi color... needless to say, i think my bicolor is getting traded in. He was growing more and more on me, but the starry blenny is what I had my heart set on from the get go, and it's a bit more "desireable" I'll post a farewell picture of him tomorrow!

Thanks for the compliments guys! heh I was bored today, can you tell

Cassette87 · 07-27-2007, 04:35 PM

Well, Great news! I caught the last chromis! now he can go live with some buddies at the LFS instead of being alone in my 29 and getting picked on by the clowns! Next up to be caught before the LFS run is my bicolor blenny... I have to admit, I will be pretty sad to let go of him, and I would keep him, but I don't want any problems with two blennies, so he's going to go... Mr. blenny refused to show his face for the photo, i think he's upset too. I will have pictures of the Starry blenny, and anything else i might "waste" my money on while i'm at the LFS

Cassette87 · 07-27-2007, 05:47 PM

Here's the first pic of the new blenny!

enjoy!

dobejazz · 07-27-2007, 06:51 PM

Very Nice Andy

sasquatch · 07-27-2007, 08:32 PM

Nice Andy! Can we see it in the tank??

Cassette87 · 07-29-2007, 01:49 AM

Sure thing! sorry I haven't been around much the past couple days, Had a wedding today, and was rather busy yesterday

I like this picture! it's kind of like a "where's waldo!" hehe maybe i should name him waldo!

brikeibur · 07-29-2007, 02:17 AM

LOL, wow he's great isn't he!!

Andy I am curious, when you take these photos what setting is your camera on? Anything special? Your colors don't get washed out by the light, yet they aren't dark either.....
The one of your zoas was really nice as well.....did you take it with atinics (?) lights on? or with halide only or what? They are beautiful pictures!!

Thanks for sharing this with us, you have inspired me to start work on my own journal!!! :-)

caitrina · 07-29-2007, 07:20 AM

Cool Beans, I mean fish, Andy! I think Waldo is a perfect name for him. I like your new fish, he is really cute! Good luck with him.

Cassette87 · 07-30-2007, 01:30 AM

brikeibur - Thanks so much for the kind words! As for the pictures, I put my camera in manual mode, change the iso setting to a lower number, so that the pictures are less grainy, adjust the aperture settings so that the entire scene, or most of it is in focus so this means a larger f-stop and then adjust the shutter speed to get the desired amount of light... it takes some goofing around, and alot of paitence! Just mess around with what your camera has and I'm sure you'll find some new tricks! also, play with the white balance! this is how i got the picture of those zoas! it was taken under the lunars, and i was trying to find a way to take a picture that would capture just how beautiful they actually looked under the led's sure enough, press enough buttons and just experiment, and thats what i turned out with! Good luck with your photography, and i look forward to reading your chronicle!

caitrina - Thanks so much! I think I'll be naming him that

I was thinking little dipper or dipper, or orion... you know starry blenny.. constelation

hehe lame i know

More pictures to come!

caitrina · 07-30-2007, 04:09 PM

Nah not lame at all, look at me and my sun coral, I named it sunny, now that is lame...lol...............so how is Waldo doing?

Craig Manoukian · 07-30-2007, 07:23 PM

Very nice video. How is the tank handling the bioload? May need to watch as the 5 fish mature as it might push the denitification limits.

Cassette87 · 07-30-2007, 07:29 PM

caitrina - hah guess i'm not alone

He's doing great! Still rather shy though.. But so was my BiColor Blenny at first, so can't really say just yet He's definitely one amazing fish though

craig - Thanks! i was bored and well.. yea, that's the result

I've only got three fish now, since i managed to capture the chromis! So only fish in there now are the two ocellaris clowns and the starry blenny. None of which yet are adults, but so far so good! everything is looking healthy, everything's testing well, so I think I'm set so far

Cassette87 · 07-31-2007, 11:48 PM

Well, I went ahead and used my left over acrylic and eggcrate to build myself a frag shelf

Couple of pictures below, as well as some updated pics of the corals

enjoy!
Frag Shelf:

Brain is doing better!

Mushroom Colony:

Zoanthids

Ricordea:

Original Ricordea Survivor from before trip to europe! Growing nicely, and coloring up!

Craig Manoukian · 08-01-2007, 05:12 AM

Nice work Andy, glad to hear the tank is stablizing and handling the bioload. 3 fish in your 29 gallon gives you more margin as your fish mature.

Cassette87 · 08-02-2007, 12:36 PM

Well my ATO system is functioning! Here are a couple pictures of the current setup.. which may change soon, this is just to get it working now, Looks too sloppy for my liking, so i'll rig up something when i get the chance

Also headed out to the LFS... who knows what I'll come home with

07-27-2007, 12:58 AM	#136 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Well, my LFS finally got the starry blennies that i asked them to order when they could 4 months ago, after i settled on a bi color... needless to say, i think my bicolor is getting traded in. He was growing more and more on me, but the starry blenny is what I had my heart set on from the get go, and it's a bit more "desireable" I'll post a farewell picture of him tomorrow! Thanks for the compliments guys! heh I was bored today, can you tell __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

07-27-2007, 04:35 PM	#137 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Well, Great news! I caught the last chromis! now he can go live with some buddies at the LFS instead of being alone in my 29 and getting picked on by the clowns! Next up to be caught before the LFS run is my bicolor blenny... I have to admit, I will be pretty sad to let go of him, and I would keep him, but I don't want any problems with two blennies, so he's going to go... Mr. blenny refused to show his face for the photo, i think he's upset too. I will have pictures of the Starry blenny, and anything else i might "waste" my money on while i'm at the LFS __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

07-27-2007, 05:47 PM	#138 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Here's the first pic of the new blenny! enjoy! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

07-27-2007, 06:51 PM	#139 (permalink)
dobejazz Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,242 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Very Nice Andy __________________ Kelli

07-27-2007, 08:32 PM	#140 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Nice Andy! Can we see it in the tank??

07-29-2007, 01:49 AM	#141 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Sure thing! sorry I haven't been around much the past couple days, Had a wedding today, and was rather busy yesterday I like this picture! it's kind of like a "where's waldo!" hehe maybe i should name him waldo! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

07-29-2007, 02:17 AM	#142 (permalink)
brikeibur Serpent Star Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Monroe, LA Posts: 223 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef LOL, wow he's great isn't he!! Andy I am curious, when you take these photos what setting is your camera on? Anything special? Your colors don't get washed out by the light, yet they aren't dark either..... The one of your zoas was really nice as well.....did you take it with atinics (?) lights on? or with halide only or what? They are beautiful pictures!! Thanks for sharing this with us, you have inspired me to start work on my own journal!!! :-)

07-29-2007, 07:20 AM	#143 (permalink)
caitrina Golden Moray Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somewhere in Florida Posts: 2,588 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Cool Beans, I mean fish, Andy! I think Waldo is a perfect name for him. I like your new fish, he is really cute! Good luck with him. __________________ A reef tank is like a potato chip, you can't have just one! Chronicles Cat's Healing Gift: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ling-gift.html Cat’s 90 Gallon Toy: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...allon-toy.html 24 G Mystery Pod: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...stery-pod.html

07-30-2007, 01:30 AM	#144 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef brikeibur - Thanks so much for the kind words! As for the pictures, I put my camera in manual mode, change the iso setting to a lower number, so that the pictures are less grainy, adjust the aperture settings so that the entire scene, or most of it is in focus so this means a larger f-stop and then adjust the shutter speed to get the desired amount of light... it takes some goofing around, and alot of paitence! Just mess around with what your camera has and I'm sure you'll find some new tricks! also, play with the white balance! this is how i got the picture of those zoas! it was taken under the lunars, and i was trying to find a way to take a picture that would capture just how beautiful they actually looked under the led's sure enough, press enough buttons and just experiment, and thats what i turned out with! Good luck with your photography, and i look forward to reading your chronicle! caitrina - Thanks so much! I think I'll be naming him that I was thinking little dipper or dipper, or orion... you know starry blenny.. constelation hehe lame i know More pictures to come! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

07-30-2007, 04:09 PM	#145 (permalink)
caitrina Golden Moray Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somewhere in Florida Posts: 2,588 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Nah not lame at all, look at me and my sun coral, I named it sunny, now that is lame...lol...............so how is Waldo doing? __________________ A reef tank is like a potato chip, you can't have just one! Chronicles Cat's Healing Gift: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ling-gift.html Cat’s 90 Gallon Toy: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...allon-toy.html 24 G Mystery Pod: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...stery-pod.html

07-30-2007, 07:23 PM	#146 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,915 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Very nice video. How is the tank handling the bioload? May need to watch as the 5 fish mature as it might push the denitification limits. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

07-30-2007, 07:29 PM	#147 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef caitrina - hah guess i'm not alone He's doing great! Still rather shy though.. But so was my BiColor Blenny at first, so can't really say just yet He's definitely one amazing fish though craig - Thanks! i was bored and well.. yea, that's the result I've only got three fish now, since i managed to capture the chromis! So only fish in there now are the two ocellaris clowns and the starry blenny. None of which yet are adults, but so far so good! everything is looking healthy, everything's testing well, so I think I'm set so far __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

07-31-2007, 11:48 PM	#148 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Well, I went ahead and used my left over acrylic and eggcrate to build myself a frag shelf Couple of pictures below, as well as some updated pics of the corals enjoy! Frag Shelf: Brain is doing better! Mushroom Colony: Zoanthids Ricordea: Original Ricordea Survivor from before trip to europe! Growing nicely, and coloring up! __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

08-01-2007, 05:12 AM	#149 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 17,915 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Nice work Andy, glad to hear the tank is stablizing and handling the bioload. 3 fish in your 29 gallon gives you more margin as your fish mature. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

08-02-2007, 12:36 PM	#150 (permalink)
Cassette87 Reef Lobster Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Palos Park, IL Posts: 1,415 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Andy's 29 Gallon Reef Well my ATO system is functioning! Here are a couple pictures of the current setup.. which may change soon, this is just to get it working now, Looks too sloppy for my liking, so i'll rig up something when i get the chance Also headed out to the LFS... who knows what I'll come home with __________________ Andy My 29 Gallon Reef! My DIY LED Lights Current Status - Camping - Back 7/21/08 I'm still around people, just on a sort of "summer-time leave" Feel free to PM or e-mail me for any needs!

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