Here We Go Again! - Page 61

Doot77 · 10-31-2007, 06:19 PM

Nice pics, it kinda looks like your Royal Gramma is yawning in that pic. LOL!

Melanie · 10-31-2007, 06:31 PM

I think he was actually trying to eat something. Doesn't he look mean on close up shots? He's not though. He's gentle and sweet.

GeeWizzItsMe · 10-31-2007, 07:02 PM

Those are great pics!!! NICE! I love your fiji leather (I just got one) he still hasn't opened to much, and I can't wait till he looks like yours!

Craig Manoukian · 10-31-2007, 10:20 PM

Great shots of your fish!

vdituri · 10-31-2007, 10:29 PM

I was gonna ask Melanie, did you go to a photography class?
Your pics have jumped up a notch.
You've got skill.

Dentoid · 10-31-2007, 10:38 PM

Enjoying the photos! That gramma reminds me to rethink my stocking. I love those fish!

lcstorc · 10-31-2007, 11:14 PM

Great pics. You have gotten very good with that camera.

Melanie · 10-31-2007, 11:36 PM

Awww, guys....you are going to swell my head! No, I haven't taken a photography class. I got a new camera and I'm testing out different settings and stuff. I took about a hundred photos and picked the best ones then cropped them to make them look even better. My next goal is to get the white balance just right so my colors look truer.

My little royal gramma is so photogenic!

BigAl07 · 11-01-2007, 12:18 AM

Very good pic Mel!!

cynicechoes · 11-01-2007, 12:30 AM

Those are nice fish & pics! Love it! Keep em coming!

Melanie · 11-01-2007, 07:55 AM

Oh! Before I forget...no cyano in two days! I think I have figured out the culprit. I used an algae based food I had never used before. No one in the tank was interested and it probably caused the bloom. Siphoning, cleaning the sand, cleaning all the walls and powerheads, adding phosguard, switching out the lights, doing a water change, and going lights out for 24 hours seems to have done the trick. I will not use that food again!

Craig Manoukian · 11-01-2007, 08:42 AM

Wooooohoooooo! Great news on the cyano! Cyano is truly a reefers friend as it tells the tale accumulates and when you siphon, exports permenantly!

Your Gramms looks very heathy!

lcstorc · 11-01-2007, 08:54 AM

Congrats on finding the source of the cyano.

Octoman · 11-01-2007, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Melanie

My next goal is to get the white balance just right so my colors look truer.

Awesome pics Mel! Try using a white coffee filter under the tank lights to dial the white balance in.

caitrina · 11-01-2007, 10:25 AM

The blenny we had was named Benny too. I miss my Benny.

10-31-2007, 06:19 PM	#901 (permalink)
Doot77 Scopas Tang Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 467 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Nice pics, it kinda looks like your Royal Gramma is yawning in that pic. LOL! __________________ Matt ________________________________ 110 Gallon Oceanic with dual corner overflows and 40 gal Oceanic 150 Sump Livestock : - 1 Mystery Wrasse, 1 Fairy Wrasse, 1 Royal Gramma, 1 Diamond Watchman Goby, 2 Turbo Snails, 6 Nassarius Snails, 1 Fighting Conch, 6 Dwarf Blue Legged Crabs & 6 Dwarf Zebra Crabs, 3 Emerald Crabs, 1 Purple Reef Lobster, 1 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, 1 Red Sea Star, 1 Brittle Star, 1 Sand Sifting Star Fish 20 gal Quarantine tank Doot's Reef Chronicle

10-31-2007, 06:31 PM	#902 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! I think he was actually trying to eat something. Doesn't he look mean on close up shots? He's not though. He's gentle and sweet. __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

10-31-2007, 07:02 PM	#903 (permalink)
GeeWizzItsMe See Golden Compass Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,857 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Here We Go Again! Those are great pics!!! NICE! I love your fiji leather (I just got one) he still hasn't opened to much, and I can't wait till he looks like yours! __________________ VP of Dork Club http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...-new-tank.html

10-31-2007, 10:20 PM	#904 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Great shots of your fish! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

10-31-2007, 10:29 PM	#905 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! I was gonna ask Melanie, did you go to a photography class? Your pics have jumped up a notch. You've got skill. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

10-31-2007, 11:14 PM	#907 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Great pics. You have gotten very good with that camera. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

10-31-2007, 11:36 PM	#908 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Awww, guys....you are going to swell my head! No, I haven't taken a photography class. I got a new camera and I'm testing out different settings and stuff. I took about a hundred photos and picked the best ones then cropped them to make them look even better. My next goal is to get the white balance just right so my colors look truer. My little royal gramma is so photogenic! __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

11-01-2007, 12:18 AM	#909 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Very good pic Mel!! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

11-01-2007, 12:30 AM	#910 (permalink)
cynicechoes Midas Blenny Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 116 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Those are nice fish & pics! Love it! Keep em coming! __________________ ~Casey~ _____________________________________________ "I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison "Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." -Thomas Edison "Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it." -Groucho Marx "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." -Albert Einstein "Fear can hold you prisoner. Hope can set you free." -The Shawshank Redemption (one of the best movies ever IMO) Restarting the Nano Reef - I'll take all the advice I can get!

11-01-2007, 07:55 AM	#911 (permalink)
Melanie Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 2,120 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Oh! Before I forget...no cyano in two days! I think I have figured out the culprit. I used an algae based food I had never used before. No one in the tank was interested and it probably caused the bloom. Siphoning, cleaning the sand, cleaning all the walls and powerheads, adding phosguard, switching out the lights, doing a water change, and going lights out for 24 hours seems to have done the trick. I will not use that food again! __________________ My Reef Journey Latest Recap My Videos My Flickr Photos Pres. of Dork Club I love ScubaDrew and North East Coral! Read why HERE...

11-01-2007, 08:42 AM	#912 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 19,012 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Wooooohoooooo! Great news on the cyano! Cyano is truly a reefers friend as it tells the tale accumulates and when you siphon, exports permenantly! Your Gramms looks very heathy! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS. Last edited by Craig Manoukian : 11-01-2007 at 06:50 PM.

11-01-2007, 08:54 AM	#913 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Congrats on finding the source of the cyano. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

11-01-2007, 10:25 AM	#915 (permalink)
caitrina Golden Moray Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somewhere in Florida Posts: 2,700 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! The blenny we had was named Benny too. I miss my Benny. __________________ 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

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