Nick's 345G Build

[this is me]

Lol. I’m not sure. I haven’t had any problem with the gigantea and fish. Any fish. I have to do a video at feeding time. The fish weave around the gigantea tentacles to catch food. I was quite amazed. I think a healthy fish with all their sensories should be able to maneuver around it without getting eating. Its a great death trap to weed out any weak fish in the tank.

 

[this is me]

While emptying the skimmer yesterday, I decided to put on the cover and removed the fans since it has been cold and didn’t want the heaters to kick in.
temp went up immediately lol.

 

[Aros]

Crap, I think I’ve been running my tank too hot.

 

[Slombardi]

Crap, I think I’ve been running my tank too hot.

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As long as you're consistent, your temp is fine. The exact number 76-79 I don't think matters much.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

How frequently do you do a "fish count" with all those critters and all their activity?

 

[this is me]

Crap, I think I’ve been running my tank too hot.

I don’t think it’s too hot. But maybe can tighten up the swing. seems like your heater don’t kick on until 77 and don’t turn off until 78. I use the smallest hysteresis allowed without getting an oscillation between the heaters and the fan.
I really don’t think all this matters anyways. As long as your tank health looks good, some temp swing is fine.

 

[Aros]

I don’t think it’s too hot. But maybe can tighten up the swing. seems like your heater don’t kick on until 77 and don’t turn off until 78. I use the smallest hysteresis allowed without getting an oscillation between the heaters and the fan.
I really don’t think all this matters anyways. As long as your tank health looks good, some temp swing is fine.

I’ve been using a window fan 24/7 to deal with low ph issues so the temp in the house varies depending on the temp outside. I’ve since run an outside line for my skimmer. Doesn’t do as well a job as the fan but I now I can have a party in the house without crashing the tank lol

 

[this is me]

How frequently do you do a "fish count" with all those critters and all their activity?

at least once a day.

 

[this is me]

Since the starting of the tank, I haven’t the need to worry about PH. We’ll see what the winter brings but it’s not like we open our windows in the summer.

 

[this is me]

Pintail is looking quite handsome today.

 

[ChrisNH]

how are you taking those pics, using a filter?

 

[this is me]

I don't ever use filters. I cringe when I see photos posted that say "Taken with Orange filter). WTF? I understand the blue is hard to deal with but how am I supposed to see through the orange filter? Pictures taken with filters often look fake. I also don't take pictures under halloween lighting.
If I use my dslr, I just shoot in RAW file and edit the white balance to what I think my eyes see. Recently, I've been lazy and just use my iPhone(I think it's an Xs). It's close enough after you go to the picture and edit the warmth. I especially like to do videos with the iPhone rather than the DSLR. It's easier to upload onto Youtube for quickies. If I want to do something serious, I would use the dslr but it requires some work afterward to post. 4K videos editing sucks balls.

 

[this is me]

Tried some close up with my iPhone yesterday. I was quite surprised at these. I started doing photography in 2002 with a Nikon D70s. These iPhone pics are so easy to take and post. I think the 20yr old camera with the proper lens can still outshine these but it requires a lot of attention.
The limiting factor in the phone camera is the lens. The tiny sensor has came a long way and it's good enough for a lot of applications but the lens is a limitation of physical space of a phone.

 

[ChrisNH]

I am using a D7000 and adjusting wb in lightroom. i guess i just have to do a better job!

Those are great iphone pics.. is that in tank? i have not had good results yet with that, the new ios seems worse then previous for over correcting.

 

[this is me]

I think I'm just more accustomed to photo taken due to it being my other hobby but I haven't noticed the difference in taken pictures with different iOS.
The corals are in the tank. The phone is with me in my hand. Shooting through 3/4" glass. The key is to keep the phone/lens perpendicular to the glass to avoid distortions. Your eyes can correct most of the distortions but the lens cannot.

 

[Spooky]

Always enjoy your photography but damn are those some impressive phone pics!!! Crazy how far phone cameras have come along.

 

[this is me]

Presentation is key.
All of us including the best photographers take bad pictures. I've taken plenty of bad pictures. I just don't post them up. Just post up all your good ones then everyone will think you're a god.

 

[ChrisNH]

I haven't noticed the difference in taken pictures with different iOS.
lens cannot.

It was taking a sequence of photos with each shot. I found if I moved off of the "key photo" I was able to get away from a corrected exposure that was applied to the first photo. At least, I assume that was what was happening.

I just figured out how to get it to start doing that again this morning with IOS 14. I will give it another shot with the IP.

Thanks

 

[ChrisNH]

Presentation is key.
All of us including the best photographers take bad pictures. I've taken plenty of bad pictures. I just don't post them up. Just post up all your good ones then everyone will think you're a god.

I watched a thing by a professional photographer a number of years ago and this was one of his suggestions for improving the quality of your photos!

 

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Learning how to cull the herd is one of the most important step in anything.
I wish they would do that with captive bred clownfish.