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  • Some New Coral Pics, and Coral Vitalizer Comparison Pics

    Well thans to Madison, i am getting some great photos,

    i will post some comparison pics in order to show the difference in using Pohl's Coral Vitalizer....

    first one is a Purple Monster frag i got a couple weeks ago, notice how it colored up and the new growth along the base.... picture taken when i got the frag.



    here it is about 2 1/2 weeks later, not bad growth if you ask me...



    Next up is a super red millie, now it already colored up when this first photo was taken, but notice the growth in the white tips.... here is is about 2 weeks ago....



    and now here is is 2 weeks later again the growth is decent.



    and now a red millie/table frag. here is a pic about 2-3 weeks ago, sorry for the blurry pic.



    now here it is 2-3 weeks later, look at the white growth....



    and one more



    these are the only comparison pics i have for the CV, but so far it has caused all my corals to color up and REALLY start to grow....

    so on with the pics, here are some random ones....

    true echinta frag, the tips are more purple/blue in person couldnt capture that in the phto.



    This is a sweet tort from John B. it's turning green at the base.



    this is a nice tenius that i have. this is the first time i have taken a pic of it due to the fact i could never get a decent shot.... In real life the polyps are a green, but they turned out yellow/gold here, it has really purple tips too,



    A nice golden teardrop clam i picked up last week,



    Check out my superman monti frag, look at the growth on the rock...



    My Oregon Tort frag, turning green around the base and super blue/purple.



    Couple pics of this sweet cultured coral, supposed to be an echinta, but we now its not. I think its a bottle brush. this thing is a really rich blue color with purple tips. slow grower though....



    and



    Another swet encrustin monti, its called The Hulk, dark purple base, with green polyps,



    a green sammy frag i got as a freebie from RM, actually maybe a teal color, but it has pink tips in person.



    another freebit coral from RM. A nice green polyped coral. Starting to grow pretty fast.



    Last one for now, a nice blue/teal/green clam i picked up last weekend also. These are my first clams. Both doing well. This one is the same color from the side also....



    just thought i would share....

    Nick
    275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LR

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    Hi Nick, your corals look great!!! Nice job.

    Back to the photos. Do you have a "cable release"? If you are using my suggestions, then you should get a cable release, or set the timer to take the pic automatically. When we press the button on the camera, it moves the camera just enough (with a long exposure) to blur the image. Try using the timer and see if those images don't come out tack sharp.

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    • #3
      Hey Madison, i actually am using that cable release thing. I picked that up awhile ago to use.

      any other suggestions to make the pictures less blurry?

      thanks

      Nick
      275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LR

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      • #4
        Is the lens touching the acrylic of your tank?

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        • #5
          Nope it's about a couple inches away...

          will that make a difference?

          thanks

          Nick
          275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LR

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          • #6
            You don't want it touching the glass.

            PM sent

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            • #7
              Thanks for the before and afer photos - v interesting - great corals too

              SImon

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              • #8
                Looks very cool Nick!! thanks for the pics!!
                anacroporamademepoora

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                • #9
                  Hey thanks guys. Madison and I spoke for awhile and hopefully i can even take better pics....

                  i will try again next weekend and see what i can do.

                  hopefully i will be getting a shipment of LE's next saturday the list encludes,

                  1. Montipora sp. Fire Tip Monti - Auctioned Edition (1" piece)
                  2. Montipora sp. Icing on the Cake - Auctioned Edition (1" piece)
                  both of the above are coming from Dave T. who introduced Tryee to both...
                  3. Acropora sp. Purple Unknown - Limited Edition
                  4. Acropora loisettae - 'Steve Elias Stag' Limited Edition
                  5. Acropora sp. Bali Tricolor Limited Edition

                  so hopefully i can take some photos of those right when i get them and will post those and then in another 3ish weeks take some new ones to show the change...

                  Nick
                  275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LR

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                  • #10
                    Nick, not sure if this will help you or not. 90% of the time when a pic comes out blurry for me it is because I was zoomed in too close. Try to not zoom in to the coral as much and then use software on your computer to crop the picture, which will then make the coral look like you zoomed in on it but it will come out much more clear. My buddy just got a really nice new digital camera that takes really sweet macros. I couldn't believe it when he told me he has to stand several feet away from the tank to get those macros to show up clear and not blurry.

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                    • #11
                      He's not using a zoom lens but you do bring up a very common problem.

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                      • #12
                        I'm no camera expert, but I think you'll find part of the problem is refraction. Different wavelengths of light pass through media(glass/saltwater/air) at different angles, this creates colour blurring around the edge of the object being viewed. It is important to keep the objective lens of the camera parallel to the tank surface to limit this effect.

                        Barry.

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                        • #13
                          Hey Nick, not to change the subject but how do you keep your Superman Monti. looking so blue with the red polyps? I got mine from Hugo and it has a very light blue base with really light orange polypes. Its now where as colorfull as yours is. What is your secret? Dan.

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                          • #14
                            Dan- You know i got my superman from John (copps on Reefcentral) his came from budarh or something like that. the guy with the origanl colony i forget the name now... so its the real deal.

                            you know i have no idea, most say you need to keep them up high in your tank right under your lights, BUT i am not doing that.

                            Mine is sitting on the bottom of the tank (24" tank) its alittle off to the side of a 250w DE pendant (reef optic III) w/ 14k hamilton bulb....

                            i have no idea but the color just pops out at you...

                            seriously i have no clue, i am doing what most say you shouldnt... Most say if you have the color like you are experiencing you should move it up...

                            so you might try moving it up. i like the color i am getting and the growth is good for this coral, so i am leaving mine....

                            HTH

                            Nick
                            275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LR

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                            • #15
                              Forgot to say its in medium to high flow if that helps....

                              Nick
                              275 Gallon Envision Acrylics Tank, 70 gallon sump, BK 300 internal, Zeovit, 5 sequence darts (1 on a oceansmotions 4-way), medusa dual controller, 2 ebo jaer 250w heaters, 1/2 hp JBJ comercial chiller, 4 RO IIIs w/14k hamilitons, 4 VHOs super actinic, deltec pf500 Ca Rx, 3 reef ceramic pillar, and 1 reef ceramic mini-reef, 5 ceramic closed loop intake screen covers, with 50ish pounds of LR

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