Crazy color brain!

[naka]

8/2006 Tenuis frag

2/2006

8/2006

2/2007

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[naka]

10/20/2006 My little zoa island

3/2007

topdown

 

[Len]

Beautiful tank, beautiful pics, and a beautiful baby! You're very blessed 8)

 

[bleedingthought]

I concur! Everything looks great! Super clean too!!!

 

[bleedingthought]

And James, you still got the joculator and the brain (is it on the right, there?) ? Is the joculator behaving?

And what lights are you running on your tank?

 

[Len]

FWIW My joculator is well behaved I had two, but the first one ate some blastomussa (which I was POed about) and died the next day. I'd say it serves him right, but it sure was an expensive lesson (for me) The one I have left doesn't nip on LPS but will occasionally nip Montis and Acros.

 

[bleedingthought]

FWIW My joculator is well behaved I had two, but the first one ate some blastomussa (which I was POed about) and died the next day. I'd say it serves him right, but it sure was an expensive lesson (for me) The one I have left doesn't nip on LPS but will occasionally nip Montis and Acros.

Len, I knew about yours! Don't make me ask you for pictures!!

 

[naka]

Thanks Len!

 

[naka]

And James, you still got the joculator and the brain (is it on the right, there?) ? Is the joculator behaving?

And what lights are you running on your tank?

Ok, I'm back. I had to feed and burp my baby. Joculator has been a model citizen since the beginning. Never nips on any of my corals. The big test was all my meat corals (brain, scoly, and cynarina).

I have Sfiligoi Infinity 2 x 250de (BLV 10k's) w/ 4 x 54w T5's (2 UVL SA and 2 ATI blue plus) They are on 6.5 hrs a day.

Here's few more pics.

 

[Len]

Amazing photography. Do you use any special techniques?

I wish I could find a Centropyge that was 100% behaved. I've never been that lucky. I'm happy enough with my Joc as it is, but I keep hearing stories of model citizens and wishing I could have one I feed my tank 3-4 times a day, so them being hungry is not the issue

 

[bleedingthought]

Awesome! 8)

What camera are you using?

 

[Anonymous]

Bah! Now I have dribble all down my t-shirt. Damn you! :x

Love those growth shots....

 

[naka]

Thanks guys. I'm using Canon D20 w/ 100 macro lens for the close ups. For the top down shots I'm using the acrylic box that Marc (melev) built.

 

[Len]

Ah, the acrylic box technique. Nice. I presume something like this?
http://www.melevsreef.com/topdown.html

I've been thinking about building one too.

 

[naka]

That's the one. It works great b/c you eliminate all the light reflections/glare, and you don't have to turn off any of your pumps.

 

[Len]

Excellent. Does Marc sell them or only the DIY plans? I'm kinda lazy And would my perimeter (Euro) bracing be a problem?

 

[Len]

BTW, sorry for the pesky questions I really want to get better photos.

Thiago, don't go there! I know any photos would be better then none

 

[naka]

I'm sure if you ask Marc nicely, he'll hook you up It might take a while, but it's worth it.

Len, my Joculator might be a model citizen, but I used to have masked swallowtail angel that picked on every lps/sps/zoos/clams. I had to get rid of him fast.

 

[bleedingthought]

BTW, sorry for the pesky questions I really want to get better photos.

Thiago, don't go there! I know any photos would be better then none

Neat little invention, by the way.

Len, after getting the box, then can we see some tank shots? Not trying to annoying here, we just enjoy them!

 

[bleedingthought]

More pictures, I say!