My SPS tank as of 5 Jan 04

[Achilles Tang]

Top view left corner.

Had to push my light pendant away from the tank so I don't get light reflecting off the water surface, therefore tank is dim, with more blue MH light in this photo because my Ushio Blue bulbs are in front.

Using a Sony digi cam courtesy of Linkin Park. It really brings out certain colours unlike the Canon cameras which gives a cooler feel. Wow! Have yet to fully play around with the settings but we shot quite a bit to capture the true colours of my tank to be WYSIWYG.

Still experimenting tomorrow... so hope to bring you better looking photos with diff exposure settings we are trying out as it is extremely difficult to shoot with high wattage MHs that causes glare/washed out areas without losing too much colour. It is definitely impossible to shoot with blue MH bulbs because everything looks blue to the camera.

What you see here is about two-thirds of my 3ft width.

[Achilles Tang]

[Achilles Tang]

Left side.

[Achilles Tang]

Left side looking left of centre... understand what's I'm saying?

[Achilles Tang]

Acropora Nana as of 5 Jan 04.

[roidan]

wah...really nice...

but hor...abit dark leh...cannot really see the vibrance of all the colours...can brighten abit? hehe...

but wow....all i can do is

[jc85]

More close up. Can't wait to see them close up.

[AlfaRomeo]

Wow... wow.. wow... thats the only 3 words that comes to mind.

Do you take in students?

[Achilles Tang]

Left end looking towards right end.

[Chris]

Can rival Blue planet....

[Ian]

If you have only 1 Aquarium reef to see this year, you must see "The Boss's Reef"

The best Reef ever!

[Achilles Tang]

Roidan, very hard to shoot under so much glare. Here's an example of an exposure that allowed just enough light into the camera but not so that everything's washed out.

I nearly fell and dropped the camera into the tank attempting this shot! My hands were trembling because I had to shoot blind with the camera raised high as I leaned from the front of my tank!

Overhead view of my right side, with the light hood pushed back but with the front MH (Ushio blue) over the back part of my tank.

Most of the light's from the Ushio Blue so colour's a bit skewed.

[DeepBlue]

I am still waitng for more pics leh.....

Seeing your tank that day has created a huge hole in my wallet recently

I keep pestering Trigger Queen to go see your tank in person

[roidan]

yeah hor. .i forgot u running megawatts of lights up there...did u get your delicate arms sunburnt while taking the photos boss?

yeah man..i think New Paper should interview u...hehe

[Achilles Tang]

New Paper? No thanks!

[Achilles Tang]

I am still waitng for more pics leh.....

Seeing your tank that day has created a huge hole in my wallet recently

I keep pestering Trigger Queen to go see your tank in person

Oh? What did you do? Invested in better lights or skimmer?

[Achilles Tang]

I can't decide if I still like the colours from a Canon camera better or a Sony camera's!

Sony's yellow and greens seems more outstanding and the Canon seems to bring out the blues and pinks.... errr...

Maybe I'm just a lousy photographer!

[Achilles Tang]

Here's my right hand side taken by a Canon camera... under just ushio blues.

[DeepBlue]

Oh? What did you do? Invested in better lights or skimmer?

My 2 X 250W 10000K, Ca Reactor on the way and many more test kit to check on the water parameter

btw, love the look under the ushio blues. Didnt like the 6500K 400W ones

[FuEl]

Is that an emerald crab in the 2nd pic? How many of them do you have in that calcium carbonate forest of yours?

[Achilles Tang]

Sharp eyes, Fuel!

Yup, that's my one armed Emerald Crab. I bought it months ago and it still hasn't grown back the missing arm.

[FuEl]

Not enough algae for it to eat lah...maybe u gif it some nori at it's territory then it might grow faster...to the size of the one in Henry's show tank!

[danano]

[i'm speechless]

[Achilles Tang]

My black maxima clam with purple stripes.

The aiptasias that used to grow on its shell has been cleared up by my peppermint shrimps! Now I have some interesting frilly macroalgae growing on its shell!

[ervine]

WAH!!! The maxima is damn chio!! must have cost a bomb!!