Coralgurls tank build 180 - it's ALIVE

[Nano]

wow looks great!!!

[Coralgurl]

Thanks Kenny!

Thought I'd add another pic I found of the button from last August, I thought I'd post just to compare to the one above. Crazy growth! It barely touched the sand here and I would see the base at night. I haven't seen the base in months now, even when I moved it the fleshy bits hung over the sides.

[MarkoD]

looks good. but why did you face your radions like that? it looks like you're shinning light onto the wall in the back.

wouldnt it be better if they were parallel to the front glass?

[Seriak]

I believe she has them setup in the recommended way. At least I hope she does as mine are facing the exact same way.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Seriak

I believe she has them setup in the recommended way. At least I hope she does as mine are facing the exact same way.

does the light shine beyond your tank tho? like onto the floor or the wall behind?

[Seriak]

Yes they do. At the recommended height of around 8" above the surface you do get some light on the wall, but that is expected as they have no optics to focus them down like the AI's.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by Seriak

Yes they do. At the recommended height of around 8" above the surface you do get some light on the wall, but that is expected as they have no optics to focus them down like the AI's.

but if you turned them parallel you'd get more light in the tank..... isnt that the goal?

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Thanks Kenny!

Thought I'd add another pic I found of the button from last August, I thought I'd post just to compare to the one above. Crazy growth! It barely touched the sand here and I would see the base at night. I haven't seen the base in months now, even when I moved it the fleshy bits hung over the sides.

Wow here too
It looks great.
Have you tried reading through the photography section? There are some good tips there about ISO, shutter speed and such.
Good luck with the camera.
I'm lucky as my Sony will, with the flash off, take pics in rapid succession and stitch them together.