Attempt at a video of my H. magnifica

[untamed]

Originally Posted by untamed

You can improve your videos by getting a cheap tripod....

When I typed this, I was thinking..."I hope he doesn't think I'm insulting his video..." It's not THAT bad...

It sounded like you were sort of asking for tips, so I provided one. Don't give up though. That video is certainly more descriptive than a still photo would have been.

[Delphinus]

No worries !! I just thought it was kind of funny the way it came out. "Have you thought about using a tripod?" Sort of like "Have you thought about... having someone else try photographing your tank?" I was laughing, really

I did mean it as a sort of learning experiment though, although so far I've learnt that I think I need to buy some video editing software. And then learn how to do it.

Another challenge is that with the front glass being so tall (30"), if I sit in front of the tank and take a picture (or video), the reflection of me holding the camera is pretty bad. Problem is I can't exactly turn the room lights off ... they're off already, the ambient light is coming from 3 other reef tanks

I'm half debating tearing the cube tank down and amalgating the livestock (anemone included) into my 280g. The nice thing is the 6' tank will have a wavebox and I think the wave effect will be pretty keen to see on the anemone. I've tried all kinds of flow patterns and ideas in the cube and haven't really been able to replicate the "undulating wash" effect that I've always wanted to see on this anemone.

[wickedfrags]

Great looking tank. Like the still image also. May have some Stichodactyla gigantea shortly that will blow your mind!!!

[Delphinus]

Oh dude don't tempt me. I have two already and they've outgrown their current abode (40g semi-cube, 24x24x12). The green carpet has already caused me 3 headaches in the last 2 weeks by completely enveloping the overflow for that tank and causing massive overflows. Luckily it doesn't take a whole lot of water on the floor to trip my GFCI's but still I lost 12 gallons in the last spill. The weird thing I only could recover about 2g with the shop vac, and none of it actually made it into the floor drain (you could see where the puddle stopped, about 6" shy of the floor drain). I guess the rest just seeps into the concrete or the cracks in the floor... weird.

I've been thinking I may need to address the need for a bigger tank for the carpets sooner than finishing off my 280g. I kind of don't want to show any current pictures of the 40g because I'm a bit ashamed at how crowded it has become with two 15"-18" diameter anemones in a 24x24 footprint.

This is a picture from 2006 when both carpets were more like 10"-12" in diameter.


Currently what's happening is the green carpet has moved slightly towards the back of the tank, and can lift the eggcrate cover over the overflow (it's pretty ghetto - I know - it's just sitting on top of the overflow). I put a pretty hefty weight over the eggcrate and it can still lift it right up off the glass.