240 Gallon Build

Sawdonkey

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Looks great! What kind of camera and macro lens?
thanks. I’m using my Panasonic LUMIX GX85 that I’ve had for 4-5 years. This is a micro four thirds camera. I’m using a Laowa Venus 50 mm macro lens, which is the equivalent to a 100 mm lens on a full frame camera.

I think I like the macro lens, but I’m still getting used to it. I used a telephoto lens with extension tubes or diopters for many years and thought that setup worked great. I’m not sure the $20 vs $400 upgrade was worth the slight improvement in photo quality?
 

Sawdonkey

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I’ve had a rough go for a while with the tank. Discovered I had AEFW that I must have moved from my old house….because I hadn’t added any coral for about 18 months. I think I got them when I shared a tank with a friend at a swap and put the unsold acros back in my tank. Should have known better. I chiseled all acros off rockwork and bayer dipped multiple times per week for many weeks. I lost some stuff in the process, but all good now.

Then, I removed my chaeto ball, which seemed to set off a Dino explosion. I’ve been battling that for about two months, but it’s kinda under control.

I still need to work on some equipment and get my stand and light rack clad. Just lacking the time to do it.

Somewhat recently, I restocked with about 30 new acro frags. Not much to look at yet, but I’m excited to watch them grow out.

anyway, here’s some low quality photos of new frags:

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Projects with Sam

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I’ve had a rough go for a while with the tank. Discovered I had AEFW that I must have moved from my old house….because I hadn’t added any coral for about 18 months. I think I got them when I shared a tank with a friend at a swap and put the unsold acros back in my tank. Should have known better. I chiseled all acros off rockwork and bayer dipped multiple times per week for many weeks. I lost some stuff in the process, but all good now.

Then, I removed my chaeto ball, which seemed to set off a Dino explosion. I’ve been battling that for about two months, but it’s kinda under control.

I still need to work on some equipment and get my stand and light rack clad. Just lacking the time to do it.

Somewhat recently, I restocked with about 30 new acro frags. Not much to look at yet, but I’m excited to watch them grow out.

anyway, here’s some low quality photos of new frags:

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oh man sorry to hear! glad you're back in the saddle.
 

jp_75

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I’ve had a rough go for a while with the tank. Discovered I had AEFW that I must have moved from my old house….because I hadn’t added any coral for about 18 months. I think I got them when I shared a tank with a friend at a swap and put the unsold acros back in my tank. Should have known better. I chiseled all acros off rockwork and bayer dipped multiple times per week for many weeks. I lost some stuff in the process, but all good now.

Then, I removed my chaeto ball, which seemed to set off a Dino explosion. I’ve been battling that for about two months, but it’s kinda under control.

I still need to work on some equipment and get my stand and light rack clad. Just lacking the time to do it.

Somewhat recently, I restocked with about 30 new acro frags. Not much to look at yet, but I’m excited to watch them grow out.

anyway, here’s some low quality photos of new frags:

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What acro is on 3rd photo?
 

Sawdonkey

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What acro is on 3rd photo?
Not sure. Tenuis obviously. I traded a bunch of torch heads and cashed in on some IOUs with a local guy. He was just snipping away and loading up my bag with unmounted fresh cuts. Told me he tell me later what everything is. Some are obvious ( like the homewrecker) others I’ll have to hit him up for an ID.
 
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