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Top Down Shots from Saturday night

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melev

, 03-21-2010 at 02:44 AM (2456 Views)

Here are a few pictures that I liked from those I took with a photo box that I build.

This pink tabling acro has been growing in my tank for a couple of years, ever so slowly. It started as a tiny fraglet.

The "orange blob" lives up to its name.

It is interesting how the Montipora and the Birdsnest are intertwining.

The new T. maxima clams - tough to see in this picture for some reason.

The Green Hammer adds some beautiful color to the reef.

The A. plana is far prettier when viewed from above than from the front of the tank.

A new fragment of green-polyped Birdsnest.

A light blue A. millepora surrounded by other SPS

Some green Pocillopora hidden towards the back of the reef

A nice frag of Elkhorn Montipora seems to like its spot on the overflow, but the Pavona growing up from beneath is going to be a problem.

I accidentally broke off a small branch of this A. sarmentosa, but I inserted the piece into the 'colony' to give it a thicker appearance.

And here are a few pictures from the front of the tank as well...

And finally I liked this shot.

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Tumbleweed - 03-21-2010 02:52 AM
As usual very nice shots Marc. I like the last one the best
VitalApparatuz - 03-21-2010 05:58 AM
Amazing!
Where are you day lights when your taking the top down shots? Mine always are in the reflection of the picture.
melev - 03-21-2010 06:23 AM
Whenever possible, take pictures in a darkened room or at night. That helps avoid reflections.
Jessy - 03-21-2010 04:23 PM
Originally Posted by VitalApparatuz

Amazing!
Where are you day lights when your taking the top down shots? Mine always are in the reflection of the picture.

I think you mean reflecting on the top of the water? Yes? He uses a top down photo box that he sells to get these pics.

Well worth its weight in gold for anyone with a tank and wants better pics.
johnbanks - 03-21-2010 06:35 PM
beautiful shots Marc, absolutely brilliant
melev - 03-21-2010 08:03 PM
Thanks!
Snakebyt - 03-22-2010 09:56 AM
tank looks aweome as usual, those clams look great, and that Elkhorn Montipora is taking on some really interesting shapes, keep up the good work
agsansoo - 03-23-2010 10:12 AM
Marc, have you ever tried to make a top down box for a point and shoot camera ?
melev - 03-23-2010 02:41 PM
Yes I have. And the box I sell does work with a P&S camera, and doubles as a nice viewing box. Another option is to shoot through the Floater I build: http://www.melevsreef.com/shop/floater.html
agsansoo - 03-23-2010 03:04 PM
Great. I will have to check them out in a few weeks at MAX. I hate all the glare in my tank photos. Thanks !
kmjoen230 - 03-23-2010 03:13 PM
Marc,
Great shots! Awesome photography. The corals look sweet!
This is probably a dumb question but, with coral "closeness", lol, do you generally let your corals touch like that seen in several of your pics?
melev - 03-23-2010 04:27 PM
Some corals touch and do okay, others duke it out. It really depends. Sometimes you have to make a choice of what you want to keep and what you are willing to sacrifice or relocate.
kmjoen230 - 03-25-2010 09:29 AM
It seems like they are doing well! I am surprised. I had thought that most corals would be negatively affected in some way by the touching. I have little to no experience w/ SPS, so that is good to know when I get on that train!
My LPS tank wages war constantly, I have to move corals around to make sure the sweepers aren't killing anything!
melev - 03-25-2010 12:41 PM
That's true, and especially so with specific LPS like Galaxia and Torch corals. And some acans (echinata) as well. It isn't perfect but some can intertwine without issue.
Alaska_Phil - 03-25-2010 02:07 PM
Awesome shots Marc. As I said in the other site, I love those tabling acros.

Phil
melev - 03-25-2010 04:03 PM
Thanks Phil. It just takes time and a a little luck.
Alaska_Phil - 03-25-2010 04:16 PM
I think I also need to find a new home for a certain flame angel that has a taste for SPS polyps.

Phil