Brew's 187g slice of the ocean

PanchoG · Aug 25, 2019

Nice FTS, the Magnifent FF and the BT look like best buddies.

Brew12 · Aug 25, 2019

PanchoG said:
Nice FTS, the Magnifent FF and the BT look like best buddies.

I think being the biggest 2 fish in the tank gives them a bond.

But... you inspired me.. how about an actual FTS?

PanchoG · Aug 25, 2019

Brew12 said:
I think being the biggest 2 fish in the tank gives them a bond.

But... you inspired me.. how about an actual FTS?

Thanks Brew, I just arrived home and this is today’s FTS.

Brew12 · Aug 25, 2019

PanchoG said:
Thanks Brew, I just arrived home and this is today’s FTS.

Looking great!

Victoria M · Aug 25, 2019

You have probably answered this already but what camera, lens, and settings do you use.

PanchoG · Aug 25, 2019

Brew12 said:
Looking great!

Thanks bro.

Brew12 · Aug 25, 2019

Victoria M said:
You have probably answered this already but what camera, lens, and settings do you use.

It's a Nikon D5600 with a Nikkor 18-55mm lens, a Nikkor 55-200mm lens, a Tamron 90mm lens and an extension tube kit.
I use Lightroom for post processing and just use the auto feature on the camera. I find it easier to make the adjustments in Lightroom than via the camera.

najer · Aug 26, 2019

I might get the test kits out later to see where I'm at, obviously I can't keep acros either as my chemist is a complete slacker!

Brew12 · Aug 26, 2019

Woke up to an odd alarm on the tank. The temperature probe has failed. It was bouncing all over the place with crazy readings. No harm done to the tank and actual temperature doesn't looked to have changed by more than 1F. All is good.

Brew12 · Aug 27, 2019

Quick update.... I didn't bother switching my fail safe temp probe to use it for control and my tank only dropped by 2 degrees overnight. I have no concerns over a few hours at 76F and I'd rather do that than risk a heater failing on.

In other news... alk demand is still increasing regularly. After a little manual addition to get alk to 9.5dKH it got up to 9.6dKH and then stayed there for all of 8 hours dosing at a rate of 84ml per day. I've kicked it up to 90ml to see what happens.

Victoria M · Aug 27, 2019

Brew12 said:
It's a Nikon D5600 with a Nikkor 18-55mm lens, a Nikkor 55-200mm lens, a Tamron 90mm lens and an extension tube kit.
I use Lightroom for post processing and just use the auto feature on the camera. I find it easier to make the adjustments in Lightroom than via the camera.

I thought it was a canon. Husband brought home his work camera to practice on my tank. I could not get a clean focused picture. It is a canon with a 100 micro fancy lens. Definitely not point and shoot. I prefer my Nikon.

Brew12 · Aug 28, 2019

Well, I needed some supplies so I placed an order with BRS. When I opened the box I could have sworn they sent me someone else's order. Then I realized that 2 of the items were correct and the other 2 were wrong.
A quick call to BRS and they apologized and are sending out the correct stuff. They were going to let me keep the stuff they incorrectly sent but one item was fairly expensive so I offered to send it back. The guy I talked to sounded a little surprised but was pleased.
Of course, it's always better to get things right the first time but I can't argue with customer service like this!

PanchoG · Aug 28, 2019

Brew12 said:
Well, I needed some supplies so I placed an order with BRS. When I opened the box I could have sworn they sent me someone else's order. Then I realized that 2 of the items were correct and the other 2 were wrong.
A quick call to BRS and they apologized and are sending out the correct stuff. They were going to let me keep the stuff they incorrectly sent but one item was fairly expensive so I offered to send it back. The guy I talked to sounded a little surprised but was pleased.
Of course, it's always better to get things right the first time but I can't argue with customer service like this!

#honestyinreefing