Swannyson7's 180g mixed reef

swannyson7 · Apr 26, 2012

And as promised.... some of the pest corals that plague my tank

revhtree · Apr 26, 2012

Awesome photos bro! What kind of settings did you use on the last fish pics?

swannyson7 · Apr 26, 2012

Thanks Rev! I think those were in manual mode with a shutter speed of 1/80, an f-stop of 5.6, and an ISO of 400

skinz78 · Apr 26, 2012

Not bad looking pest corals IMHO:bounce:

swannyson7 · Apr 27, 2012

skinz78 said:
Not bad looking pest corals IMHO:bounce:

Thanks Chris! It's not so much that they're bad looking, but they just spread way too fast. I like having the movement, but the shrooms and GSP sting my SPS and I the anthelia grows faster than I can pull it out.

BarbH · Apr 27, 2012

Lovely pictures, had first gone to the last page of the thread and first picture to greet me was the Mandarian :dribble: I think the more I see of the fish the more I just know that this has to be one of the fish that I will eventually have. I think I can say my fascination with this fish increases the more each time I see it.

Mike&Terry · Apr 27, 2012

Awesome pics Scott! Beautiful fish and SWEET corals and even your pest corals look good!

:bigsmile:

Mike Cruz · May 1, 2012

Awesome job with the stand! I wish I had those craftsman skills! Awesome tank too!

Good luck with the contest.

MarvinsReef · May 1, 2012

your clowns are coloring up very nicely man. :)

syedjilani · May 2, 2012

Which camera are you using?

swannyson7 said:
Thanks Rev! I think those were in manual mode with a shutter speed of 1/80, an f-stop of 5.6, and an ISO of 400

swannyson7 · May 2, 2012

BarbH said:
Lovely pictures, had first gone to the last page of the thread and first picture to greet me was the Mandarian :dribble: I think the more I see of the fish the more I just know that this has to be one of the fish that I will eventually have. I think I can say my fascination with this fish increases the more each time I see it.

Definitely a beautiful addition to any tank, and one of the oldest fish in my tank. We had two storms that resulted in week+ long power outtages over the past year and it took a real toll on my fish population. The mandarin, chromis, damsel, & yellow tang have been in my tanks since I got out of the military 5.5 years ago, but several of the others are realtively new. This is the second mandarin I've ever had and is much more personable than the one I had about a decade ago. This guy loves to "dance" up against the glass to say hello, while my old one would stay hidden the majority of the time.

Mike&Terry said:
Awesome pics Scott! Beautiful fish and SWEET corals and even your pest corals look good!

:bigsmile:

Thanks M&T! I wish I could get rid of them just due to the fact that they take up so much real estate and choke out the "good" corals. I've been fighting the stuff for months with razor blades, coral sheers, and a laser, but I just can't get them under control. :squigglemouth: Next time I upgrade tanks, no octocorals or ugly palys will make their way into the new tank if I can help it.

LEDTRiC said:
Awesome job with the stand! I wish I had those craftsman skills! Awesome tank too!

Good luck with the contest.

Thanks! Carpentry has always been a hobby, but this is the first time I really ventured into anything that I would consider furniture grade. There's several imperfections that bother me because I know they're there, but to 99% of people, they go unnoticed.

MarvinsReef said:
your clowns are coloring up very nicely man. :)

Thanks Marvin! I think all of those pictures are of the male because the female wouldn't cooperate with the camera. I'll see if I can snap a pic of the female in the next couple days...

syedjilani said:
Which camera are you using?

It's just an entry level Canon XSi

hoanle · May 6, 2012

Can I use some of your pictures for my laptop background. They look awesome. I wish my tank could be that nice.

swannyson7 · May 6, 2012

hoanle said:
Can I use some of your pictures for my laptop background. They look awesome. I wish my tank could be that nice.

Thanks! You're more than welcome to use any pics you'd like for your desktop background! :smile:

reefknight · May 6, 2012

swannyson7 said:
All of thos photos were actually taken with the stock 18-55mm lens but most of the macros are taken with either a Tamron 90mm or a Canon 60mm

Is your 18-55mm lens the IS version? I've got the older non-IS version and it takes no where near that nice of photo. That or I need a lot more practice, lol.

Gorgeous display and photos.

swannyson7 · Jun 9, 2012

reefknight said:
Is your 18-55mm lens the IS version? I've got the older non-IS version and it takes no where near that nice of photo. That or I need a lot more practice, lol.

Gorgeous display and photos.

Sorry, never saw this question... the 18-55mm and the 60mm macro have IS, but the Tamron 90mm doesn't.

A couple pics from yesterday;