YA40BBTBA (Yet Another 40 Breeder Build Thread - but Aquaforest!)

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Dabbled with the D810 and f/2.8 105mm macro. Need to experiment more with settings/methods -- not super thrilled with the sharpness. I have a feeling, though, that I'll either need to focus stack or buy a longer macro as I had to stop down pretty far (way beyond the lens' sweet spot) to get the DoF I was going for.

I still need to figure out ideal white balance, too.

Jedi Mind Trick monti:

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Looney Tunes Stylocoeniella
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Unknown Acropora (was marked "misc" at TSA)
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If anyone can ID the acro, I'd appreciate it!

Edit: Just realized I've been shooting in jpeg. Changing back to RAW might help :)
 
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Posted this in the photography forum, but I should probably include it here, too.

Aquaman monti
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I've since moved this frag and managed to smother a corner with superglue
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Tank is looking good. Coming from another person on the space coast. Up north tho in Port St. John. What store do you shop at down there?
 
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Tank is looking good. Coming from another person on the space coast. Up north tho in Port St. John. What store do you shop at down there?

Nahacky’s and Mad Reefer are the 2 options down here.

Mad reefer has cheap frags - starting at $5, and $5 increments up to $50 or so.
 
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Overall -- This has been, by far, the easiest tank I’ve ever maintained. ... I’ve had a bit of cyano on the sand, but nothing that doesn’t disappear with a quick stir. And by typing this, I'm sure my tank will look like this next week:
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I knew this post would come back to haunt me:


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Being sticky and staying connected: Have you used any reef-safe glue?

  • I have used reef safe glue.

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  • I haven’t used reef safe glue, but plan to in the future.

    Votes: 6 5.9%
  • I have no interest in using reef safe glue.

    Votes: 4 4.0%
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