Morri Two Into One

[Morri]

Yip I am pleased with the effect get a nice shimmer and more useable light I want to add a couple of clams once the tank is mature enough so playing safe

The coral is a acropora abrotanoides Also known as a Acropora Rasberry not easy to get its colours are yellow nad peach the picture does not show it well tbh

 

[Morri]

Added one of my utility fish on Friday a silver bellied Wrasse just have not seen him for 6 days guess he was under the sand and this afternoon out he pops looking for tea

Really need to master my FTS`s just cant get them right

 

[Morri]

Only a small addtion of an unusual rescue Zoa this week I have decided not to take my DSB out as it is working but my plan is to replace my skimmer with a NAC7 which is on order. And in a few months once I have some spare cash invest in a hang on MM refeguim on my sump so I should get the best of both worlds DSB and MM

In prepartion for one of my upcoming addtions the Bluespot Jawfih I have copied an idea from another site to make a jawfish home

In addtion for my father in law is here thie weekend so hopefully I can get some tips for getting a better FTS

 

[Morri]

Defo need more skills with my DSLR get a better FTS from my compact

 

[xxBarneyxx]

You need to mess with the white balance a bit (move it slightly into the red zone). The blue lights tends to mess the sensors around on most DSLR cameras. This tends to give a more accurate colour representation.

Also balancing out the shutter speed/Fstop is a 'mare when doing a FTS on high light tanks like marine tanks. If you have the shutter speed to slow the fish blur but the corals come out better. Have the shutter spped higher and have a wider aperture and the fish come out ok but then you get bright spots from the reflection of the corals.

Photography aside the tank looks amazing! Loving the silver bellied wrasse. I was thinking about adding one of these to my fish list but I wasn't really planning on having much sand on the bottom of the tank so wouldn't be deep enough for it to bury in.

Its really nice to see a tank that has some stunning SPS corals in it but is not 100% SPS dominated with a nice mix of soft and LPS corals.

 

[Morri]

Thanks Barney I wanted a mix of all corlas after some nice Blues and Purple acros hopefully there will be some in this weeks shipment

Not sure if I want to keep the toadstool but am in no rush to get rid of it yet

 

[Morri]

Well SWM have done me proud and they have a Rhomboid Wrasse in QT for me for a few weeks

But picked up a Genicanthus bellus stunning little fish but in hiding atm

 

[Morri]

Getting there with my FTS

Bellus Angel

New Trachy

 

[simonas]

that full tank shot looks amazing Morri!!

I am jealous!!

 

[JoshuaA]

That tank is absolutely beautiful, it has really opened my eyes to the potential of home aquariums. Sure as hells shows that hard work pays off exponentially.

 

[Morri]

Thank you joshua I am still doing my last few tweaks then its time to sit back and watch everything fill out

 

[Morri]

Been away from the tank for a week have made my mind up on a few more changes

I am moving on a couple of corals that are ok but I just want to treat my self to a bleeding apple Scolly and a couple of clam s in the future.

So to go are my Pink plating Frogspawn, Green Star Polyps and the big rock top left covered in Xenia

I will pick a few more bits of LR to fill in the gaps and raise the scaping in a few places

Addtional Hardware to be added

NAC7 Skimmer waiting on one of these to arrive but delayed due to dust cloud
I am changing my CA reactor to the bubble magus one if the price is right
I have noticed a few dead spots in my flow so I am going to add a Koralia or similar for now if this sorts the problem for now great but I will most prob add a MP10 at the back as the pulsing settings seem to work nicely
I also have room for 3 more Aquarays which i am tempted to add I do not need but I will have more than enough light to keep the most demanding clams most probably a Maxima and a Squasmosa

Picked a nice pastel Green acro this week will pop some piccies up later if I get chance also been gettig some DSLR lessons so hopefully i can improve my FTS`s

 

[ben1987]

agree, looks fantastic. that bottom area has so much going on. and when the SPS ontop grow out a little bit more it will look very full and mature..love the mixed reef look

 

[seffieuk]

See you been out shaking that money tree again Morri

Seffie x

sshhhh don't let Simon know you are really a gentleman diamond thief, he will be sending you his card!! (oh and by the way when is that 10 carat coming my way?)

 

[Morri]

See you been out shaking that money tree again Morri

Seffie x

sshhhh don't let Simon know you are really a gentleman diamond thief, he will be sending you his card!! (oh and by the way when is that 10 carat coming my way?)

Hehe wish it was a money tree doing 2 jobs to pay for all my bits

Took a lot of LR out today so will be starting the slow rescape process over the next few days adding a Koralia K1 in for now to increase the backwash on my rocks