Lil boy blue's 20 gallon....updated(10-22-06)56k

Lil boy blue · 02-13-2006, 08:54 PM

This is my 20 gallon with silver tipped tetras, 2 golden wonder killi, and 4 ghost shrimp....

images deleted......
update at end of thread....

eds · 02-14-2006, 01:03 PM

Thanks for sharing.
I always find it useful when folks accompany their photos with tank params.
Like the background - what is it?
Try taking shot w/o the flash.

medicineman · 02-14-2006, 01:56 PM

Perhaps we should make a sticky on how to take good pics of a tank

Anyway, some tips on taking good tank pics:
-Turn off all the lights in the room except the tank lights. If this is not possible, wait until it is dark. The idea is to shot the tank as the only bright object.
-Turn off your flash. Never use flash when taking a tank on action. You can never get a natural look that way.
-Avoid any excessive glares (this is including glares from the lights of your tank should any spills out to the room and not onto the tank).
-Avoid shaky ground when shooting. Get your best steady grip, make use of any object to hold the camera still. Armchair, table or a tripod certainly can help with sharpness.
-Know your camera and make use of its full potential. Learn the fuction like aperture and speed. Digicam usually has pre-set programs for our ease. Do some practise on different settings. If the camera got a light meter, it is even better and easier. Try adjusting light preset to fluoroscent if it can give you more natural colours.
-Shooting a whole tank, certain plants and fish are all different thing and requires certain individual settings and skills. Hone the skill and get more hands on experience.
-Last resort if everything that you have done at best does not satisfy you, is getting a better camera to play with (which is not a cheap option).

Lil boy blue · 02-14-2006, 02:04 PM

ive never tried to take pictures of my tanks so it was pretty much trial and error, but thanks for the picture tips!!!!!

I really appretiate them!!

ja__ · 02-14-2006, 04:24 PM

hay whats the plant in the 3,4 and 5 picture?

unirdna · 02-14-2006, 07:18 PM

Your tetras look like the ones I saw diving caves in Mexico. I was wondering what those were. Thanks for sharing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...notetetras.jpg

Lil boy blue · 02-14-2006, 07:36 PM

JA-The plants in the 3,4,5th pictures are just plastic, the killies like to sleep in them and the betta like to build his bubble nest by them so i just bought it for those reason. But those are the only plastics i have.....

UNIRDNA-They are called silver tipped tetras

Eventhough you cant see the silver tips they are there. And they are not the same fish, but coloring is similar

Lil boy blue · 03-08-2006, 05:27 AM

So heres a update...i have proper lighting and co2....i added new plants too and the pictures are better.....input would be great
thanks

whole tank
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0548.jpg
Bristlenose pleco.
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0558.jpg
HC i just planted
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0564.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0555.jpg
and if anybody could tell me what plant this is????
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0563.jpg

Thanks again...

shuks · 03-08-2006, 06:38 AM

starting to look realy good bule... Kepp us updated.

aquamoon · 03-08-2006, 02:23 PM

I love the balance of fish vs. plants. ...will be checking for updates......
Soon i would like to see you change the title of this tread

Lil boy blue · 03-08-2006, 02:52 PM

Thanks for the comments...im thinking of changing out the substratre to somilmaster select(eventhough i just planted the HC

). And i would like to get better driftwood for my tank...but thats it for now...
thanks

medicineman · 03-08-2006, 03:26 PM

Have you thrown away all the plastic sillies?

Try some water sprite instead (even though you will find them to grow too fast)

Keep trying on real plants and new plants then earn your work

Lil boy blue · 03-08-2006, 04:03 PM

Yes i threw away the plastic plant

Now i have HC floating on the water from the extra i bought....ill see if my lfs has any water sprite, i havent seen any but ill ask....

Lil boy blue · 03-08-2006, 05:14 PM

SO i just bought a bag of soilmaster red and a bag of peat moss....later this week im goin to pick up a nice piece of driftwood from my lfs.....will post pictures this weekend.....

Lil boy blue · 05-16-2006, 08:42 PM

So heres an update....it been a while, so heres a few images i found of the tank a while ago.....
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0548.jpg
heres the HM its grown a lot since then...

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0564.jpg

heres the tank now......
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0837.jpg
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0836.jpg

how you like it....im not very good at picture takeing but i think its better...

o and here is my ten gallon that has been up for a while....
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0832.jpg

and the right side field of HM....
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0838.jpg

02-13-2006, 08:54 PM	#1
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	Lil boy blue's 20 gallon....updated(10-22-06)56k This is my 20 gallon with silver tipped tetras, 2 golden wonder killi, and 4 ghost shrimp.... images deleted...... update at end of thread.... Last edited by Lil boy blue; 10-23-2006 at 12:52 AM..

02-14-2006, 01:03 PM	#2
eds Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,423	Thanks for sharing. I always find it useful when folks accompany their photos with tank params. Like the background - what is it? Try taking shot w/o the flash. __________________ 55gal - Coralife 4x65w cf, xp3, flourite, Hydor ETH300w, pressurized CO2 w/ rex(TM) reactor! 30gal - 55W AH, ecco 2232, flourite/gravel, DIY CO2 w/ Hagen ladder 3gal - endlers/cherry shrimp 4W cf, Red Sea deco nano, flourite

02-14-2006, 01:56 PM	#3
medicineman Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Jakarta - Indonesia Posts: 1,459	Perhaps we should make a sticky on how to take good pics of a tank Anyway, some tips on taking good tank pics: -Turn off all the lights in the room except the tank lights. If this is not possible, wait until it is dark. The idea is to shot the tank as the only bright object. -Turn off your flash. Never use flash when taking a tank on action. You can never get a natural look that way. -Avoid any excessive glares (this is including glares from the lights of your tank should any spills out to the room and not onto the tank). -Avoid shaky ground when shooting. Get your best steady grip, make use of any object to hold the camera still. Armchair, table or a tripod certainly can help with sharpness. -Know your camera and make use of its full potential. Learn the fuction like aperture and speed. Digicam usually has pre-set programs for our ease. Do some practise on different settings. If the camera got a light meter, it is even better and easier. Try adjusting light preset to fluoroscent if it can give you more natural colours. -Shooting a whole tank, certain plants and fish are all different thing and requires certain individual settings and skills. Hone the skill and get more hands on experience. -Last resort if everything that you have done at best does not satisfy you, is getting a better camera to play with (which is not a cheap option). __________________ www.wonderindo.com

02-14-2006, 04:24 PM	#5
ja__ Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 75	hay whats the plant in the 3,4 and 5 picture? __________________ 16gallon high tech planted shrimp tank 16gallon low tech completely covered moss and shrimps Best Regards From Ja__ The ressurection of the evil one

02-14-2006, 07:18 PM	#6
unirdna Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,290	Your tetras look like the ones I saw diving caves in Mexico. I was wondering what those were. Thanks for sharing. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...notetetras.jpg __________________ Ted ADA 90p - Set up April 2007 - Journal 46g - Terminated March 2007 - Journal

02-14-2006, 02:04 PM	#4
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	ive never tried to take pictures of my tanks so it was pretty much trial and error, but thanks for the picture tips!!!!! I really appretiate them!!

02-14-2006, 07:36 PM	#7
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	JA-The plants in the 3,4,5th pictures are just plastic, the killies like to sleep in them and the betta like to build his bubble nest by them so i just bought it for those reason. But those are the only plastics i have..... UNIRDNA-They are called silver tipped tetrasEventhough you cant see the silver tips they are there. And they are not the same fish, but coloring is similar

03-08-2006, 05:27 AM	#8
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	So heres a update...i have proper lighting and co2....i added new plants too and the pictures are better.....input would be great thanks whole tank http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0548.jpg Bristlenose pleco. http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0558.jpg HC i just planted http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0564.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0555.jpg and if anybody could tell me what plant this is???? http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0563.jpg Thanks again... __________________ 100 Gallon Journal 20 Gallon Planted Journal 10 Gallon Planted 10 Gallon Journal If ever in the area....http://home.earthlink.net/~aquariumodyssey/index.html

03-08-2006, 06:38 AM	#9
shuks Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: vancouver, bc Posts: 626	starting to look realy good bule... Kepp us updated. __________________ 75 gallon, fillstar xp2 with inline reactor, 12 Lb pressurised co2, 4.2 WPG-corallife 3x96 watt PC-, fluorite/silica-sand substright.

03-08-2006, 02:23 PM	#10
aquamoon Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: lost in the blue mountains of NC Posts: 864	I love the balance of fish vs. plants. ...will be checking for updates...... Soon i would like to see you change the title of this tread __________________

03-08-2006, 02:52 PM	#11
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	Thanks for the comments...im thinking of changing out the substratre to somilmaster select(eventhough i just planted the HC). And i would like to get better driftwood for my tank...but thats it for now... thanks __________________ 100 Gallon Journal 20 Gallon Planted Journal 10 Gallon Planted 10 Gallon Journal If ever in the area....http://home.earthlink.net/~aquariumodyssey/index.html

03-08-2006, 03:26 PM	#12
medicineman Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Jakarta - Indonesia Posts: 1,459	Have you thrown away all the plastic sillies? Try some water sprite instead (even though you will find them to grow too fast) Keep trying on real plants and new plants then earn your work __________________ www.wonderindo.com

03-08-2006, 04:03 PM	#13
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	Yes i threw away the plastic plant Now i have HC floating on the water from the extra i bought....ill see if my lfs has any water sprite, i havent seen any but ill ask.... __________________ 100 Gallon Journal 20 Gallon Planted Journal 10 Gallon Planted 10 Gallon Journal If ever in the area....http://home.earthlink.net/~aquariumodyssey/index.html

03-08-2006, 05:14 PM	#14
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	SO i just bought a bag of soilmaster red and a bag of peat moss....later this week im goin to pick up a nice piece of driftwood from my lfs.....will post pictures this weekend..... __________________ 100 Gallon Journal 20 Gallon Planted Journal 10 Gallon Planted 10 Gallon Journal If ever in the area....http://home.earthlink.net/~aquariumodyssey/index.html

05-16-2006, 08:42 PM	#15
Lil boy blue Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cathedral City, CA Posts: 317	So heres an update....it been a while, so heres a few images i found of the tank a while ago..... http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0548.jpg heres the HM its grown a lot since then... http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0564.jpg heres the tank now...... http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0837.jpg http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0836.jpg how you like it....im not very good at picture takeing but i think its better... o and here is my ten gallon that has been up for a while.... http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0832.jpg and the right side field of HM.... http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f2...e/IMG_0838.jpg __________________ 100 Gallon Journal 20 Gallon Planted Journal 10 Gallon Planted 10 Gallon Journal If ever in the area....http://home.earthlink.net/~aquariumodyssey/index.html

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