Ryan's 25G Tank (56k Warning)

Wasserpest · 01-29-2004, 12:37 AM

Hehe I thought so... good camera. I use a G3 :mrgreen:
For fish pictures, I use TV mode to force the flash to sync with 1/250 sec instead of the "normal" 1/60s. Makes pictures of fast-moving fish really possible.
The problem with full tank pics isn't so much overexposure, but the contrast between plants that are directly under the lights, and the ones close to the substrate. Having plants cover up part of the surface doesn't help, since it makes the bottom areas even darker.
I end up making an overexposed and an underexposed image and combining the best of the two.

newplantguy · 01-29-2004, 12:48 AM

Canon G series club! I love my G1, best digital I have ever owned. I will have to try the 1/250 trick. I normally don't use a flash at all for the fish tank. I just get the room dark and go-for-it.

newplantguy · 01-29-2004, 11:02 PM

I am thinking about getting a female for my guppy. Good idea? Bad idea? Live fry would be a treat for my fish but I am afraid I might end up with a tank full of guppies. Never done the livebearer thing before.

hubbahubbahehe · 01-30-2004, 02:36 AM

well if you ever get a tank full of guppies, you can trade them into the lfs for store credit

George Willms · 01-30-2004, 11:00 AM

you will end up with a tank full of guppies, no doubt about it. They aren't called the millions fish without reason.

unirdna · 01-30-2004, 12:37 PM

Hello plantguy,

Could you tell me the name of that very green, thin-leaved plant that borders both side of the red plant in the middle. I'm looking to make a very green tank (my first planted tank actually), and I'm getting lost in the latin.

BTW, I think the slight shift of the slate, and addition of the java fern was a great move. Much nicer.

Thanks,
Ted

///ACS330Ci · 01-30-2004, 01:45 PM

Tank looks great and the photos are awesome. Keep 'em comin'

newplantguy · 01-30-2004, 06:16 PM

Hi unirdna,

Honestly, I am not sure what the name of the spiky foreground plants are (I am assuming you are talking about the ones to the left of the red plant). I dont see them on tropica.com, I just picked them out because they looked like a nice foreground plant. I am sure somebody here knows the name. Suggestions?

hubbahubbahehe · 01-30-2004, 06:42 PM

Sagittaria Platyphilia (sp???) perhaps?

01-29-2004, 12:37 AM	#46
Wasserpest Are these real? (View User Tanks) PTrader: (140/100%) Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 14,644	Hehe I thought so... good camera. I use a G3 :mrgreen: For fish pictures, I use TV mode to force the flash to sync with 1/250 sec instead of the "normal" 1/60s. Makes pictures of fast-moving fish really possible. The problem with full tank pics isn't so much overexposure, but the contrast between plants that are directly under the lights, and the ones close to the substrate. Having plants cover up part of the surface doesn't help, since it makes the bottom areas even darker. I end up making an overexposed and an underexposed image and combining the best of the two. __________________ All my tanks Autodosing Water Change Temperature Monitoring Cheap Filter The Wasser-Controller

01-29-2004, 12:48 AM	#47
newplantguy Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Near Seattle Posts: 76	Canon G series club! I love my G1, best digital I have ever owned. I will have to try the 1/250 trick. I normally don't use a flash at all for the fish tank. I just get the room dark and go-for-it. __________________ My Aquarium (2.0MB Image) - SeaClear 25G Tall - Seachem Ferts - Hikari Food - AH Supply 55w CF Kit w/ 5300k Lamp - Eheim 2213 Classic - Pro Heat Titanium - Nutrafin CO2 NPS - Island Aquarium Canopy & Base - Vortex D-1 (Occasional Maintenance Polishing)

01-29-2004, 11:02 PM	#48
newplantguy Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Near Seattle Posts: 76	I am thinking about getting a female for my guppy. Good idea? Bad idea? Live fry would be a treat for my fish but I am afraid I might end up with a tank full of guppies. Never done the livebearer thing before. __________________ My Aquarium (2.0MB Image) - SeaClear 25G Tall - Seachem Ferts - Hikari Food - AH Supply 55w CF Kit w/ 5300k Lamp - Eheim 2213 Classic - Pro Heat Titanium - Nutrafin CO2 NPS - Island Aquarium Canopy & Base - Vortex D-1 (Occasional Maintenance Polishing)

01-30-2004, 02:36 AM	#49
hubbahubbahehe Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fremont, California Posts: 1,315	well if you ever get a tank full of guppies, you can trade them into the lfs for store credit __________________ Eheim Pimp Club Member #32

01-30-2004, 11:00 AM	#50
George Willms Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Rutherford, NJ Posts: 1,433	you will end up with a tank full of guppies, no doubt about it. They aren't called the millions fish without reason. __________________ George #2 Ehfipimp extraordinaire! Eheim Pimp Club Recruiter, Saergant at Arms, and Enforcer. 29 and 45 gallon. 2026, 2028 My 29 gallon tank

01-30-2004, 12:37 PM	#51
unirdna Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,290	Hello plantguy, Could you tell me the name of that very green, thin-leaved plant that borders both side of the red plant in the middle. I'm looking to make a very green tank (my first planted tank actually), and I'm getting lost in the latin. BTW, I think the slight shift of the slate, and addition of the java fern was a great move. Much nicer. Thanks, Ted

01-30-2004, 01:45 PM	#52
///ACS330Ci Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Corona, AZ Posts: 128	Tank looks great and the photos are awesome. Keep 'em comin'

01-30-2004, 06:16 PM	#53
newplantguy Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Near Seattle Posts: 76	Hi unirdna, Honestly, I am not sure what the name of the spiky foreground plants are (I am assuming you are talking about the ones to the left of the red plant). I dont see them on tropica.com, I just picked them out because they looked like a nice foreground plant. I am sure somebody here knows the name. Suggestions? __________________ My Aquarium (2.0MB Image) - SeaClear 25G Tall - Seachem Ferts - Hikari Food - AH Supply 55w CF Kit w/ 5300k Lamp - Eheim 2213 Classic - Pro Heat Titanium - Nutrafin CO2 NPS - Island Aquarium Canopy & Base - Vortex D-1 (Occasional Maintenance Polishing)

01-30-2004, 06:42 PM	#54
hubbahubbahehe Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fremont, California Posts: 1,315	Sagittaria Platyphilia (sp???) perhaps? __________________ Eheim Pimp Club Member #32

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