Some Top Downs

[Jamie]

I got my hands on an acrylic look down (thanks Mark) and figured I'd try to take a few random pics. I don't have a fancy camera...just a Sony point and shoot. No crazy editing or anything.

A small section of purple monti cap
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00508.jpg

Looking down
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00518.jpg

Some pinkish/orange monti cap
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00517.jpg

My green milli
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00515.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00555.jpg

Purchased as Roscoe's Blue???
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00484.jpg

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00552.jpg

Some Scuba Steve Euphilllia Hybrid
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00563.jpg

[JimD]

Those are really nice pics, what model Sony? Got a pic of the box? Ive been thinking about building one...

[Mr Cob]

Love the pics! Nice looking corals...got a FTS?

[Jamie]

The camera is a Sony DSC-V3. Believe me, it has it's limits. The box is from Melev's Reef. I was very limited in what I could photograph because of my lights. My DIY T5 Retro is fixed in my canopy and covers the entire top of my tank. I removed some bulbs and squeezed in as best as I could.

I'm due for new bulbs and I'm realizing it in coral color and algal growth. Just bought some Icecap 660's and will be ordering new bulbs shortly. I'll be going a little more blue I think. I tried to get a descent FTS, but there's too much ambient light. It'll have to wait until tonight.

Here's a couple before and afters until then. I got most of my SPS in June of 2008. So I've had them just over a year. I'm sure growth could be better. There was a period of about 7-8 months where I was super busy with work etc and I let everything go on autopilot. I thought my Ca Reactor was cool, but in actuality it wasn't doing squat for probably 5 months...I really wasn't paying much attention to things. I'm back in full swing though, getting everything back in order. GCReef has really got my SW blood flowing again. They are a great shop and have best prices out there. I'm so lucky they're just a couple minutes from my house.

Again, I don't fool around with the pics....whatever the Sony gives me, I go with.

Bernie V. gave me this as a 1/2" frag for free. He said it was a slimer.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC07432.jpg
When I took this pic it had already quadrupled in size.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC09233.jpg
Here it is now. I recently went out of town for a few weeks and repositioned a powerhead right before I left. When I got back this poor fella was stripped of a lot of his flesh...but it's coming back nicely. I had just bumped into it and it was "sliming" I guess.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00535.jpg

Here's that green milli again a few months after I bought it.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC09263.jpg
Here's the widest angle top down I could do. I'll have to take a pic from the front of the tank.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00513.jpg

Here's an early shot of the Roscoe's Blue
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/RoscosBlue.jpg
And the after again
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00484.jpg

Here's a bird's nest frag Ace gave me a while back. He said someone was gonna throw it out.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/BirdsNest.jpg
I'm glad he didn't :)
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00478.jpg

Here's a Green Hydnophora frag I got from JeffCo
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC09241.jpg
and a recent pic which doesn't do it's relative size justice
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk255/jcarabin/DSC00469.jpg

[hobogato]

great pics!

[Jamie]

Thanks Ace, That pink bird's nest is from you!

[roscozman]

WOW looks great. Amazing growth...