My 90 gallon plante tank!

[Mike5401]

here are some pics of my planted 90 gallon tank. All fish are from Chad at Discus Obsession. Great breeder. Hope you like.

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[Mike_Selley]

HI Mike 5401

Beautiful tank with beautiful healthy looking fish! I could look at it for hours! :)

[Mike5401]

Hey Mike S. Thanks for the comments. Yeah its very relaxing to sit in front of and watch the fish.

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[AndyL]

I love it, but can I offer a suggestion...

Use a tripod or some other solid/stable base next time you take pictures... They'll turn out much better :)

Andy

[crazy4discus]

dang mike very nice tank you got there what do you use to keep live plants staying healthy and green? i would like a planted discus tank too wit some cardinals also but i can never keep live plants

[Willin]

Wow... that's absolutely stunning. That might win my own personal award for most beautiful discus tank ever!!

[Jason60625]

Hey, Mike, AndyL's suggestion that you use a tripod wouldn't really help. Because you have livestock and even leaves that may move, a tripod wouldn't really help. What you need is a faster shutter speed to "freeze" those fish. I don't own a digital camera, but, on a regular camera, it's very hard to take "action" photos at shutter speeds slower than 1/125 second. If you have a flash or can brighten up the room/tank, I would even suggest a faster speed.

Great-looking fish from what I can see. Is that large brown an S. axelrodi? It seems like good browns aren't so popular these days. I love them because they are so strong and make great parents.

-Jason

[Mike5401]

Thanks all for the comments. Its very hard to keep these damn plants alive ,especelly during summer time. You have to keep the temps. down along with CO2 and plant food. Yes I have tried to adjust my shutter speed on my Digital camera but i don't know why it does work. But when I use flash on y camera the fish come out so clear but it makes the tank look like there is no light on when I do have the lights on. Any comments on how to get good pics with outhaving these problems would help me alot. Oh and I have tried a tri pod it doesn't help. Thanks guys for the comments again.
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[ChloroPhil]

Mike,

Are you using CO2 gas or Excel?

[Mike5401]

Biotypical, I am using a Carbon Block that has a dial on it so you ajust the output of the CO2.

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[Jason60625]

Mike,

What you need is more ambient light from above or the sides of the tank. When I used to photograph my fish in college, I would gather all of the halogen "torchieres" that my roommates and I had and aim them at the tank. They were 300-500-watt halogen bulbs and gave off A LOT of light. Then I was able to use a fast enough shutter speed.

However, because you would be using natural light and not your flash, your pictures will come out VERY yellow. This can be corrected easily in Photoshop or by telling your local 1-hour photomat to add cyane to the pictures to neutralize the yellow.

The ideal solution would be to use a weaker "fill-in" flash and very srong lights. Fill-in flashes are used when people stand in front of sunsets. They light up the subject but do not overpower the natural light in the background. It's also good for pictures of people in front of Christmas trees.

Try halogen torches. They are only $15 at the local Home Depot and can just be stored in the garage when you are not using them. It is tricky to have them point at the tank, though, if you don't have 3-4 roommates to help.

-Jason

[Chris.L]

Lovely tank Mike :D I like the bright orange ;)

[lesley]

Hi Mike,

beautiful tank. What have you used as your substrate??

I am currently experimenting with substrate in a small tank as Iwant to set up a large planted tank for my discus. Smokey, you were right, the mainly peat based substrate I am currently trying appears to have killed some cardinals and black neons. I do have some survivors but obviously I've got it wrong!!

Also Mike, with regard to a tripod - I find that I can't get pics without it (my hand is not steady enough) so that even if I can get enough light to use the 1/125 shutter speed I still get blurring because I am moving the camera.

Would appreciate your comments on the substrate.

Lesley

[Mike5401]

Hey Lesley, this is Mike
what I use is just plain old gravel. But it s the real fine one. It is the natural color one. The gravel is almost like sand but is very fine little rocks.hope that helps!

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