Reef Discussion

[lorby]

Wow! Love the hammer rock!

 

[Cosby]

its actually yellow :D. its a Lemon peel angel "Centropyge flavissima"

Did you just call me colourblind? ;)

 

[chris1987]

FTS taken on the 20/05/2013

 

[OSCAR85]

 

[Alex Blake]

Love the scape and the clean look oscar, do you have any critters to clean the sand or does it just stay like that on its own?

 

[chris1987]

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you should try puting a black back ground on that tank will make it look 100x better

 

[OSCAR85]

you should try puting a black back ground on that tank will make it look 100x better

Thanks but I don't like black background.

 

[OSCAR85]

Love the scape and the clean look oscar, do you have any critters to clean the sand or does it just stay like that on its own?

Thanks Alex,
I do have sand critters just a variety of snails. Yes the sand does go a little brown at the end of the week b4 I do a water change but I just give it a stir or vacuume but my tank is only 4 months old so it still has a lot of time ahead to mature

 

[Dr. Schell]

you should try puting a black back ground on that tank will make it look 100x better

I think the choice to include backgrounds is a personal preference. Whilst some in the hobby love them, others do not. We should respect each others preferred option. The use of a background or lack there of will have no influence over the well being of the fish within the tank.

 

[chris1987]

all respect was show it was just a friendly suggestion

 

[OSCAR85]

all respect was show it was just a friendly suggestion

Its all good. You have a great tank. I love the colour your sps is producing!

One of the features i like about not having a background is looking through the tank and seeing how crystal clear the water is...The lack of background makes my the water in my tank a feature that i'm proud of. I wont see this if the back is black. so its just not for me.

 

[MTG]

Its all good. You have a great tank. I love the colour your sps is producing!

One of the features i like about not having a background is looking through the tank and seeing how crystal clear the water is...The lack of background makes my the water in my tank a feature that i'm proud of. I wont see this if the back is black. so its just not for me.

Really? That's interesting I find the opposite I find water floatys show up much more on a black background where as clear back glass blended the floaties in with my tanks wall paint colour, everyone likes different things tho :D btw love the tank

 

[aussieant32]

I may have read it wrong but I think @OSCAR85 is saying the same thing you are Matt?

 

[MTG]

I may have read it wrong but I think @OSCAR85 is saying the same thing you are Matt?

no we are talking about similar things although he thinks the water looks clearer with no backing where as i think it looks clearer with the black backing :)

 

[aussieant32]

I find the opposite I find water floatys show up much more on a black background

 

[MTG]

i meant its harder to have clearer water on black as floaties show up more but its worth it because of the contrasting colours. i realy shouldn't post when im doing 4 jobs at once :P

 

[Dr. Schell]

think that we all have to agree to disagree on this one. We all percieve things differently, just as we all have own tastes. Don't think a background, or lack thereof can detract from the beauty of the tanks shown in this thread. You should all be proud of your own 'eco-systems"!

 

[Alex Blake]

You CADE people and your first world problems...

 

[chrispc66]

Thought I'd update my FTS.....
3rd January 2013

5 months progress...growth is evident, apologies for not scraping off the rear glass

Thanks for looking......:)

 

[MTG]

You CADE people and your first world problems...

tell me about it :rolleyes