3.5-5.6, might give it a go though ;)the 1/15th of a second shutter speed will make it fairly hard to get clear pics, especially of fish. Perhaps try bringing that down the 1/60th or 1/80th, open the apperture up a bit - F4.0 could be worth a shot. Then just adjust your ISO to suit the brightness you want of the tank.
Is your Nikkon 18-50 the F2.8-F4.5 model? If so, I'd be going for it for most shots ;)
Cant open up to F4.0 when zoomed in like that, and getting too close to the tank this guy gets a little shy. Can always adjust in Photoshop to lighten it up a little, this is straight off the camera.Give shutter speed a speed up to 1/100th, open the aperture up to F4.0 and maybe raise the ISO up around 800 if it is still dark
From your photos , perhaps in my opinion , you might want to try dosing a bit of iodide as you progress further.Not at this stage, i am dosing Continuum Elements N which i believe has small amounts in it, but I'm not directly dosing Iodine.
I've been trying to keep things as simple as possible, the plan is to look into this stuff once i add a dosing pump, but thanks for the input :)From your photos , perhaps in my opinion , you might want to try dosing a bit of iodide as you progress further.
Try a bit of Brigtwells iodide at 4 drops every day for two weeks. I think your tank could benefit further from this addition. Just my two cents....
Looks great none the less.I've been trying to keep things as simple as possible, the plan is to look into this stuff once i add a dosing pump, but thanks for the input :)
Since he has two "canary" corals in the tank we can now dose iodine complex and visually learn its effects.@slin1977 - what is the tell tale for the iodide? Curious :)
If adding iodine will turn Yellow to Green, I have a yellow acro that is on the green side, yet you suggested I start dosing iodine? you've now just said it may cause cyano? Is there evidence my tank is low on iodine? from what you said here it may be high?Since he has two "canary" corals in the tank we can now dose iodine complex and visually learn its effects.
Of course it is wise to keep the iodine within recommended parameters however your coral will tell you if there is too much.
Firstly iodine assists in polyp extension, I would have liked to see the Xenia showing a fuller body with more polyp extension.
Secondly since there is a yellow SPS coral in the tank a sign of excess iodine would be the yellow turning green.
Third zoas love iodine ... And led for that matter.
Fourth , now since the tank is 10 months and Adams doing everything right adding too much iodine will cause cyno...