In my previous photo tips I've gone over equipment choices and the importance of shooting in raw. The final piece of the puzzle is the software that you use to "develop" your raw images. I prefer to use Adobe Lightroom. Unfortunately Adobe has now moved their software to the cloud in the form of a subscription based service. Although, for whatever reason, you can get the Photoshop and Lightroom bundle for "only" $10/month which may seem like a lot but it's a steal compared to their other...
How and when this hobby started (for me at least) in 1971. I think it was on a Tuesday about two or two fifteen in the afternoon. I know because I was there.
Here in New York where I live there used to be a very large aquarium store in Manhattan a couple of blocks from the World Trade Center. I would go there as a kid and buy my fresh water fish. They were the largest store by far so they had all the unusual stuff including sea turtles.
A couple of days after I returned from my service in...
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I would like to discuss one of my favorite fish, the pipefish. Pipefish to me are so much different from normal fishy looking fish that I can't help but to love them. There are more things different in pipefish than similar to normal looking fish. They are so different that at one time, in the 1800s pipefish were considered to be insects instead of fish.
They probably got that idea because they have an external skeleton composed of bony plates instead of scales so when you pick one up...
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If you’ve been an aquarist for any amount of time, chances are, you’ve lost a fish. It’s a painful and traumatic experience, especially when an aquarist has worked hard to ensure an exciting species’ survival. Sometimes, fish die with little warning. We come home one day, stare into our reef, only to notice that someone is missing. After...
As many of you guys know, we have our Toys for Kids 2016 drive going on RIGHT NOW! This is a huge outreach, and you guys and gals of Reef2Reef always make this a huge success! Thanks so much for your continued generosity! :) :)
Also right now, we'd like to take a moment to highlight the awesome sponsors who are giving to help make this drive awesome! This thread will showcase each of the sponsors who are donating one (or more) of our great raffle prizes! Please help me in thanking each of...
SR Aquaristik $250.00 Pick A Prize Contest
Everybody wants something a little bit different so we decided to let you choose what you want! The winner of the contest will will receive a coupon code for $250.00 to spend any way they would like at www.SRAquaristik.com!
How to Enter
1. Simply go to sraquaristik.com and pick the item(s) that you would choose if you won the contest. You can use the $250 to purchase one item or several items. You can even use the $250 towards a bigger purchase...
A Discussion of US and European Reefkeeping
I do not consider reefkeeping to be a competitive activity, but during my recent trips to Europe and then travels around the states the most frequently asked questions I got were “Are the states better than us” or “how far ahead of us are the Europeans”. I would love to be able to say definitively that one group of reefers or country or even continent is ahead of another, but from what I have seen that simply is not the case. I say this for...
Well it is that time again! YES it is! CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!
Official Giving Page: Toys For Kids 2016- GoFundMe
UPDATE: GOFUNDME will not allow us to mention prizes or tickets so now they are called THANK YOU'S! :) Your THANK YOU'S will be your prize entry amounts.
Goal is $7500
If you are a seasoned veteran of REEF2REEF then you know we help unfortunate children every year get gifts at Christmas time. Every Christmas for the past 8 years we have had a donation drive and the members...
Foam Wall Instructable- A Full How-to, Step-by-Step Guide
26g bowfront
First things first, you need to realize that you need a foam wall in your tank!
They are relatively easy to make and can transform your tank into one that all of your friends are envious of.
DISCLAIMER: I am responsible for any awesome foam walls that may result from this guide. I am not responsible, however, if it turns out looking like crap... :)
A foam wall can be a great way to really take your aquarium to the...
