Should of joined ages ago.....

SAPPER · Mar 15, 2018

Hi

I am Craig from the wet and cold North East of England. Had a tank since 2011 been interested in marine life I was a small kid. Three upgrades has brought me to the tank I have now, a Red Sea S500. I almost lost my way a few months back and gave it all up. I was given some salt and I stupidly just used and I believe this sent my nitrates through the roof. I lost the few SPS and LPS that I had, and a few high end softies like shrooms. Now its just steady away getting it back. My phosphate is at 0.03 nitrate at 25, for now I will live with that. I have had a look around R2R and it looks good, can' believe it' took me this long to join it.

dbl · Mar 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family. We're glad you finally found us! Good looking inhabitants you have there!

Scurvy · Mar 15, 2018

All that matters is you're here now! Welcome! Those are some very nice shots.... Be sure to give us more!

SAPPER · Mar 15, 2018

Thank you

KJ · Mar 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R!!!

Tahoe61 · Mar 15, 2018

Awesome images!

Welcome to R2R.

SAPPER · Mar 15, 2018

I have a few photos, about 3000 on my Samsung S7 lol..... It's a side hobby to running an aquarium. If you have not guessed I like shrooms

Crabs McJones · Mar 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R!! Beautiful Tank!

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#WelcometoR2R

Brew12 · Mar 15, 2018

Welcome, and WOW!!! You took those with a camera phone?????

Roid Reefs · Mar 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R!

Dsnakes · Mar 15, 2018

Welcome to R2R

Thanks for joining us! What is the fish in the second picture? ;Jawdrop Beautiful.

Crabs McJones · Mar 15, 2018

SAPPER said:
I have a few photos, about 3000 on my Samsung S7 lol..... It's a side hobby to running an aquarium. If you have not guessed I like shrooms

Mind if I ask what settings you were using? I've got the S8 and cant get anything nearly that good!

Somuchflo99 · Mar 15, 2018

Wonderful pix and great job welcome to r2r

SAPPER · Mar 15, 2018

All of the fish pics and the porcelain crab photo was with a Canon 1300D with a Tamron 90mm Macro. Then all coral photos I use the Samsung S7 on pro mode, white balance set to Kelvin at 10,000k. Then I sit at the tank and edit the photos on snapseed so I can match how they look in the tank. Some of those photos I actually put the phone in the water to get close to them, plus I find the colours come out better when I submerge the phone.