>I played with Mr. Longear a little bit now that it's dark in the
>background.
> Works very well. Still a little bit yellow, minor adjustment in the zee
> foto
> pro-gramme.
>
> Same url... http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/phototank/
> <http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/phototank/>
>
> Worst case scenario, I get another fixture and a blue light and see what
> we've
> got. Those bulbs only cost $2 :)
>
> Had the tuberculate male horneyhead chub in the net, but decided I better
> give
> that a wait until I have the plexi top option functioning, if you know
> what I
> mean.
>
> Also need to figure out how to clear the tank fast after these bruisers
> stir
> it up freaking out. Maybe just wrap an airstone in some good ol' filter
> floss.
>
> Todd
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org on behalf of Crail, Todd
> Sent: Mon 2/13/2006 6:11 PM
> To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
> Subject: NANFA-L-- Photo Tank Idea
>
>
>
> Hi gang,
>
> Well I've been trying to make getting photos easier. Laying in the mud,
> getting chewed by mosquitos and flies just kinda sucks. The problem has
> been
> lighting, although I've found my way around pretty well in the tanks...
> Just
> I
> reaaaaally hate shooting through thick glass. I think I've found a
> surrogate
> that you might be interested in.
>
> I've been playing with the GE and Phillips full spectrum light bulbs. GE
> is
> Reveal, I can't remember what the Phillips is. Anyway, they're working
> great
> for lights on some 10 gallons I've set up-in-school. Plants grow well,
> fish
> look fairly natural under the light. A wee bit yellow, but for $13 a
> fixture
> (one of those bell clamp fixtures-$7 and 50 watt bulb-$6 or a little more
> for
> a 65 watt) you can't beat the price. And! You get glitter lines like
> halide
> :)
>
> So anyway, I was like "Hey! Why don't a put one of these over a 2.5
> gallon
> I'll use to take pictures. With the linear flow in my tank, it's really
> easy
> to catch the fish. Why not. So I gave it a shot.
>
> Here's what I messed around with today:
>
> http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/phototank/
> <http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/phototank/>
>
> I did have to autocorrect the fish in Photoshop to get the yellow under
> control. I'm interested to see what happens when it's not light out. I
> think
> it will work better in the dark where the source light is the only light.
> Then the camera will go "hey, that's yellow, I'll correct that" like it
> did
> with the caddisflies. These durn things... so smart.
>
> Oh, and they make good enrichment tools for shut-in kitties! :)
>
> So...
>
> 2.5 gallon tank... $8
> Light and Fixture... $13
> Digital Camera... $400
> Getting pictures of breeding condition fish-in-your desk.... Priceless.
>
> Todd
> The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
> Be the change you want to see.
> http://www.farmertodd.com <http://www.farmertodd.com>
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