My 38G Community Tank

[wot_fan]

I was playing around in iMovie with some video I shot of my 38 gallon tank. Did I over do it?


The tank has changed a lot since my last video. My movie skills may have improved a little too . Here is the tank about 6 weeks ago.


There are HD versions of these videos but I think you have to go to youtube's site to see them .

[namehater]

the HD button works in the embedded videos

the videos look great, love the one you made with iMovie. keep it up!

[aquarist48]

Beautiful tank and Great vid! Thanks for sharing.

[Amanda]

Beautiful tank!

[hssea]

wow!! I love the imovie (never heard of imovie before...got to do some research on that..too cool). Tank looks great!!! Thanks for sharing

[capekate]

Well I would have loved to have been able to see your tank. Tho all I got was a black screen, with a transfering data notice.. and then finally the red line as the black screen movie was showing...
Same with the second vid....

[grump]

Hi wot_fan I loved the movies they were great the tank looks real good... Rob

[Nate McFin]

Very cool vids! Great looking tank and nice choice of music for both. A+ and one of those smelly stickers!

[wot_fan]

Thanks for all the comments I am glad you liked it. It was fun to make.

namehater: Actually, I made both with iMovie. I didn't put any credits in the first movie I made. I think now that I am more familiar with I am getting better results from it.

hssea: iMovie is part of iLife (iPhoto, iDVD, iWeb, iMovie, Garageband). Its the software that comes on every Mac .

capekate: Are you still having trouble viewing them? Have you tried viewing them directly on youtube's page? Here is a link to Youtube. It will take you to a search for my vids. The top two are the vids in the OP. I tried to put links directly to the vids in this post and the vids kept being embedded instead .

Nate McFin: I can only take a little credit for the music selection. For the second (earlier short vid) I did pick the music. For the first vid (longer vid) I posted it was more a matter of what songs I had that were the right length. I just sorted my iTunes library in iMovie then picked from the 12 or so songs that were the same length as the movie.

[catfishtabbi]

I loved ti !!! nice powder blue, all nice i just favor the dpb.

[alicem]

Those vids are alot of fun to watch. Very creative!
Thanks for sharing,
alicem
ps,
The tank and fish look great.

[agabr123]

wow, it looks great! fantastic job!

[wot_fan]

I started out with the intention of just editing a couple clips together to show an out of town friend how the tank had changed. I had so much fun playing around in iMovie that I had to force myself to stop adding or I would never would be finished . As it is I may have over done it with the scuba breathing sound effect throughout the video .

Thanks again for the comments .

[Fish Addict]

Man, as if I wasn't jealous enough already!
How do you get such amazing plants That is exactly what I am hoping my tank will look like. Also, what are those tall plants? There's a stem one, and one that looks like either a huge sword or anubias.

[wot_fan]

I am new to planted tanks so I have to assume the LFS knows what it sold me . Below is a list of the plants I have in the tank. I think they are all pretty hardy. As far as plant care goes, my gravel is Flourite, there are Seachem Fert. tabs in the tank and I dose daily with Flourish Excel.

Micro Sword (Lilaeopsis Novae) - small grass-like forground
Vallisneria Spiralis Italian - tall green background plants
Rotala Macrandra - dense pinkish tall plant - these are great for protecting fry.
Anubias Asst. - big leaved single stalk plant
Java Moss

I think I got them all right. I think the second one was the one you were asking about. That plant spreads by sending out runners. Once they get established, the seem to spread pretty quickly. Since I have been dosing with Flourish Excel they have been growing much faster. It won't be long and the back of my tank will be a wall of them .

[Fish Addict]

Cool, do you know what kind of Anubias it is?

[wot_fan]

Sorry that is all the info that was on the receipt. I could take some pics of it if it would help .

[Fish Addict]

No thanks, its fine. Besides there's so many types it would take forever to figure out which one it really is.

[Moe Jacob]

Enjoyed every second of the videos ... great job! Awesome tank!

[RDTigger]

Nice work on the camera.. lighting looked spot on so all the colors of the tank were brilliant...

Must have a quality Cam for great shots..

[wot_fan]

for the comments

RDTigger: My camera is Canon's first DSLR with video capability (Canon 5D Mark II). I am really happy with the quality of the video. It shoots in full 1080p HD (1920x1180 pixels). It does have some short comings though. The biggest one is that it requires manual focusing during a shot. I am not very good at that yet. That's why all the clips in the video were taken with the camera stationary on a tripod .

Thanks again .

[carlos413]

The two videos are awesome. You did a great job. From the effects to the music and capturing the fish doing what they do. You get two thumps up from me and Siskel & Ebert & the Movies.

[Bad Wolf]

that was incredible, best fish vedio i've ever seen, 5 stars!

[wot_fan]

Thanks for the kind words . I am glad you guys enjoyed it. I plan on making a similar video for my 29 gallon tank when I get the time.

again .

[Bad Wolf]

you're welcome

[Chrisson]

Your fishing are very interesting. Nice footage as well!
What bugged me is that when it went to the kribensis it didn't have a snap shot photo of them like the other transitions.

[wot_fan]

Originally Posted by Chrisson

What bugged me is that when it went to the kribensis it didn't have a snap shot photo of them like the other transitions.

At the time I made the video, I didn't have any good pics of my kribs. They had just been added to the tank and the male wasn't looking his best. In the vid you can see he was basically gray.

Since then he has colored up nicely and I have been able to get some decent pics of him. If/when I make another video of this tank I'll include one of the new pics.

Thanks for the comments .

[Sunshine State]

Hello, I just saw your tank video. Absolutely beautiful fish and tank. Could you tell me the kind of fish you have in the tank and how many of each? I just posted in another thread asking for help in stocking my new 37 gallon tank and then I saw your video!! Such variety and color.

[Chris123]

Nice tank and music

[wot_fan]

As always, thanks for the nice comments .

Sunshine State: At the time I shot this video, I had the following fish in the tank:
1 Male German Blue Ram (GBR)
2 Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE)
12 Neon Tetras
2 Powder Blue Gouramis
2 Oto Catfish (not in video)
1 Clown Loach
4 Fancy Guppies (1M/3F)
2 Kribensis (1M/1F)

Since then I have gotten rid of the GBR and a Powder Blue Gourami. I have also added 4 juvenile (2") bristlenose plecos.

The tank is really too small for a clown loach. I plan on getting rid of him before he gets too big for the tank. For now he is fine and doesn't seem to mind the lack of company.

again.