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Old 03-20-2003, 11:55 AM   #661
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Old 03-20-2003, 12:35 PM   #662
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News keeps getting better and better!

Not that I'm especially happy to see non-Jim-created fish, but the fish that had been slated for another ss were some of the nicest.

Calloplesiops Altivelis, Garibaldi, Panther Grouper, Sweet Lips Clown, Mandarin Goby...
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Old 03-20-2003, 12:56 PM   #663
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Ok ok. We'll have a voting system in the wishlist soon.

I was very happy to remove those red X's.
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Old 03-21-2003, 09:49 AM   #664
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I haven't seen mention of the Powder Brown Tang.... Really should be added if it's not on the list already... really a beautiful fish...
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Old 03-21-2003, 10:38 AM   #665
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The Naso/Japanese/Powder Brown Tang is near the top of my internal list. I might've neglected to add it to the Wishlist tho.

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Old 03-22-2003, 01:23 PM   #666
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I look forward to the fish packs - seahorses, crabs, snails etc would be my top pick!
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Old 03-25-2003, 04:06 PM   #667
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Cool about the brown/naso... The one in your pic looks real washed out though.... Much prettier than that.
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Old 03-25-2003, 04:15 PM   #668
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I just noticed the Harliquin Tusk on the wishlist page... I had what I think was the Australian (been a year or two since I sold my tank so I forget), but it is far more colorful.... You might consider swapping out for this...
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Old 03-25-2003, 08:03 PM   #669
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Panther Grouper, Sweet Lips Clown
Those were fish I submitted to the wish list (stands proud). Now, whether they see the light of day or not is another story altogether.

Morgan,

Speaking of fish on the wish list (don't worry, I promise I'm not going to ask you when the list will be updated again heh), I remember somewhere that you said the reason that Jim doesn't want to do certain fish is because they would look like cartoon characters due to their coloration (which ruled out my hopes for Wrasses and Parrotfish). If that's so, then why is the Harlequin Tuskfish on the list? Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting it be removed from the list as it certainly is a worthy contender for the MA, but is it fair to put a fish like the Harlequin on the list when there are certain Wrasses and Parrotfish that aren't nearly as "cartoon-like" in appearance as the Harlequin? Just curious...

Since the juvenile only consideration has obviously past with the upcoming Imperator, I would like to add another fish to the list. The Bluefaced Angel. With the proper lighting the face on this one would be outstanding, it has long been a favorite of mine. I had one in my home aquarium for some time. This photo doesn't do justice to the real thing, but it gives you an idea.
Not bad Jav, not bad at all! But it looks similar to the adult Queen Angel. So far Jim has avoided doing the adult Queen Angel (although the one he just replaced was very close to that), so is he likely to consider doing something that looks like it?
Speaking of the Queen, here's living proof that adult Queen Angels can be stunning and more reason why Jim SHOULD do one -
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Old 03-25-2003, 08:08 PM   #670
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But they're so darn BIG!
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Old 03-25-2003, 08:13 PM   #671
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But they're so darn BIG!
Yes, but so is the Emperor and yet we now have an adult Emperor in the MA. Can't you make an adult Queen the same size as the Emperor? Plllllleeeeease Jim???
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Old 03-25-2003, 08:14 PM   #672
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The Blue Face is slightly smaller. I know I know, it was a cheap shot. I like the adult Queen also.
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Old 03-25-2003, 08:35 PM   #673
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Which is why a sensible SS Aquarium user would substitute 1 adult for 2 juveniles. I'd rather not have it be a built-in restriction but rather an option.

It will be so much easier with the 3D background. We'll be able to put ~10 fish, but if I put a couple of big fish, I have the discipline to reduce the number correspondingly.
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Old 03-25-2003, 11:12 PM   #674
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Which is why a sensible SS Aquarium user would substitute 1 adult for 2 juveniles. I'd rather not have it be a built-in restriction but rather an option.
Now there's a really good idea, seriously. Ever considered doing that with the MA Jim?
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Old 03-26-2003, 11:29 AM   #675
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I've been speaking with Reichart over the possible additions to the Settings box. I will add this to our list right now.
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Old 03-28-2003, 06:22 PM   #676
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Thumbs Up Lighting based on System Clock time

Long thread here, I didn't make it all the way through so please excuse me if I missed this being said lately.
I have seen the Wishlist where it says that this sort of time-based lighting idea isn't likely to happen. I sure would like to see that though. I use a wallpaper now which uses timelapse photography to show different scenes at all times of day/night so it's like being someplace else. It's something I always desire to see in a computer screensaver or wallpaper. I also have a 3D virtual desktop "world" that can change (clouds, sun, moon, lighting) according to the computer system clock.
Although I never have had an aquarium, my younger sister does and that's how I learned of the SereneScreen one because she was using it when I went for a Christmas visit. It's very good, something I find fascinatingly realistic. However, those lighting changes are too rapid for me, apparently having only a permanent setting if you choose not to have it set to automatic.
Great program, Jim Sachs! Hope to see other forms of this kind of thing done someday (hear there's a butterfly thing in the works).
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Old 03-28-2003, 07:08 PM   #677
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Yes, a few people have requested this. Although it kind of defeats the point of a screen saver to stay bright for 12 hours, then dark for 12 hours doesn't it?
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Old 03-29-2003, 12:16 AM   #678
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Actually, nighttime is when I turn the lights ON in my aquarium.
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Old 03-29-2003, 12:52 AM   #679
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Yep, I realize the bulb for the aquarium should go on at night. What I was thinking it could be like is for sunlight variation during the daytime (no idea what would be correct to do for nighttime variations... power brown/blackouts?), so sunrise would be golden colored lighting from one side, and reddened at sunset coming from the other side. Clouds passing overhead would cause shadows, thus periods of darkness (possibly settable as lots or little or fast or slow changes).

Of course the way automatic lighting looks now is fine enough for a screensaver. Now the static setting that doesn't change would mean the clock-based kind isn't such a terrible idea. The rippling light still moves the brightness around. And modern computer screens aren't susceptible to phosphor burn-in like they once were.
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Old 03-29-2003, 11:36 AM   #680
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Clouds? Your aquarium is outside?
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