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What lens are you using?
You also shouldn’t be against the glass unlsss that’s where the phone is showing a sharp picture. You almost always need to back away until the image becomes sharp, then zoom a little from that point

If you are using orange and macro, just use orange by itself
I use the orange and macro on my phone and haven't had issues getting pictures with them. I use the Nikon primarily for top-down pictures (I need to get more recent photos with it, haha).
 

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I use the orange and macro on my phone and haven't had issues getting pictures with them. I use the Nikon primarily for top-down pictures (I need to get more recent photos with it, haha).
You have already learned how to do this. Macro adds another element to the process. I’m trying to teach OP the basics of getting clear photos then they can practice with macro. I hardly ever use the macro, my pictures still are close and sharp

Macro makes a very shallow depth field and just further complicates things. It has its purpose but let’s start with the basics.
 

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I just took these. They are on a frag rack on the front glass. Started at the glass, zoomed all the way out and it’s blurry. While watching the screen I slowly back the camera up. When I got between 1 and 2” from the glass it became clear. Then you can zoom in and get a pic
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It would appear I am right next to these corals but I am really 6-8” away from most of them, and the ones below are probably closer to 10-12”. Coral is 6-8 from the glass and I am 2-4 from the glass. Depending on the pic
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Reefin art lens (orange)
All blue channels + Violet and either zero white or whites around 3-8%
Shoot straight and perpendicular to the glass-no angles

Make sure glass is scraped and cleaned

If the phone won’t focus then you are too close. There is a minimum distance needed for the camera to focus on an object. Back up slowly a inch or two or three until the coral is focused. Then zoom from that point

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It would appear I am right next to these corals but I am really 6-8” away from most of them, and the ones below are probably closer to 10-12”. Coral is 6-8 from the glass and I am 2-4 from the glass. Depending on the pic
Ohhhh I can’t wait for the lights to come on so I can try this. But I guess that’s the issue I have too. When I zoom in to let’s say a coral toward the back of the tank no matter what I do it comes out blurry.
 
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I use a couple of things. Either my iPhone 11 with an orphek orange and macro lens attachment. My wife's iPhone 14 has the same lens attachments. Or I will pull out my Nikon 5600 and get photos with that
Also do you think a Nikon d3100 would work?
 

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Ohhhh I can’t wait for the lights to come on so I can try this. But I guess that’s the issue I have too. When I zoom in to let’s say a coral toward the back of the tank no matter what I do it comes out blurry.
Remember your camera is extremely high resolution. For corals twards the back you basically need to be close to the glass. But never have the camera/phone touch the glass. When I say close I mean like a inch or two of space. Aim at the corals in the back. Always start fully zoomed out. Tap the screen on the coral you want to focus on. Zoom until it’s blurry. Then back out so it’s not blurry. Take the pic

you are looking at a small phone screen but in reality that pic is hd and high res. After the pic is taken, edit the pic and crop it so you remove all the other stuff. Then save. Now the phone has “trimmed” all that excess stuff and you see just the coral, in hd, and full screen
 
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Remember your camera is extremely high resolution. For corals twards the back you basically need to be close to the glass. But never have the camera/phone touch the glass. When I say close I mean like a inch or two of space. Aim at the corals in the back. Always start fully zoomed out. Tap the screen on the coral you want to focus on. Zoom until it’s blurry. Then back out so it’s not blurry. Take the pic

you are looking at a small phone screen but in reality that pic is hd and high res. After the pic is taken, edit the pic and crop it so you remove all the other stuff. Then save. Now the phone has “trimmed” all that excess stuff and you see just the coral, in hd, and full screen
These are some I took just trying to play with settings
 

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