Tank is a 37 drilled for (2) 1"drains and (1) 3/4" return
Canopy is escape proof (tank is press fit into it and the door seals it up)
I've got about #45 of rock (not all live)
1-2" sandbed
1 actinic flourencent
1 20watt halogen bulb (i know it's not a good spectrum, but i'm testing it out)
in sump skimmer

critic's please?

Very attractive! Looks like a fun playground for your future octopus.

I think it looks fine :)

Have you started cycling the tank?

Whats the SG?

Cheers
C

SG is at 1.023/1.024 right now.
as far as cycling, somtime this week, I'm planning on getting a couple mollies to let it cycle.


do you think I should glue the rocks together?

For a tank that size I'd stick in about a dozen or so. Just let them acclimatise to SW over an hour or two :)

C

well as of 9:00 tonight, 6 black mollies went into the tank.



It has begun
<evil laugh>

Hey all, I posted a pic of my Ceph a few days ago and I wanted to know how I can put it on the left side like you guys have?
Thanks,
George.

well, 4 days later and only 1 molly made the transfer. :cry:

It would have been cheaper to get damsels :x

Know-it-all:

If you put the mollies in a container with their freshwater when you first get them and use an airline tube to siphon water from the tank into it you shouod have good results. i even tie a loose knot in the airline tubing so that it is just dripping. That way it may take several hours for the salt water to fill the container. I will then remove water from the container several times (letting the drip continue) until it is the same s.g. as my tank. I have had great success with using mollies to cycle saltwater tanks this way. Patienence is the key. Good Luck!

George

thanks for the tip, nut went back to the LFS.
they had a bad bunch of mollies in and are replacing them when the next shipment get in.

Update again,


Halogen light burnt out after 3 weeks.
(I still hear my wife laughing at me)
so I replaced it with a NO flourecent.

Went to the LFS, instead of mollies I went with
feeder damsels (boy were they shocked went i said that)

the tank hit the the first cylce in 3 weeks.
now I have 4 damsels, 1 molly, and a starfish

3 more weeks, and I'll be set for the bimac
(I hope)