View Full Version : here's the final set-up, anything else I need?
know-it-all
Mar 23, '03, 9:41pm
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
know-it-all
Mar 24, '03, 10:08am
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?
Colin
Mar 24, '03, 11:01am
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
know-it-all
Mar 24, '03, 9:34pm
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.
know-it-all
Mar 28, '03, 11:53pm
well, 4 days later and only 1 molly made the transfer. :cry:
It would have been cheaper to get damsels :x
lawfish
Mar 29, '03, 10:00am
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
know-it-all
Mar 30, '03, 2:54pm
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.
know-it-all
Apr 17, '03, 11:16pm
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)