geting 30-40 LBS of live rock this week, very very excited, hoping for some hitchhikers maybe a crab? :D also proboly going to get a test kit

also looking for ideas for CUC not sure what i would need in a 31G thinking a few cleaner shrimp, thats all i have in my head right now...

Variety of snails Turbo, Cerith, Stomatella list goes on. I don't think the cleaner shrimp will clean enough especially when the diatoms go crazy and the shrimp will not be able to clean the glass. Hermits are good for sand but they can be a pain when they start climbing on your corals however they are awesome during the diatom stage imo.

well im sure the hermits are not that hard to catch, not to worryed about the glass but i want my sand to be clean

Well got my rock, thanks to dez and his hospitality, Great tank! looks amazing.

Well heres the aqua scape, probably not final but think it looks good so far!
(sorry about the salt creep)
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_1669.jpg
Lots of caves!
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_1670.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_1671.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_1672.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_1673.jpg

Well guess my rock work wasn't that good :p, decided that the peice on the left of the tank the really cool one like a dead coral will be epoxied to the rocks directly behind it because that side of the tank it boring.

The skimmer is skimming pretty well (i think)
(was supposed to get a difff skimmer last night but my truck broke down and couldnt afford it)
the skim mate is still darker fairly wet but its only one night and not that bad i dont think
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_1674.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_1675.jpg

got my water tested and the ammonia was through the roof! nitrates and nitrites were fairly low and the ph was right on the money

well the skimmers skimming and the rock is cycling and the mini brittle star i found is.. moving?

my advice is to wait till march 1st. Take your time, but the only things i would consider adding before than is some hermits and snails. patience is key

well i'll be getting the water tested pretty often to how the levels are and the CUC will probably go in the 17th earlyest and first fish and soft corals on the first