let there be water

[scuglass]

so finnaly got everything together and got a few questions. but first this is what i have.

75 gal 48x20widex18tall starfire glass (thanks bob )
38 gal sump--1 1'skimmer, 11'return, 14' fuge
coralife superskimmer 220
2x seio 820
2x 200wat ebo jager heaters
mag12 return
4x65 watt pc (which i want to upgrade, so if ne 1 is intrested )
coast to coast overflow with 3 1' bulkheads (thanks tony )
120 lbs lr
30lbs of aragonite
diy stand 48x40tallx20wide


i had my rock sitting for 2 weeks in a brute can with flow and heat and finnaly added it to the tank yesterday i was not testing when it was in the tub i tested today and got 0 ammonia 0 nitrate 0 nitrite ph 8.2 sg 1.025 temp 81. is it possibel that it has already cycled?? i plan on waiting for about a month for the tank to mature a bit befor adding ne thing else so ill keep testing. should i got safeway and buy a shrimp and thro it in there to force another ccycle if it has already done its thing or just leave it??


what type of clean up crew should i be looking at ? what do u have in ur tanks?? (dont really want ne crabs)

i bought the rock from another reefer and it doesent seem to have ne life on it maybee the pods or whatever havent com out yet?? should i add a cup of sand from another tank to help the population grow?

looking to get a light for my fuge at rona ne 1 have ne some macro i can buy?or sand?

what other test kits should i buy?calcium alk ect. does golds have refractometers?

for maitinence what should i be doing ? basting the rocks and 20 % weekly water changes and cleaning the glass?

and finnaly the pics









thanks scott