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[Leah]

Adorable kids, I would be wanting to clean it now rather than later
Unless you have it all stocked and are going to suprise us with photo's!

[lastlight]

I'm bored waiting for my bacteria to get it on. Here's some quick and dirty pics:

Fuge with some rock and live rubble. My pods are growing in numbers. You can see my heaters and a bunch of rock tossed in the return area of the sump. Keeps the display nearly bubble free.



Skimmer right after I cleaned it. Already has a bit of stinky water in the cup. I'm excited to see what this thing can do with a bioload. Far left is my 20 gallon reservoir I empty to do water changes. Filter sock on my herbie is already pretty dirty.



I'm a nerd. So what!



FTS showing the 2 pieces of seed rock in the display. One on each shelf/tower.



Glow off the rocks makes the water appear cloudy but it's quite clear right now.



Left side of my water-change cabinet.



Hard to get a decent shot in the top ro/di reservoir. I extended a 90 out from my emergency overflow bulkhead and then glued my float valve to it. Osmolator pump in there too. It's neat working in my office (same room) and hearing that little pump kick on knowing it's taking care of my system.

[Delphinus]

Nice photos! You have an amazing eye for aethestic details. I know you were all trying to sound manly before and not know a thing about the pheasant balls but I no longer believe you. Those things are totally yours aren't they, not your wife's! If nerddom doesn't work out for you you could consider a career in interior design, reef style. No seriously, the way you make an empty tank photograph so nice is quite frankly .. kind of disgusting, and I'm thinking I should just hire you to take every picture I want to post of my own stuff from now on.. I bet I can't afford you though now that you're all famous and stuff.

[Leah]

I really like how you have hung your light that is very classy. Where did you get the idea? You must have a ton of patience.....this will be an amazing tank.

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Nice photos! You have an amazing eye for aethestic details. I know you were all trying to sound manly before and not know a thing about the pheasant balls but I no longer believe you. Those things are totally yours aren't they, not your wife's! If nerddom doesn't work out for you you could consider a career in interior design, reef style. No seriously, the way you make an empty tank photograph so nice is quite frankly .. kind of disgusting, and I'm thinking I should just hire you to take every picture I want to post of my own stuff from now on.. I bet I can't afford you though now that you're all famous and stuff.

Pretty much what Tony said LMAO


Lookin great tho, And I am thinking of copying your light lifter Also the switch panel's where did you find them??

[Lance]

Everything's so new, and clean, and shiny, and organized, and well-planned, and artistic. I'm thinking you should drain the water out and leave it as is: corals and fish would just ruin it.

[lastlight]

Tony you're makin' me blush dangit! I'm no photographer I just mostly point and shoot lol. Thanks for the comments guys.

A question for you guys:

How long does it take for me to see an ammonia spike? Since I've had the thing running I measure around 0.25 and it's held steady. Although the smell in the house has risen a lot today. So much so that I turned the house ventilation on for a few hours. Maybe tonight It will have risen. I was starting to think my rock was pretty clean but now the stink and my skimmate has darkened...

What sort of peak can I expect? The kit maxes at ">2".

[Myka]

Be sure to do water changes to keep ammonia down to prevent the ammonia from killing the life on and in the rock. I think my tanks all seem to peak ammonia at about day 10 or so...? Been awhile since I cycled a tank with uncured rock though.