Putter's first tank

[yote]

The rock work looks great.
Like Reef said,you shouldnt have to do anything to start your cycle.The die off from your rock will get it kick started pretty quick.
As for testing,just test for ammonia about every other day or so untill you notice it start dropping.

[fishbait]

that's going to look great! I can't wait to see it lit up.

[MikMcgyver]

Nice setup so far, cant wait to see the lights...

[putter]

Thanks I...ummm redid the rocks tonight...not sure if I made it better or worse lol either way another 2 hrs of time gone...POOF lol ah well it was enjoyable...messy but fun. The lights are still not here, maybe tomorrow. And I did toss a piece of shrimp in the tank as well, don't seem to be much going on yet, seems to be a bit of an odour in the house now, I assume from the rock. No critters crawlin about that I can see so I am guessing they didn't like the plane ride. Reworked the stand pipe today as well, a little more quiet now, and I think I have the air flow threw the tube working right....so with luck it won't air lock and empty the sump into the tank again. Waiting on some replacement parts for the ATO pump, I kinda cracked the housing on the pump trying to make the fitting just a little tighter (grumble) thats about all I been up to while waiting, soon will have questions on clean up crew, been looking at some package crews but not sure about them.

[putter]

second and final attempt (manage to scatch the tank every time I mess with it)

[Doc]

it will work, don't stress. as for the odor, it will get worse. I like to cure rock in buckets in the bathtub with the window open and a fan blowing outside for a week while it cures. Your house will STINK something fierce, get some neutra-air style air freshener, you will need it

-Doc

[putter]

Thanks Doc, will purchase some today, as for leaving a window open, well it's -28 C here this morning so no window opening for....ummm about 4 more months. I am happy with the rocks this time (so far) got more of a sand bed for critters and display now, no stress, just messing about with the new toy so to speak, I will leave it be now and let it do it's thing, should have a light to mess with by tonight anyhow I hope, take some pressure off the rocks, they can feel safe for at least a few days.

[SAMMY]

Wow a Solaris... Can't wait to see it with the lights

[putter]

Well the Solaris light showed up tonight, spent some time looking over the manual, got around to hooking it up..... so excited......BAH SO MUCH FOR QUALITY CONTROL!! For a light that is suppose to be tested for 48 hrs I recieved one out of the box that did not work. Seems that one of power supplies is not working...at least I hope thats what it is, if not that then the light itself is toast!! either way it is not something that should be an issue on a 2700 dollar light, I hope that PFO is very prompt at replacing the power supply and that the customer service is still there! Now for the plus, the half that is working seems to be awsum...great shimmer effect with bright light to the bottom of the tank, and thats on a 30" deep tank, I have come up with a plan to mount the solaris light in the canopy if PFO can satisyfy me with their customer service...if not then I return the light, and tell people on the communtiy forums of my experiance with PFO and turn to trying the Aquailumination LED lights.

[LionFish]

Dude that Sucks!

I hate dealing with crap like that!
Keep us updated for sure.