the kids are great not too abusive but...kids will be kids. when never know what they will do next and thats the fun of having them around. the way i look at it is this, if the tank didnt break with me pounding on it with hammers and razor blades earlier in the build it should handle a few bumps here and there.. i hope.

so far the only mishap was a little one spit on the tank. i think it was thier way of christening it?? i guess it is better than peeing on it. but themainthing iswatching theri excitement. so far this week they have been peeking in it, hoping a nemo will emerge from the sand cloud and make them go aweeeeeeeee. for me that makes the risk worth it.

just a quick update water is clearish levels seem good waiting for a spike(if there is one). i added two huge fans and temp now sits at 78-79 at this time. which was better than the 82 83 it was at. added the live rock for seeding all is well with the world.

Live rock is in and IT..IS.....ALIVE!!!:mrgreen:.....looking good man.....

thanks i appreciate it. i like getting your guys input. im still green only a year old reefer well will be come dec/jan. so im sure im making a few mistakes here and there.

on the other side here are some pics will most likely re aquascape once the dry rock is well seeded.

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Looks good. I'm patiently waiting for your cycle to finish so I can see fish...

kids keep hoping the same thing.. how is your tank going havent seen any updates in awhile....

... :frusty: your not supposed to ask about that... I did a couple water changes... it takes about 2.5 hours to fill my tank... I left it for about 2.75.... that was fun... check back around the end of November... I'm now hopping for fish before Christmas...:lol:

it takes time my first tank was a pain in the asterix. it will be well worth it in the end. my fingers are crossed for you

Look'n good lockrookie

I'm looking forword to seeing some stock in there

small update:

tank is running like a charm except overflow is a bit noisy but i hope to fix that shortly temp max's out at 80.1 and all levels are awesome. using used water from the 90 worked great. so great that im starting to get hair algea. will nip that in the butt. right away. moved one of my baby clowns into the tank.. lovin it and picked up a purple lta from pats( not going to attempt its true name). i have 4 12mm fans inthe system to keep it cool running on a computer fan controller so i can adjust speed as needed.

other than that nothing else new.