What a long strange trip it's been....

The stand is good. What I really like about the stand is it's tall, and the tank is short, 9 inches deep so it's like looking down on to a tide pool.
The problem cat jumped right into the tank last night at 2 am, she was shocked and startled by the wet experience, she has not even looked at the tank since then. I am hoping she has gotten it out of her system.

Next the WP10 for flow, and I am still deciding on the skimmer. The newer JBJ designed for the tank has some decent reviews. The skimmer does not have to be a work horse so that is good.

I am going to seed the tank today with a cured rock and just let the system cook for a couple weeks. Gives me time to really think out and work out the rack/mounting for the lighting fixtures.

The Hydra will go up front and the ATI with the T5 will lay right behind it. It's really bright with both lights.

 

I am glad the stand worked out. Poor cat. probably did learn something from that

 

poor cat! It sounds like it lived up to its reputation. Hopefully, the one dunk will take care of any future interest

 

two lights? Really? Keep the kitten.

 

It'll think twice before it tries it again. good story though!

 

I saw the same tank at the LFS yesterday. Very very nice. Thought it looked bigger than a 20.

 

Great progress so far. I'm having a lot of issues with my two cats. The main one being that they are quite fond of silicone air line tubing. They're always getting at my ATO tubing and pulling it out of the sump and (soon I will take pics) they naw at the tubing and have pieces all over the house.
Can't wait to see the WP10s in action.

 

So far so good. I hope the addition of fish does not change that.

Going to try two. I like the look the ATI T5 and the shimmer of the AI Hydra. Sigh, if I lived on a farm I would keep the kitten (that I am fostering). No more cats. I could send him to Montana for you though. So much cutness and terror in a little package.

Well last year she jumped into my JBJ when the lid was up for a couple minutes. Broke my Red Planet into pieces as well as another acropora. Ugggggg.

It's hard to convey the look of the rimless, with the shallow affect. Reminds of the Edge tanks but not quite as cool. I can not wait to actually look down onto corals and inverts.

Now that kitty interference would make me mad why must they do that stuff. It's like they know. Looking forward to the image.

 

Sounds like its coming along. That light combo sounds amazing. I can't wait to see the sps growing out of the tank

 

I am hoping the spillage from the lighting will grow the Mangroves in the back compartment, I am pretty sure that will not be an issue. I do not want Mangroves in the display, but I want Mangroves, so in the back compartment is where they will go.

Good chance I'll be going to the LFS today yeah!

When I posted that the "tank looks like an Edge" this is what I meant. Six days in.