pics of my new mantis tank.

[JmLee]

Ok, well my mantis tank is finally up, i will post some pics later on, do the O.S. preffer lower flow?. The only thing i have on the tank right now is a Rio 400 and my Remora aqua C skimmer. Any suggestions would be great!. THanks. Also would 76-77F a ok temp for the O.S species.

Well here are those pics i said i was going to post. Tell me what u think..

[JmLee]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/midniteimpreza/HPIM0632.jpg
Well heres the full tank shot, u can see i tucked the heater up high away from the soon to be O.S. Mantis. The tank has been up for 1 1/2 days now so its still a bit milky.

[JmLee]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/midniteimpreza/HPIM0631.jpg
Since they like rubble and small crushed rocky substrate, i went with crushed coral on top of arag sand and little pieces of LR.

[JmLee]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i14/midniteimpreza/HPIM0630.jpg

ok well heres the last pic, nothing special, i tested water and there is no nitrate, no nitrites and .025 ammonia and ph is 8.0, The tanks only been up for 1 1/2 days so im waiting for the water params to change a bit, I used fully cured LR so im gona let it cycle for only about a week 1/2. Let me know what u guys think, suggestions, ideas, anything!.

[huladaman]

man your mantis isnt living in an apartment, he gets to go straight to the penthouse.... nice tank

[JmLee]

lol thanks huladaman.

[dallascwbyz]

Tank looks great!! Awesome job. Be careful of not seeing a cycle right away. Using Cured LR will help. Is your sand bed from an established tank? What about the initial water?

[JmLee]

all new water and sandbed, just the LR is cured from my old reef tank. all and all i think a week and 1/2 will be good for the cycle.

[thor32766]

that sure is a sweet setup for a mantis, he will be a lucky guy!

[JmLee]

thanks thor, im hoping he will be happy.

[venwu225]

very nice set up, just make sure to let the tank cycle first.

[JmLee]

its been up and running for about 3 days now, its CRYSTAL clear, i just tested the water and its pretty much the same as last time. Im gona do a water change in a few more days and post more pics up.

[rekn]

hes gonna dig that substrate, pun intended =p