24 hours and all is good

It's been 24 hours and all is doing well in the tank. Partial water test today shows that Ammonia and Nitrites are dropping while Nitrates are holding steady. Need to get a water change done but want to use "fresh" water as opposed to the "old" stuff. Even mixed with the new I don't think its clean enough to make a huge difference.

Got a few extras for the tank today. Also got an order that I placed last week for a dual power head and spare heater. The new power head really pushes the water around. Rated at 1300+ GPM I can believe it. Boils the water surface to ensure gas exchange.

Ignored the pull go get a couple hermit crabs and a shrimp or two. Need to wait till I get the shipment of rock from saltwaterfish.com. Once that gets into the tank and the water parameters go back to normal I'll consider the inverts. In the meantime I'll have to be satisfied with my newest pet :)

This morning I discovered that I have an amphipod in the tank. He was crawling around on the rock where the major zoa colones are. As of this evening he was still there. I thought I saw a second, smaller one earlier this evening. These are the guys we want growing in there.

This is a full tank shot of the Reef as it sits this eening



And one from the right looking through the tank



And one from the left side



Now to settle down for the boring part.