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I still have all five babies. They were all out and active at feeding time last night. I was able to get two of them to take thawed mysis, so that was really nice!

Some more videos from tonight during feeding time. https://youtube.com/shorts/d54ZNYXJVxI?si=hLNO52oG0bxvtBSs https://youtube.com/shorts/ePOpVRnFyDY?si=FyPOa5iYWBZmE2q_ https://youtube.com/shorts/6wJ-c4iaF_M?si=u6rUVDmtyK-Z8Lqi https://youtube.com/shorts/KB8VVlk6HBw?si=GkG3Yl5mqEMlbyOD...

No worries. If not, just let me know when you do, and I'll definitely take some from you.

I would love some more! I have a tank set up just to try to breed and keep a continuous supply of them going. I can definitely get more videos. I'll be at Reef Stock on Saturday if you have some available?

Yes absolutely, I could definitely vent it if needed, being that an Octopus likes interaction, the lid will be open fairly often as well. We keep our bedroom window open about 20 feet from the tank almost year round, so we have fresh air coming in from there as well. But I have a few months...

We keep the house at 65° and 67° in the summer, so even without the chiller, the tank sits right about there. The chiller is more of a just-in-case thing, not a necessity. So far, the tank has not climbed above 67.5° with the glass top, and that takes days to get to once chilled to 64°, so the...

The skimmer in the sump should take care of the oxygen/aeration.

My fan showed up tonight for venting the stand with the chiller being inside. This fan is great, on high it is super quiet. I officially have the chiller running and the tank has gone from 68° to 64° in about an hour. I have a master slave surge protector operating the chiller and fan, so when...

Yeah, they are little! About the size of a quarter right now.

They get to be about 2ft across fully grown.

I just finished up feeding time, all five of my little octos are still doing very well and are very active. I've been keeping their containers with at least a half dozen Amphipods and check at night that they still have some to hunt. I get to watch them hunt while adding more at night and it's...

Everything is still going well, I was able to get my lights installed, I'm doing grow bulbs so when I get the kelp and other macros they will hopefully be able to thrive and grow. I have a glass top that I got through our glass vendor at work and have it hinged with acrylic hinges. I put child...

Avast Plank! It has been awesome for me!

I dumped in a few Mysis last night to get the cycle started. Once that is going, I will probably try to add a couple of Blacksmiths or a few Salema to keep it cycled with a bio-load of some sort. I also plan to add some Shield Limpets, Black Turban Snails, and some Common Periwinkles for a...

Officially up and running since yesterday.

The rocks are massive. The one on the bottom right is huge, being that there are pukani and hard to come across, I didn't want to break them up. I would arrange it differently if I was doing corals, but my goal here was to create caves and places where a Octopus could hide. I like how it turned...

Tank is on the stand, rock is in place and glued together and plumbing is all ready to go. Everything should be dry and it will be ready for sand and water. I'm super excited that I have got to this point even though I still will have to wait about 6 months before it will be ready for an octopus.

Tank is re-re-sealed and I'm a lot happier with it this time. I have the facade on the stand and as soon as I can get some help I'll get the tank back up on the stand, get the plumbing done and rockwork in. Then hopefully sand and water next weekend.

I have all the facade panels top coated and ready to be installed on the stand. I had to reorder the octopus vent covers I'm doing on the side panels, and they are apparently coming from Texas by horseback. I had to file a missing mail report just to see movement again. So who knows when they...

Made a little progress this last weekend, I was able to get the sanding sealer on and the gray glaze applied, I also got the barnwood panels in the doors. I really like the way these are coming out. Hoping to have all the parts of the stand ready for top coat on Friday, then I can start back up...