Richard- Yes, I will be using the white sand/black pebble combo.... I feel as though this is kinda my signiture substrate... lol. Tried many, many, different things over the years and nothing seems to stay good looking day to day. This combo is as appealing to me today as the first time I saw it.
Mike- I framed up a temp pond for the adult rays. I just did a little 8x4x2 tall. Kept having to tell myself not to waste too much time getting fancy, hopefully it will only be used for a few weeks. I couldn't tell if any females were holding. I expect one to be just due to size but I couldn't see any movement when tote gazing.
Todd- I've been trying since day one to get a decent pic of that guy but my camera just hates him. I'll get what I have posted tomorrow, I can't get pics up on this connection. But NONE of my pics do him any justice.
Fishman- I only had to go 8 blocks. 10 X 4 X 2.5 are the dimensions on the adults' tank.
glad the move went ok and really glad that you have a spot for the stored tank! i cant wait to see it up and running. also those pups are stunning cant wait to see the rest of the pics!