Today I have spent the entire day making water and slowly filling the tank, almost filled now. I also decided to rearrange my rock work a little bit, since I was not completly happy with the way it was. Here is a picture of what it is looking like at the moment.
2012Apr08 1279 - Barb's 72 gallon bowfront

2012Apr08 1280 - Barb's 72 gallon bowfront

2012Apr08 1281 - Barb's 72 gallon bowfront

Tommorrow I will test to make sure that my skimmer is working, and I will be ready to start the cycle on my tank. Because my rock that I am using is dried I will be using the raw shrimp method for jump starting my cycle. I am planning on putting the piece of shrimp into a piece of cheese cloth so that when it is time to remove the shrimp it will hopefully be easy to remove.