Livebearer Colony Breeding Set Up

After several moves and a two year hiatus from fish keeping, I am starting up a new tank with an eye towards breeding Platy's. I have already talked to my local pet store and they are willing to resell my fish in their store. Having learned from my past successes and failures, I am optimistic that my breeding experiment will be a success. Right now I am in the process of cycling the tank. I already have good algae growth in the filter and I am only 3 weeks into the set up. Here is a picture of the tank when it was first set up. No platys yet.

As the weeks pass, I will update the site with more info on how my breeding set up is doing. Also, I will add tips, resources, and links for other fish keepers and future breeders.