Thx Igor, Youll have to come back once its all done
Dave-
Kevin-Yeah, me w/o a chiller Id be worried. I still havnt seen what the light is going to do to the tank heat wise. Open top though, it shouldnt be a problem. Ive just never run 400's, so the heat is kinda intimidating.
Chris- I dont have anything else to spend at the moment, so I hope the 2 will do for a little bit. Ill look into those mentioned
Im wanting to go with a fairly high fish load in this tank.
I didnt have alot of time, but I took a few quick pictures...
I got the sump up and running Saturday morning. It should have been Fri, but I had a major leak on one of my drain BH's. Seems when the tank was placed it was wedged up against the center brace a little and lost its seal. Sadly, it was full when I realized it. Luckily, it didnt break anything. The overflow is a 1/2" off center, so the center brace is in the way of the right drain. I had to drain it all down and remove the rock, move it over a 1/4" and retighten the BH...then refill it. Sucked big ones...
Heres the sump area...
Im using a GenX PCX-40 as the return pump(behind the 10gal). Its going to a SQWD, which is plumbed over the top in the corners to a 90 and a small piece of pipe pointing straight down. the 10gal tank to the right is my auto top-off, which is actually plumbed to the 29gal at the moment. Im only running the one skimmer on the tank for now, but it should be fine for a couple weeks. Im also running a little carbon in the filter sock off of one of the drains. The sump can actually hold about 5 more gals of water (give or take), but I didnt have time to make any more. Im not planning on using baffles in the sump. Ive always been able to keep the micro-bubbles in check. This tank shouldnt be any diffrent. Ill run a magnum canister filter for carbon and such once the level is higher.
Heres the rock Ive been "cooking" for 7 months. I just put the rock in randomly, so I still need to aquascape. The Starboard I really wasnt sure I would like, but it came with the tank, so Ill see if it grows on me. Its really not that bad. You cant really tell, but the light is amplified greatly by it. I imagine the corals will show better colors on the bottom branches, at least till it covers with corraline...
This is a side shot of the back plumbing. If you look at the inside of the tank youll see why I wanted the returns going straight down in the back. The starboard doesnt cover past the overflow, so I need the flow pushing out whatever accumulates in the back. I thought about getting some pieces cut to fit, but with Starboard floating like it does, Im not sure if I could keep it down.
Heres a non lighted shot of the 29gal thats holding all my corals.. The AC was off Sat and today, so the tank was at 90 tonight. I didnt think it would get that hot, so I didnt have it on. Sadly, Ill probably lose some stuff, but hopefully not...Its always something...
Ill let the tank sit like it is for 2 weeks. I still have some loose ends to complete on the tank like the fans, a shelf inside the stand, aquascaping, and some other things. I will get on those when I have the chance.
. to my surprise nothing shows any signs of stress. luck of the draw i guess. keep us updated, it looks great!<~~steve
....I know its raining, but cmon, I know you have something better to do than give me a hard time...GET TO WORK!! 
