Sure thing guys, my pleasure! Glad to have the extra space to work with. I have one more that is not spoken for if anyone is interested.
eric- thanks. hold on to it, i may grab it from you at some point if you aren't going to use it. In order for the skimmer to fit my water level, i had to add about 4 or 5" of head to the maxi, so, i'll definitely be adding the stones. not to mention, after seeing the mce in action, this just looks weak lol.