And now to finally say yes I beat mike, the tank is in place, full of saltwater and awaiting rock. There are a few things I would have done differently but all in all it runs nice. I still would like bigger but will have to settle for this for now. I don't like the microbubbles from the overflow but have an idea to fix that. I also should have gone with 2 " instead of 1.5" piping but with the gate valves I can adjust it to even things out a bit. Skimmer is great and pulled out all kinds of crap when I put in the sand. I still need to address the humidity issue within the stand but I think a large fan like the type that is used for venting stoves will do the trick. I went to get some rock the other day but it was still high tide and nothing to get. Still, I had a great time looking at the dead dog that washed up on the beach. All in all, it will be a nice tank and I still have a few things to finish on it like the air struts for the hood doors and the micro bubble issue but I would say, in a month, it will be ready for a fish or two. One of these days, I will take pics and post them up but had to get a new computer since the old one died and CC is maxed right now. Couldn't afford to tack on the camera just yet.
