Thanks Marc. The coral in that last picture although quite a nice piece has been a big disappointment for me. I paid big bucks for a 1" frag a little over a year ago for what was supposed to be "Bonsai" but in my opinion it's just a typical tri-colour A.Valida. (sorry had to vent) Anyway, top down photography is the way to go if you can. Do you have a box to shoot through? I highly recommend it, makes a world of difference for me. Good luck on yout photo shoot. I'll look forward to seeing the pictures.
Thanks very much Ian. I do buy the odd wild colony but mostly aquacultured and the majority of my corals were started as frags.
Thanks for your kind words. The overflow will be external to maximize interior space so the closed loop should not stick out further than that so the real estate is a non issue for me. There should be no unsightly penductors in view the way it is being done. All costs of the tank should be more than covered by frag sales so again not an issue. I have heard many opinions regarding a closed loop and because I want as little visible equipment as possible I have opted to go this route. I don't want any more Tunzes than the 2 I will be using....too bulky and the cords will still be visible and I'm hoping between them & the 3 vortechs the flow will be sufficient. There should in theory only be one vortech visible on the far left panel. I really appreciate your input but be it good or bad I am already committed to the design.
****UPDATE****
The glass is ready to go and I am promised it will be assembled on Monday night. Apparently the starphire sheet got chipped and they are waiting for the replacement. I am so tired of waiting that if the new piece doesn't get here by Monday I will just go with regular glass. I leave for a week in Mexico on Tuesday so I plan for the tank to sit empty during that time for the silycone to cure.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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