annienl - Thanks!
NewSchool04 - Yep, as have others too. My nitrates were in the 25-50 range, through the roof. I figured I had no nutrients and still they were there, I ran BB for about 7-8 mos. and my stonies all werer negatively impacted the whole time. It's interesting how much I missed sand (and didn't think I would).
dougie - Thanks! I wanted it to look more like a natural reef this go round with the aquascaping.
trueblackpercula - Thanks, the tank has been running overall for around three years now (most stonies added in later). I have a Hamilton 6' system with 3x250w 10k (magnetic ballasts) and 2 6' 165w VHO actinics. Good lighting imo. I have two sumps gravity connected, one a fuge and the other my main sump. I am running iwaki pressure pumps for return (70) and skimmer (55). My chiller is located outside the house in it's own enclosure, and I plan to put my topoff out there as well soon. My wife and I built the stand (10' stand) and with the help of my good buddy, we all moved the tank one room over 3 weeks ago. Whew, what a job that was.
dvanacker - I was lucky to see it. It cost a small fortune but is completely worth it. At the lfs when I bought, I was first debating between that yellow porites (which is a pretty big piece) and a rock of about 200+ blasto merletti polyps...man it was nice too but a big pocketbook setback for both. They both were the same price, I choose the porites.
CeeGee - Thanks! I'm working on it...they all suffered brownout setbacks some more than others. What's iwan's secret sauce? I do know they's might look better under 14Ks. Any ideas?
Thanks again everyone. Sean.
