dude i would jsut run it in the sump with the neck off wide open and well you know you going to be around tonight i will talk to you later still at work.

ok, i have it running without the neck and will check it later tonight as I will be at work.

I will be around tomorrow night if you wanted to call.

well here is the aquascaping. I wanted to go with something abit more open than the last build.

I used acrylic rods and epoxy to hold the live rock together.

hit up Rona today and got the extenison cords and some black eggcrate from red coral, so I think within the next few days I should have all the loose ends tied up.

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4076-1.jpg

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4079-1.jpg

That is definitely very open! I love it! But.. There is a powerhead in your tank John.. What's up with that??

Are you planning to put all of your coral back in? - From the pictures of the tank shut down, there was a lot. Just wondering if there will be enough space?

How did you attach the rocks with acrylic rods? - Did you drill holes in the rock first?

Anyway - the tank looks great.

LOL, I had stuck that one in there for the time being to kick up the silt abit more for the socks to take it out.

Hey Brad

I still have alot of coral to go back in, and this was most of my previous live rock, there was very little left.

I think there should be enough room for the corals to all fit in again, I will be stocking it with more stylos and poccis, than any other corals, I would like to have a more natural look, fewer corals but larger in size.

yes, the rock was predrilled then washed in a seperate saltwater bath, then epoxy, then the rod, then started skewering the rock, it was alot easier than I expected.

so still playing with the skimmer today, its not as bad as yesterday so i think its going to calm down within a day or two. Thanks for the help Mike.

got one more thing crossed of the list today, it was to cut the eggcrate for the bottom two holes of the vortech wall.

started with this

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4081-1.jpg

ended with this

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4083-1.jpg

and in the tank

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4087-1.jpg

FTS

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/r...IMG_4089-1.jpg

wow john that looks awesome. and yes it is very open. are you going to be running three mp40s on that thing?

Very creative John. I'm curious whether they will perform as well within that wall. Obviously their undertow characteristics will change etc...you'll have to let us know if you see and changes in how they function.

Aquascape is nice and low...hope you grow out some massive colonies.

And where on earth did you get those cutters?!