[framerguy]

Well, the tanks are on order! I emailed Jack with the turnaround time question. I think I'm driving him nuts with e-mails. I ordered a bare bones (no overflow) 96x30x30 DT and three 48x15x18 refugiums. I will put the fuges end to end and connect them together. I will use a Reeflo Snapper 2500gph pump for sump return and divert some of that water to the far refugium with a pod friendly gravity fed weir overflow back to the DT from the third fuge. The order of fuges will be, 1:miracle mud seagrass bed with mangrove tree, 2: 3" very course sand bed algae flat with LR rubble and reverse flow undergravel filter (maybe), and 3: (I'm taking suggestions on this one) fine sand DSB LR bio farm?, more algae flat? IDK.

Terry, the stand will be in the tank room and unseen by guests except when I show it to them so it won't be pretty. Just two-by construction, and plywood surfaces.

Once Jack lets me know the total (I don't even know yet...scary!), I'll have to take Gail out and get her really drunk before I tell her how much it is . The way I see it I am three grand ahead building my own light system so maybe she won't have a heart attack.

I'll go over my plans for the closed loop later...