Got my sump\refugium working. It sure was a hassle to get it in my stand though. I had to take apart my stand practically to get it in. It is a very tight fit. Almost like it was made to fit. I filled up my sump\refugium got the salinity right and connected it all up. Right now I am waiting for the glue to completely dry on my overflow box. It says it takes 24 hours. I have already made sure it retains water and it does. I would like to get some aragonite based sand for my DBS. I tested every type of sand they had at Home Depot and none tested positive for aragonite. I have heard from my uncle that he got his sand for his DBS at a Lowe's. So I suppose that will be my next place to look. Although he said he bought it in the summer and it isn't exactly sandbox time yet but maybe they will have it. I will also be getting some live sand and macro algae from him to start up my tank. So I won't have a substrate in my main tank for a bit since I am very determined to find some aragonite sand. All the remains now is what to buy as my first fish? A clown fish? Goby? It will take a lot of thinking. I am hoping to get my overflow working by tomorrow and get all my heating issues sorted out and put in the bio-spira. The only thing I am a bit concerned about is that the bio-spira package says to turn off protein skimmers during the first 48 hours. That will mean I will need to get another means of importing oxygen into the tank for 48 hours. I will probably need to use a spare air pump and air stone. I am just not sure if it will be enough. I will have to hope.
