A mini-chronology of the set up of my ~1000g (total volume) reef.
I got the final OK to re-quote the tanks (sump and display). So now I'm starting on the process of approaching each and every company on my list for a new quote for the tanks. The goal is to have both tanks in the house before the holidays, so we're leaving a lot of lead time to get those panes of 10.5ft glass. I have 5 places to get quotes from now; all glass, and there is now even a guy who I've heard (through the grapevine so it needs to be confirmed) that will warranty his work! ...
My Leg Tank, a water storage container, for our water change system is finally at our house. Its hanging out in the garage making friends with our other renovation materials. After everything was said and done I ended up paying about $250 for the tank, as I received a large discount for the issues we had receiving it. I have no idea when I'm going to get to installing it, but at least now we have it, and can sort out our plumbing order so we can get moving once again.
If anyone is looking for a company to print their photos onto canvas and frame them I used Canvas on Demand a few times and the results have been fantastic. I've been having custom sports photos, and a few diving photos printed up as gifts over the last couple of weeks. I figured since a lot of people in the hobby are also photographers, or have a photography interest, that this might help someone out. I've also noticed that a lot of people seem to be using their own tank photography ...