Got the tank put on the stand to see how it reacted with weight. Empty it did well, but when it was about half full I gave it a little rock and became concerned about its stability. I added the 4 virticle supports that I left out last night which helped to make it truly rock solid. While the tank finished filling i cut and placed the inner floor of the stand and put the 30 Gal. sump in to see what kind of room i would be working with under there. All and all I'm pretty happy with how everything has turned out so far. Thank god for Google SketchUp. Here's how it looks so far.

Tank and Stand Framework (pic heavy)

Spent the night watching the Home Run Derby and building the stand framework in the garage. Here is how it turned out, sans a few vertical supports to cut down on weight.  This thing is stable as brick poop house.  Tomorrow I will get the tank on the stand, clean it, and fill to check for leaks and double check that the stand framework is structurally sound. Also, pic of the tank that i have yet to post.  Formatting turned out funny.

  

So I've decided that during the downtime between actual work on my setup I'm going to post anything reef related that I find interesting or useful.  Cool pictures, interesting articles, DIY projects. With this post I'll start out showing what I would like my next project to be once i get the 90 gallon setup.

Frag tanks are used to propagate corals in a tank that is separate from the display and sump.  What I'm thinking of doing is using the 10 gallon I have, and if there is room, put it next to my sump under the display tank and plumb it directly into the sump rather than having it's own filtration system since it is so small and my sump is designed to carry a much higher bio-load than what my DT produces.  I probably wont use it immediately because I plan on starting with fish only in my DT and adding corals later, but I might as well build in the capability now. Also, I can always turn it into a dedicated fuge and have the return section in my sump be much larger in the meantime.  Here are a few of the better pics i found online.