This weeks progress

Today I stained the canopy. Finally got sick of looking at the bare wood and gave it a good coat of stain. Looks good for a first coat. Not sure if I'll need a sealer on the outside, but I should try to find something for the inside where it can possibly be exposed to water.

Also, I did a lot of work on the moldings in the tank room as well as finishing off some painting. Luckily I was able to find some of the original white paint used in the house so I didn't have to buy anything.

The sump is on it's way from California, albeit slowly. According to the FedEx website it hasn't moved from Bloomington,CA since May 24th. As soon as that gets here, the fun begins.

I was thinking of a way I could cycle the live rock while building the plumbing at the same time. And I think I've got it figured out. If I fill the tank partially with salt water, I can isolate the water used for curing the rock from the water in the overflows. I just have to return the water that would normally be pumped back into the tank back to the overflows and they should be isolated. Once I get everything in place we'll see if I want to do this or just build and test then fill and cure.