Thanks to all of you in the area who have helped me get this tank started. It's a lot of work but a lot of enjoyment too! It's now 7 months old and doing better since I added an ro/di system and an Octopus 250 skimmer, and increased the water flow in the tank.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/...eather_500.jpg
i've had trouble taking good digital photos and getting the light right, so I experimented with Picasa a free Google download. thse are about right with my current lighting.