Dave, thanks for the Kudos.
I decided to go with "Blog" entires/updates because 1. didn't want to tie up forums with the many questions and ideas I have. 2. It allows me to get my thoughts and ideas in order (I figure if it can make sense to me at 2-3 in the morning, then hopefully it will make sense to the rest of you all at a civilized hour (lol). 3. wanted to reinforce to other newbies (which I consider myself still one and will do so for a long time to come) the 'fact' that everybody preaches - "There are no dumb questions, except those unresearched and/or unasked". 4. finally have been asked many times on the status of the build, an interest by others that is appreciated very much. My Blog allows fellow reefers, newbies, etc. to see for themselves, make comments, ask questions, provide answers to my musings. If anyone and everyone wants to jump in with questions, answers, etc please feel free to do so. Think of it as a newbie chat blog.
To quote one of the reasons I started a Blog in the first place: "Next reason is I feel that this is one way to gather and record my thoughts, ideas, etc., no mater how silly I think they are or dumb they sound to me. That I choose to post them is probably my first silly idea. However the one thing I value most, outside of family, is knowledge. And I don't mean book learning per se, but that gained from practice and repetition, and feedback from others more wiser in the subjects. The comments received can be read, saved, and reread again and again until it sinks in. As I get older the one problem I have in receiving face-to-face advice is that my photocopy mind soon runs out of ink and becomes blurry in a short time."
Dave, thanks again to you and the others who keep this an interesting and fun hobby.
wayneb