well, everything is back together and there's water in it again. it's cloudier than the first time we put the water and sand in, but i'm sure that'll clear up sooner or later. i've got the powerheads going, but no heater and the water is not running through the sump. i had less evaporation than i thought, but enough that i didn't have time last night to make enough more before bed. this afternoon, i'm hopefully going to get it topped the rest of the way off and get the water flowing through the sump. the tonight we're going to get the salinity up to where it needs to be and get the rest fo the sand back in. then i'll hopefully get pics and pics if i can find the camera.