Thanks for the input Gilbert!! I lowered the power head in the fashion you mentioned, not nearly as much kick up of the sand. We'll see if the placement is good within the next couple days. My water is good to go, I couldn't resist and went by Gabe's fish for testing. Should have my cleaning crew within this week, w00t! lol

Then, slowly of course, I'll be adding fish.

As for the rock, I picked quite a few smaller pieces allowing me flexibility for structures. I just really didn't want to go with the typical pile in the center. I've been looking online for ideas. We'll see.