Hello PVT! I am glad you found the eel and that he is alive and well. I'm also glad that Pierre is out of your
DT. You do need a cover for that
sump of yours and the quickest, cheapest method that I know of to suggest to you is to get you some egg crate and cut it to fit the top of the
sump. I'm sure you can think of some way to secure it on there also. Push come to shove, you could get you some of that velcro and use that to secure it. That way it's easy off, easy on. Nice pics. Glad things are starting to move in a positive direction.