I tried posting back earlier but I must not have hit post…
It does seem to be a different problem, my bad 
I installed pretty much the same lot of programs with
the exception of avast yesterday again and much to my
surprise my tray vanished. Bear in mind this has NEVER
happened to me. I tried retracing my steps and it may
have something to do with folder /tweakui/ system(performance)/ or Windowblinds options. Whatever it
was I was able to bring them back within a few minutes
and it might have been an animation setting somewhere
or maybe some other setting in or combination in the aforementioned areas. Sorry I was the b1tch!