Well, placed the order.
The 180 will have 3/4" thick glass.
Heavy.

I got everything including delivery for a little less than 4k$.
An ADA 180cm tank alone is 2k$.

3 sides will be low iron starfire glass, it did not cost that much more.
I have 36 bags of ADA soil sitting here.............so that's not an issue either.
One tank will be marine macro algae so I ought to have enough ADA AS to do the other tanks.

I decided against a built in over flow.
I'll go with a basic pre filter over flow, likely a CPR, for the return and use lok line for the return flow.

I can remove these for a photo shoot.
I cannot with them in there:idea:

I did get holes drilled on the bottom for canister in line loops.
I have the wood and am making the stands.

So I have to get the lights and make the rail moving system, get a sump for each:

20 gals for the 60's
30 gal for the 120 and 40 long for the 180.
I'm using rubber insulation seal and plate glass for the sump design.

Basically the water will come to the bag prefilter, then flow into a wet/dry box with media, trickle through, (all sealed) then to the main part of the sump.

The wet/dry will have a venturi mazzei loop for the return.
I'll use a decent low watt powerhead for the return flow.

Canister loop:

For the 60's I'll use a Rena 450gph and a small sump
For the 120 and 180, I'll use the Ocean Clear's and a good return pump with higher flows, about 800 and 1100gph.

Media: mostly zeolite and open cell sponge.

One tank will have the grow in first method before filling with water for sure.
I have about a ton of wood and rock available.

So really, the filters, the lights are mostly what I need.
So sometime in Jan, 2008 I'll have them set up and started.

Regards,
Tom Barr