| thanks for the compliments on my tank, first off have you given any thought in where you're going to place the tank? a tank that size with all Live rock, water, the weight of the glass tank, and equipment you probably talking 5,000 lbs. make sure your floor will support that kind of weight.
on the lighting subject that kinda depends on what to plan on keeping in your tank as far as corals or clams or anemones. you probably want to go with it least 4x 250 W or maybe 400 W metal halide lighting for a tank that long.
are you planning on a sand bed or bare bottom?
I really like my reef life skimmer and sump I would highly recommend them but I probably would go with the vs3 72" skimmer instead.
I agree with every one of that glass tanks are probably better in the long run but when you get above 300 gal. I would probably really consider acrylic to save on the weight factor also drilling for a closed loop circulation system.
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