Here is the final product, save for of course live sand, live rock, fish and corals. Below are a few pictures of my inspiration for the stand design.  What I have in sketch up is a very rough draft of how I will do the skinning and molding.

This is the original frame design.  After getting some feed back on a forum i have made some alterations.  According to one user this frame design could hold up a fucking house.  Work will start on this after i buy the aquarium and can get exact measurements.

This is the Sump/ Refugium design. Included are the protein skimmer and return pump.  Left most section will be the refugium.

Frame, sump, display tank.  At the top of the the DT is the overflow chamber and visible in back is the BeanAnimal overflow design.  I haven't done a complete rendering of the plumbing because it is very difficult to manipulate PVC fittings in sketchup, but trust me there will be plenty of pictures as I assemble it.

Well, after almost 2 years of research and planning I am finally going to start this thing and have decided to record the process in what is my first (and probably only) blog ever. This is mostly for myself but those of you interested are free to view and comment.  Ill start with a few 3D renderings done using Google SketchUp.  This will be a pic heavy blog and at times slow developing because I will be building as I acquire the necessary equipment and most of what it needed it very expensive. For those of you following along, enjoy!