For a lot of people it comes down to price........ I should know from my first tank I built! This time I went to what I consider one of the best "concept" I feel your pain on this one mycat99 as I was told he would get it right if I bought him a case of beer! As they say you get what you pay for :0( all you can do now is make the most of it until the desire to go bigger gets to strong lol. Good luck and you should post some pictures so we can see what it's like before and after.