well i finally have something to update.
1. got the stand which turned out great thanks to kevin and doug
2. sold the biocube that was in the space where this tank is going
3. bought basically all the equipment
even though the stuff has been bought im now stuck waiting for the sump which ended up being 19"wide by 20" long and 18"tall and is the biggest i could fit fairly simple design (i think so anyway) and im also waiting on the return pump which is gonna be a red dragon 4.5 so hopefully in the next couple of weeks the stuff will show up and i can get it cycling
for lights i went with 2x 24" 4 bulb tek lights im hoping this wasnt a mistake but i cant test the par numbers untill i get it running to know for shure, i skipped on the solaris because where the fans are located on the side and also the tank is 24" wide and thier has been some unhappy people with how the spread of light goes to straight down.at least with the t5's the entire tank is covered in lights except the 3 inches between the 2 fixtures
bought a vortec for flow, ive been very happy with the 2 in my other tank since the 2nd generation has come out and it eliminates any wires in the tank
for the skimmer i went with a bubble king 160, i could have gone with a 180 also but the 160 was in stock and the price was already high enough as it was and i think the 160 will do quite nicely
