If the tank was a flush in-wall with only the front viewable I probably would have stuck with just trim around the tank to make it look like a living picture hanging on the wall. But since it projects out into the room on three sides the wood-stand look suited it better in my opinion.
I am now 99% complete, there is still some touch up and drywall repair to do but the big jobs are all done for now. Here is a full tank shot of how everything looks today. I had decided to start several colonies over again because I wanted things to look proportional. Also, selling coral frags has lately become more hassle than I want to deal with. So I took advantage of an opportunity to sell off some large pieces and and just be done with it. Now I can sit back and wait for things to fill in again.
Fish list:
Purple Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Fu man-chu Lionfish
Snowflake Moray
Flame Angel
Mandarin Dragonet
Melanurus Wrasse
Long Nose Hawkfish (in the frag tank)
Invertebrates:
Diadema Urchin (in frag tank)
Rock Boring Urchin (in frag tank)
Abalone x2
Tiger Tail Cucumber x4
