Starting a new Tank - advice requested

[kien]

Clearly everyone wants the OP to go sump however, i'm pretty sure OP has set their mind on a canister

Having said that, I do have some friends who use canisters and they seem to like their Eheims. I myself used to have one, a 2217 that was rock solid and lasted like 6 years until I sold it. What I really like about my Eheim was the fact that it had huge support. Everywhere I went someone sold Eheim parts for it.