Seriously:
The tank is wide enough to put in a wall - to be seen from both sides.
With the peninsula design - overflow on the end - it is PERFECT for both an island AND for a 2 sided viewing tank
The lack of bracing makes lighting infinately easier - no dark spots from the brace or braces, no salt on the brace to block light and make a shadow, no low lighting that's found under a brace... For instance, with MH lighting and a single brace, you HAVE to have 4 fixtures. This will save you a complete fixture.
A tank that Mamma will feel WAY more comfortable having in her house. It's STOUT.
Having an end overflow is PERFECT. Mine is set up to return from the other end - the sheet of surface water turns over every few seconds, and O2 levels are VERY high.
A 30" deep tank gives you plenty of room at the top and middle for corals wanting a lot of light, and the bottom for those that would prefer less!
Bill
215g FOWLR... and anemones, GSP, gorgonians... carp, that isn't FO!
"I killed my first SW Fish in 1971..."