Hi,
I can say that after Tom agreed to scape my 220, that there were LOTS of e-mails back and forth on every aspect...He had tons of excellent suggestions, ideas, resources, and the experience most of all. This was extremely helpful to me in many ways.. We only spoke once on the phone almost a year after he was actually here..
His experience alone is worth it Imo....hope it works out for you...
and that is not to mention all the free stuff here on the forum. His suggestion on my 36" width and the lower height...I would have gone 30" but the extra 6" really makes a big difference. The 20" height also is nice and the tank is much more unique with these dims..not to mention beautiful to view and ez to maintain...