I'm going with young, overly excited, head in the clouds youth. This thread is far to odd and just all over the place to be a mature, thoughtful adult. There is nothing wrong with dreaming but honestly, if you listen to anything in this thread listen to this..... IF this is your first LARGE tank. STOP. You clearly have no idea what it takes to design, build, filter and maintain a tank of 1,000 gallons. You may think you do but it is very apparent that you don't. What will your parents do when your brand new 1,000 gallon bursts and puts that quantity of water in your house? Do they have insurance specifically for this? Will you be able to pay for the damages it causes if you mess up? There is far more to this than just throwing some wood or glass together and then throwing your dream fish in and everything ends happily ever after. Do yourself and the fish a favor and start smaller. Maybe find a used 100-300 gallon off craigslist and use that to break yourself in to what it actually takes to maintain a large tank, whether it be monetary or time. I wish you the best, good luck.