WOW, what kind of fish are you planning that's gonna cost you $1000 to start with??? (hope it's not 1,000 neon tetras, although...)
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^might be pretty cool
Anyway, it's good that you have a decent budget for this thing and i guess I can kind of see your reasoning to have such a tall tank, although I'd personally go shorter for maintenance. At 12'L that's definitely a special order piece of glass. How much was the 8'x4'(I'm assuming MUCH cheaper)? Better yet ordering 3 pieces of 4x4 might be down right reasonable when it comes to pricing, much easier to handle as well. Only real downfall is that it puts a small damper on the "WOW" factor.
PS too bad you don't live in Texas. I'm kinda bummed myself that I don't have a truck and some extra cash to throw around:
http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/mat/2195103873.html