WOW... it took a little while, but I FINALLY finished reading the thread.
I have a few comments/questions...
1) First of all, kudos on the wife... not only does she put up with all of your fish crap, but she also looks stunning!!!
2) Did you ever get the starry blenny out? I have one right now, and he is a good reef citizen. Although, I have a little macroalgae growth in the tank and feed Formula 2 flakes (among other things) twice daily. Since they don't eat coral polyps in the wild, it might just be a lack of vegetable matter in his/her diet. Just a thought...
3) So, if you could do things over, you would probably go about 96" long and 48" deep... interestingly, I'm planning something very similarly sized (the end result dimensions depends on the new house, but believe you me, I'll be taking a measuring tape along with me to open houses to make sure I can get at least 84"L X 36"W tank). Are there any other things that you would "re-do"?
Great looking tank and great looking thread!
-Chad