Add me to the list of juwel lovers! Awesome tanks, very easy to maintain and they look good, just nice and plain. Hate all this tacky looking tanks that detract attention from whats inside them.
I used to keep tropicals, had some great fish. If you go tropical then you have to get some clown loach, at least 3, they are great fun. I also had an elephant nose they look cool with their 'trunks', not a beginner fish, they are quite fussy.
I agree with the getting the 'biggest and best-est' you can afford, makes it much easier in the long run, no point buying a small tank as you will only end up longin to get a bigger one, and upgrading fish tanks it not easy, lol.
Desperate to start keeping fish again, had to give my tank and its contents to my dad when I went to uni, and now I live in a rented apartment and so a big old fish tank is not a great idea
Keep us posted on how you get on and fire any questions this way.