It's not the price.. I can get the 2213 for $69.95 from petsmart.com and a 15% online coupon. So it's not much more for what you're getting. The problem is fitting something 13" high. I'm not using a standard stand. If I did, I'd be getting a 55 gallon.. probably. (I got this 37 gallon new for about $10)The idea was to try to set the tank up for as close to $100 as possible. So far, if I count the emperor and Aqualight, the setup is $135. The Eheim would take me to $170... but then I would need a new stand.. which would take me to $275 for that proce I could get another 55 gallon.
Which seems like a deal, but it's not going to work politically in the house. The 37 is already pushing it.