Looking to build a Fire Farm tank

[RASAL0M]

I'm looking at building a fire farm tank, and I'm thinking of Fire Aura/ Dark Melee as it seems that Dark has some sustain built in and has some AoE to help with the farming.  I'm not married to either, just want something that works well and can get up and running quickly.  

 

I'd love for some input on what powers/ slotting to take early, what pool powers to pick up.  I don't really plan on doing anything other then using this dude for farming, so I'm not sure how much that would play into the choices.

 

If anyone has a template build that works for this early game, (with cheap enhancements) that would be amazing.  I'd love it if there were any reasons for the choices.  

 

Any advise would be helpful while I wade through the forums.

[Maelwys]

 

 

 

[RASAL0M]

Here's my current proposed build.  I'd love some input.  I've never done a tank, so I don't know how to build them to not suck.

Rasalom Tanker (Fiery Aura - Dark Melee).mbd

[Warshades]

Don't use dark melee, it's not good for farming. To get sustainability, you just need to hit 45% fire defense which you can do with set bonuses. Tanks can hit 90% fire resist without trying. 

[bigmarty]

Most people use spines but I also really enjoy super strength.