Ice armor/ Electric melee what cha think?

So I am thinking of tapping back into my inner tank. I have a lvl 50 invun/axe (my name sake), and a lvl 50 stone/stone/pyre. I had a wp/sm up to 39, but met the chopping block. I have tryed various ice armors.. I have tryed ice/fire (very very lowbie) ice/ice (lvl 26), ice/dm (lvl 28)... All those met the chopping block.

My wife and I want to try new duo toons, but every time she trys to make something different out side of defenders, and I try to make something out side of tankers, we end up getting spotty tanks, and defenders.

So she is thinking ice/nrg blaster. so instead of seeing spotty tanks, I thinking of roleing one my self, and not hassle my self with hearing her mouth. I want a tank primary that can stand alone in team play (meaning doesn't need alot of help from secondary). Ice is strong, don't like the feel of WP, love invun, like stone. I got a SD scrapper, so I don't want a SD tank at the moment. My eyes can't stand fire (plus I really don't like all res sets).

So I was thinking ice armor, and electric melee, because I like my attacks to be decent AE/ST. Fire might trump electric, but I am looking for something unique, and I think lightning rod+nrg absorbtion, would make for a very survivable tanker.

So tell me what you think, and if you think of something you think might be a more unique combo, go ahead and shout at me.

I have a ele/SR scrapper and love that char and I also have a ice/ice tank
and wish I would have been Ele on her instead of Ice melee just remember you wont be as durable in melee as other tanks. But on the up side Ice can stick and move real fast back into ranged where your almost untouchable if slotted right. LightingRod + FireBall+ eng obsorb would about take the fight out of anything. then just move back while they are slowed to death from your CE and finish the rest with fire ranged attacks.

Another ice/ option that's a decent balance of AoE and ST is Dual Blades. I have a lvl 50 ice/DB tank, and really love the way it plays. Ice (as you probably know), makes for a great aggro magnet, and DB's combos really leverage the mobs that will clump around you.