Hey guys,
So I'm finally close to putting down a deposit on a new tank. It's gonna be a 48x28x22 (LWH) and I'm pretty excited about it. I have a general idea where I want to put it in my living room but wanted to run it by you guys to see what you think. I've attached three photos of the areas where I think it'll go. The tank can't really go anywhere else in the room. In the first picture, the options are either on the left wall behind the big couch or straight in front where the cooler is. My preference is the left wall but the front will be facing to the right. Also, with an external overflow, it means the tank won't be right against the wall. It will stick out a bit and I've thought about ideas to cover up the gap in stand/canopy designs etc. The downside is access to the back of the tank will be tough. How do all of you with bigger tanks deal with accessing the back and reaching down to the bottom of the overflow box, etc.?
The cooler area is much smaller (only 2.5' of wall space) so it would extend out towards the big window. But it would be viewable right when you walk in (I took the first pic with the front door behind me). Plus, it would make access to the back of the tank much easier. The left wall would be cleaner and the third pic shows where I taped off the area of where I think it'll go.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!
So I'm finally close to putting down a deposit on a new tank. It's gonna be a 48x28x22 (LWH) and I'm pretty excited about it. I have a general idea where I want to put it in my living room but wanted to run it by you guys to see what you think. I've attached three photos of the areas where I think it'll go. The tank can't really go anywhere else in the room. In the first picture, the options are either on the left wall behind the big couch or straight in front where the cooler is. My preference is the left wall but the front will be facing to the right. Also, with an external overflow, it means the tank won't be right against the wall. It will stick out a bit and I've thought about ideas to cover up the gap in stand/canopy designs etc. The downside is access to the back of the tank will be tough. How do all of you with bigger tanks deal with accessing the back and reaching down to the bottom of the overflow box, etc.?
The cooler area is much smaller (only 2.5' of wall space) so it would extend out towards the big window. But it would be viewable right when you walk in (I took the first pic with the front door behind me). Plus, it would make access to the back of the tank much easier. The left wall would be cleaner and the third pic shows where I taped off the area of where I think it'll go.
Let me know what you guys think. Thanks!