Ahh Can't decide btwn 120 and 180!

basicly a 180 is just a longer version of a 120. Aquascaping should be very simple considering that you do have 24" of space from front to rear.

1. First off I like to paint the rear glass with a pattern or use one of the pre-printed vynal backgrounds.

2. When your setting you base rock and live rock think of overlapping islands. In the case of a tank your size I look at 4 islands each roughly 9" X 24". Put these islands on an angle and positioned so from the front they look like they are overlapping. As an added touch you could add rock between two of the island creating a tunnel like effect.

3. Be creative to your own personal taste. Simular to lightiung everyone has different tastes and what might for Sam to much could be of Sue too little.

Dennis
 
Just so you know, as a producer and home theater junkie, putting a tank in your theater room at all is a bad idea. If you want a tank in your room get one with a canopy period. The light bleed that you will get as well as the noise from a tank without a canopy is going to make you want to pull the plug on the tank every time you watch a movie. A canopy will also help with preventing really bad reflections on the TV Screen. Also go with the smallest sized tank you can, because a 72" glass tank is going to reflect a lot more sound back then a 42" tank, so the likely hood of ruining your sound field is much much higher with the 72" tank. Overall a tank in a true theater room is a bad idea, but a tank in a family room isn't. From the tech side of things go with the smaller tank, and get a canopy.
 
In the words of Dione Sanders - " How about both?" I agree with the producer/home theater junkie. As a former producer/home theater junkie. The lights ruin the picture with reflections. The sound can cause problems with hearing dialog. Just a bad mix.
 
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