<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6843558#post6843558 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Untamed12  
I'm making mine 43", which is standard bar height.  There will be a bar in front of the tank, with bar stools.  If you want to sit and view, you can have a beer while doing so.
  The tank will only be 24"H, and I still don't have much room before I hit the 8' ceiling.