i finally made the decision to tile my 180gallon tank. after hours of reading/research i went with a high gloss black marble tile and it looks beautiful imo. i'm just trying to decide if i'm gonna add my 5 foot piece of manzita driftwood or not. water changes and maintenance are a breeze the powerhead keeps debris exactly where i want it-in the filter intakes.....never going back to sand or gravel again

(unless I got it twisted? I could swear you said you were bailing out recently because of the land lord no?)
so we compromised i was able to keep the tank if i promised not to use canister filters with hoses going in and out of the tank and if i got renters insurance...i had to go with a trio of ac 110's