look at your basement and ask yourself how much space can I give up for an amazing tank. That is how big you should go. Budget and build your dream. Go bigger now and you will not be redoing it a few years. Like I am looking at doing.
Them rubber maid things are a waste of time if you ask me
I think it's nice to have a tank no matter what it's made out of glass acrylic ply as long as it's up at normal tank viewing level I would hate to keep bending down on my knees all the time to look at my fish
Yup, I agree. Viewing rays from the side view of a glass tank is totally different experience form a FGT or pond. The tank allows for more interaction and allows you to observe the ray better. If something goes wrong. It's also easy to tell with a side view.