So, I nearly killed myself last night trying out a few crazy last minute ideas to move the tank anywhere else.
I tried the right side of the living room which has a long wall I have never really known what to do with. Nope. That would always be a distraction if you were enjoying a movie. Plus, as these things are never actually dead silent, I would probably hear it too often to enjoy during something like a movie for instance.
Then, I tried this 6 foot wall in the breakfast nook, which is tiled and part of the kitchen. That would have it's benefits. It also is right over the top of the utility room in the basement. This looked terrible. If you aren't right in front of it, it just takes up an unbearable amount of room. Most of the view, while in the kitchen, would be the side of the tank and it screamed that it was put in a place with little thought.
Most of these space I would have cared less when I was younger and cared less about practical use of spaces.
SO....I realized that on the main floor there is only two places for it. The spot against that dining room wall and the in-wall area I originally had it in the kitchen.
My wife was right. Again. She gave me $#*^ about it, again, and I cleaned up the mess I made. I think the truth is, someday down the line, I will find a way to put a 4' x 4' cube in the basement. Then I'll get the last laugh.
I tried the right side of the living room which has a long wall I have never really known what to do with. Nope. That would always be a distraction if you were enjoying a movie. Plus, as these things are never actually dead silent, I would probably hear it too often to enjoy during something like a movie for instance.
Then, I tried this 6 foot wall in the breakfast nook, which is tiled and part of the kitchen. That would have it's benefits. It also is right over the top of the utility room in the basement. This looked terrible. If you aren't right in front of it, it just takes up an unbearable amount of room. Most of the view, while in the kitchen, would be the side of the tank and it screamed that it was put in a place with little thought.
Most of these space I would have cared less when I was younger and cared less about practical use of spaces.
SO....I realized that on the main floor there is only two places for it. The spot against that dining room wall and the in-wall area I originally had it in the kitchen.
My wife was right. Again. She gave me $#*^ about it, again, and I cleaned up the mess I made. I think the truth is, someday down the line, I will find a way to put a 4' x 4' cube in the basement. Then I'll get the last laugh.