Open top tank in living room
 

I was just wondering what people thought about an open top tank with a T5/LED hybrid light above it that doesn't have a canopy to contain the light spillage. Tanks look so much nicer with an open top in my opinion, but does it light up your whole room and/ is it a distraction? If you're lying down on a couch that's 4 or 5 feet away from the tank are you going to be blinded by the light?

Thanks for your input :)

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I don't even notice anymore.

Ya i have LEDs in the living riom and dont notice at all. I dont notice the noise either untill there is a power outage and it goes silent. Its weird when all the tank noise stops...lol

Our tank is in our range of vision when watching TV and the light spillage was very annoying. It was also right in your face when viewing from a seated position. I ended up building a surround for the fixture to rest on.

Thanks guys. LEDs I wouldn't be as worried about. But T5s can spill light quite a bit.

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LED hurts my eyes and drives me bonkers, so I certainly wouldn't want it in the living room. I have T5 in the living room, and the only time it bothers me is when it's reflecting off the TV. That only happens from one seating position.

Im same boat as myka, i can see the led flickering. I have a hood on my tank but hood is open top so excess light is directed up.

My tank height is 42"

I have a T5 fixture over my open tank in the living room. I tilted the fixture away from the TV (towards the back of the tank) so it no longer bothers me. It's only tilted 10 deg from the horizontal plane.

I also keep a 1/4 in mesh screen on the open top to keep my wrasses in.