Thank you Ron and Michael,
It is a huge help knowing I can go with the 32", the height to place them, and the angle to get. Ron's explanation of the power consumption is exactly what I was looking of on that topic!
As for going with a bigger tank, that we'll need to think about with how the extra 5" bump into the room will work for traffic flow. Since the carpet will be going soon anyhow, I think I'll put tape on the floor for a few days and we can see if it would be awkward. I can see where the 55 could be difficult for aquascaping. the 30g is and it is not as tall. I'm not as concerned about the sumpp. My husband will be building the stand (he is into woodworking) and the sump might actually go in the basement. I had started a separate thread on that because I thought (apparently mistakenly
) that it was an unrelated topic.
Thanks,
Kim