Thats so funny, put the kids in the tank! I will have to remember to tell my hubby that! The tank is a corner tank so the stand is not that big. The very biggest we can fit under is 32" and that's only if it is narrow, like 12". Any wider and it needs to be shorter since the front of the tank curves. Yeah I'm not so concerned about the price, we are willing to spend that much, it is more that I am worried about buying something where all of the accessories are junk, and won't work or will run poorly. I have been researching and reading for over a year, but I still can't grasp a lot of the details, like what GPH would be needed, and a lot of the abbreviations. For instance I got a reply on a US forum and it might as well been in Greek because it had technical terms and abbreviations galore, and the whole thing went right over my head
Thanks for the help,
Marcie