Open top tank in living room

[Myka]

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.

[sobe]

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"

[straightrazorguy]

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.