[mattie]

I am just down the road in Cary
size is not too important if you have been thinking about the tank for a while what you want to put in it should tell you if you need to go bigger.
my advice is always get a book or 2 before you buy the tank. so you can have some good background knowledge on the things that you think you want in the tank and what kind of requirments it may need.....water flow...water quality...lighting....calcium and so on...
if you have detailed questions you should post em.... thats why the site is here...I think