NM, your reflection shots...what makes them cool to me IMO isn't the reflection. I used to sit and watch my fish from the side of the tank more than in front (or at least the same amount of time) because of the feeling of depth in the tank. Seeing your fish coming to you from that far away just seems cool, giving more of the open ocean look I guess.
Then again, the reflections are pretty cool too maybe adding to that effect?
That is one reason I love to see Steveweast's tank pics, that 8' distance you have to stare into to see fish moving through his coral chasm...simply neat. I wish that I had that kind of space and funding to do something like that!
Oh, and that close up of your hippo...stunning!