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@Olly398
My two pfennigs: you want it tight enough so there's no danger of it popping off if you hit a pothole (it don't droop and make you look like a quim on their brand new SS), but not so tight that it binds, i.e. causes resistance or starts making noise.
Usually when you've just set your tension, everything is quite nice and tight for the first few miles (not much play when trackstanding), but then everything"settles in" and you inevitably end up with a little bit of play. This is where I like to keep things - not too much stress on chain or rings, but nice and secure and in good control.
Enuf effin rambin for now I s'pose