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Bret61081
10/07/2006, 07:42 PM
I was wondering since its been around over a year now what people think about these tanks. They have one set up at my LFS that he has has over a year now as freshwater and I think it looks pretty cool. He said he would sell it to me at a discount so I have to think about it...but I am not sure if I want to go with this interesting tank or just a regular 90G or 120G...Just wanted some input from some people who had them Thanks
Bret
King-Kong
10/07/2006, 07:47 PM
Personally, the warped glass would give me a headache.
That aside, they're very nice pieces of furniture, but probably not great aquariums.
db_triggerfish
10/07/2006, 08:00 PM
Bret61081, Big AL's aquarium superstore is having a raffle this weekend on a 90 gallon wave tank is the link. I was there this morning when they started it.
http://www.bigalsusa.com/resources/columbus_sale.html
ACBlinky
10/07/2006, 08:15 PM
I worked a large chain pet store (PJ's) that sold loads of tanks. In the 15+ months I was there we sold rectangular, cube, pentagonal, half-round, bowfront and corner bowfronts... but not one single wave. I think a wavefront would be a real challenge to aquascape and the convex/concave glass might distort the image quite a bit -- I'd want to see one filled before I even thought about it.
I want my reef to be a little window into the ocean, so I like the furniture and tank shape to be as little of a distraction as possible. Distortions from seams (hex tanks) or bows detract from the illusion, so I don't really like them. OTOH if you want a really interesting-looking conversation piece, a wavefront might fit the bill nicely :)
ReefEze
10/07/2006, 08:18 PM
I would recommend getting a normal tank.
nosferatu51
10/07/2006, 09:28 PM
I think it could be a cool FW planted tank, but with all the rock and hard nature of much of a marine tank, the form factor would be difficult to work with. If it was seamless and sat on a nice piece of furniture I think there are some places it would look really cool in a house though (eg: If you have big entry doors, put it perpendicular in the middle of the entry hall).
personaly i like the rectangular aquariums because they allow the maximum wet area relative to the space they take up.
of course i also love a good deal and trying somthing different.
i say go for it and put a lionfish in it.
the changing optics will give an interesting affect to the lion's fins as he swims around
MyMonkey
10/08/2006, 07:54 AM
I have seen several set up and running. I think they look great. In fact, my wife want's one. Fairly cheap too.
Hey if you like it, go for it. I've never seen one set up, but they look cool.
Bret61081
10/08/2006, 10:40 AM
Anyone have any pics of them set up as a reef?? I want to stick with a 4' tank since I have decent lighting for it already...and I figured this was a pretty neat alternative...
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