Bowfront tanks-- what’s the advantage?
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Topic: Bowfront tanks-- what’s the advantage?
Posted By: chris.rogers
Subject: Bowfront tanks-- what’s the advantage?
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 12:07pm
| Topic says it all. |
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Posted By: Crazy Tarzan
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 12:11pm
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Looks. But some people don't like them, I've noticed the bigger the bowfront the more distortion you have when looking into the tank. Though it does give you more a feeling of depth. However they don't agree with cameras either.
------------- Was that in there yesterday? Casper--WY windier than ? Down to a 20, soon to double or nothing |
Posted By: immortal
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 12:19pm
| I have a 46 gallon bowfront cichlid tank. I really like how it looks, the tank "seems" bigger than it actually is. It also acts as a magnifying glass. I think a bowfront tank would be great for a salt water reef tank. They are a bit more expensive than a regular tank though. Mine was like $220 I think, where you can get a regular shaped 55 for $100. |
Posted By: chris.rogers
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 12:21pm
| I guess I'm just not impressed by them. I don't like the distorted view... all depends on prefrence then, eh? |
Posted By: immortal
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 12:24pm
Yes, indeed. 
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Posted By: jglover
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 1:17pm
| I loved my corner tank. |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 2:28pm
I wear glasses (bifocals if you must know) and curved glass does not work for me at all  -------------  |
Posted By: Gahlenfr
Date Posted: April 15 2006 at 10:18pm
| I am in the same boat you are Mike. My glasses are graduated bifocals and the distortion drives me crazy. You have to be a little more creative with your lighting also since the top is not rectangle or square. |
Posted By: amorgenegg
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 7:59pm
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I have never liked bowfront tanks. For me it looks fine when just
glancing at it, or from a distance, but when I really want to look it
drives me nuts.
------------- Andrew Morgenegg |
Posted By: chris.rogers
Date Posted: April 17 2006 at 10:10am
| Glad to see someone else agrees with me. :) |