Has anyone ever built a triangular aquarium?

[Henry100]

I am just curious because I have never seen an aquarium with such a shape,but it seems a great idea to me!

[woz9683]

It will be difficult to get into the corners for cleaning algae, etc. off the glass. A pentagon or quarter round corner tank is probably the closest you'll find mass produced.

[BeanAnimal]

Not only would the corner be hard to clean, the there would be a rather large amount of wasted space.

[douggiestyle]

lots of "triangle" shaped tanks available.
often referred to as corner tanks.

[BeanAnimal]

Usually with a rounded front to gain back that lost space and tight corner Though I am sure there are right triangle tanks... I just woulnt want one.

[douggiestyle]

nah, most are acrylic and actually have five sides. probably because of the corners.

[Icefire]

5 side = diamond corner tank

[Sk8r]

Bowfront corner.

[woz9683]

Like I said at first,

A pentagon or quarter round corner tank is probably the closest you'll find mass produced.

[woz9683]

And on the contrary, my 100g is a glass pentagon corner. Most tanks of this shape would still not be acrylic because it would require two joints made with beveled edges, and it's just plain difficult to get a gluable edge that way. Most of the acrylic tanks you would see in this basic shape are the rounded front tanks like BeanAnimal mentions (or as I called them, quarter rounds).

[mm949]

i have a perfect triangle tank....not a problem cleaning corners...do lose some space in the front angles but doesnt bother me...36x36x30H

custom made by tenecor

[woz9683]

Is it 90, 45, 45 or 60, 60, 60?

[woz9683]

I guess based on your dimensions it's probably a 90, 45, 45, a corner tank?

[Henry100]

I think the biggest advantage of a triangular aquarium,over the aquariums of other shapes,is that it is deep enough to allow beautiful decorations using live rock and live corals.Another advantage(especially for a 90*,45*,45* aquarium) is that fish should equally move in all directions while the viewing pane is bigger than the other two panes(something that is not the same for a cube aquarium).As for cleaning the corners,it may be difficult when approaching them,but you could clean them using your hands and a 100%cotton towel(so as to be soft).

[BeanAnimal]

Another advantage(especially for a 90*,45*,45* aquarium) is that fish should equally move in all directions while the viewing pane is bigger than the other two panes(something that is not the same for a cube aquarium).

Heh?

Gotta say that is one odd interpretation, er I mean "advantage". As compared to what henry? A cube of what dimensions? Are we talking most "swimming area" per footprint? Per Tank Volume?

What strikes me as odd is the fact that I did not know fish referenced a center point and the distance they could travel from that point in all directions

[BeanAnimal]

I think the biggest advantage of a triangular aquarium,over the aquariums of other shapes,is that it is deep enough to allow beautiful decorations using live rock and live corals.

I am not sure what logic you used to derive this... but I think Dr. Spock would consider it illogical

Deep enough compared to what?

[BeanAnimal]

As for cleaning the corners,it may be difficult when approaching them,but you could clean them using your hands and a 100%cotton towel(so as to be soft).

This the reason that a few of us said it would be HARDER to keep them clean. Not that they COULDNT be cleaned

[BeanAnimal]

As usaul Henry, you have an interesting but very odd take or perspective on something that most of us would never have thought of.

I don't agree with you, but that does not mean that your posts are not entertaining or your ideas are wrong. I suppose to each his own when it comes to aquarium shape.

[t-bone2]

um spock wasnt a doctor but we no what you mean

[Henry100]

Originally posted by BeanAnimal
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I am not sure what logic you used to derive this... but I think Dr. Spock would consider it illogical

Deep enough compared to what?

Deep enough compared to aquariums of other shapes,which have the same volume and height with a triangular aquarium(especially 90*,45*,45*,the other triangular aquariums do not worth any attention).

[mrhanky976]

Originally posted by Henry100
I am just curious because I have never seen an aquarium with such a shape,but it seems a great idea to me!

I have seen 1 triangular shaped aquarium (looked like a pyramid). It's located at a LFS in Monterey, CA called "Pets 'n Ponds". I'll take a picture of it next time I'm in the area.

Their web-site sucks, but if you want their contact info:

http://www.petsponds.com/

[Henry100]

Thanks for information about the pyramid aquarium,but by saying triangular I mean the footprint of an aquarium.

[BeanAnimal]

Originally posted by t-bone2
um spock wasnt a doctor but we no what you mean

Yes I certainly did make a mistake. Mr. Spock.

[Acrylics]

I've built a few for customers, not difficult to build at all from acrylic. I think they're kinda cool though as stated above - the front corners may be difficult to keep clean. I think most are framed so the outer coupla inches are covered.

James