Cube Tank Misconception???

[alpine]

Hey Everyone

For some reason I have been noticeing a growing trend of people stateing that they own a cube tank,when in fact they dont.Have people forgotten ,or dont know what a cube really is?I mean really its been so frequently seen that its actually starting to bother me for some stupid reason.For a tank to be a called a cube,means that all of its dimensions need to be the same.Just because the length and width are the same does'nt mean you own a cube tank.Its simple geometry,but yet people here seem to have trouble of understanding that.

Is there a COOL FACTOR with owning a cube tank going on that I dont know of?I own a ford explorer,you dont see me going around telling people I own an escalade.

This whole cube misconception is real apparent in the large reef tank forum.A lot of tanks owners like to state that they own a cube tank,and when you look at the dims of the tank.you'll see something like 48"x48"x20".Are these people forgetting that there tank is missing 28' in height to make there tank an actual cube?

Heres what the dictionary has to say about a cube.

"a block having the shape of a solid figure having six square faces of equal area, in which the angle between any two adjacent sides is a right angle".

It just bugs me how some people can take something so simple and twist it all up.Anybody else feel like I do about this?

By the way for those off you that own square shaped tanks,please dont take offense if your one of these people that have mistitled the description of your tank as a cube.Not here to **** anybody off,just wanted to clarify to everyone what a cube really is.