Thought that title would cause you to open this thread. :wildone:
In any case, I was looking at my bow front this morning. I started thinking, why in the heck is the bow in the front of the tank. Wouldn't it be better if the back bowed out so that I could run the rocks along the bow?
When I was looking at the tank, I noticed that I naturally create rock patterns that bow towards the front corners of the tank. I do that to get more flow behind the rocks. If the tank was reversed (bow on the back), my natural tendency of placing the rocks in a bow pattern would be aligned with the bow in the back of the tank. It would seem more efficient. It would also likely allow the water to distribute more easily.
Of course, I can't do this because the back of my tank (flat side) is painted. And all equipment is more readily hung on a flat wall of the tank. That said, I wondered if anyone out there ever had this crazy idea.:uzi:
In any case, I was looking at my bow front this morning. I started thinking, why in the heck is the bow in the front of the tank. Wouldn't it be better if the back bowed out so that I could run the rocks along the bow?
When I was looking at the tank, I noticed that I naturally create rock patterns that bow towards the front corners of the tank. I do that to get more flow behind the rocks. If the tank was reversed (bow on the back), my natural tendency of placing the rocks in a bow pattern would be aligned with the bow in the back of the tank. It would seem more efficient. It would also likely allow the water to distribute more easily.
Of course, I can't do this because the back of my tank (flat side) is painted. And all equipment is more readily hung on a flat wall of the tank. That said, I wondered if anyone out there ever had this crazy idea.:uzi: