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 :lol: but we no what you mean

 

[Henry100]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10064099#post10064099 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal


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).