Zero Edge Aquarium

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Can we get some pics and info from anyone with a Zero Edge aquarium? I know they are very high priced, but they look like they have phenomenal upside to go with the price.

I have a few questions.

1. Is their going to be a problem with coralline algae growing on both sides of the tanks acrylic panels?

2. Without adding powerheads is there suffucient waterflow for corals to thrive?

3. Do you turn the pump off when feeding? If not, do you lose food over the side?

4. Do you have problems with some iverts going up, up and over the top?

They look like they could be stunning tanks.
 
1. yes
2. yes...not for sps though
3. yes
4.yes


If you want something different, then 0-edge might be interesting. Overall they seem to be nothing other than an curiosity that you will tire of quickly. IMO...very little upside and enormous downside.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11990839#post11990839 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mark426
If you want something different, then 0-edge might be interesting. Overall they seem to be nothing other than an curiosity that you will tire of quickly. IMO...very little upside and enormous downside.
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I agree. I was talking with an LFS in my area that's been running the 22g zero-edge. He said that they have to scrape algae off both sides of the glass at least every other day. They have LED lighting on the tank, so there's no heat added, and they're still losing 3g/d in evaporation. That's a lot to lose from a 22g tank.

They felt that the standard pump didn't have enough flow, so they upgraded. The upgrade made it so the top surface is not completely smooth, so things are distorted when you look from the top.
In addition to that, the water that cascades down the sides isn't completely uniform, so looking from the sides isn't all that clear either. This, again, was an issue with the upgraded pump, I haven't seen it with the standard one, but, either way, that means that the animals couldn't be seen clearly from either the top or the sides.

It did look great from across the room, if that's what you're shooting for.

Dave
 
Thanks for the reply. Are you speaking as an experienced owner or do you know someone with the zero edge and are aware of the problems they've encountered?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11991153#post11991153 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jfro
Thanks for the reply. Are you speaking as an experienced owner or do you know someone with the zero edge and are aware of the problems they've encountered?
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Everything I said was based on what I've seen at the LFS here that has one and from talking to the guy who runs that part of the store.

I didn't want one even before I talked to them because I didn't like the idea of having to clean algae off both sides of an acrylic tank. It just seems like I'd end up spending a good percentage of my time buffing out scratches.

Dave
 
I have had one for 7 months now. If you have water flowing over both sides, scratches don't really matter... as long as they aren't big, they're invisible with a sheet of water over it. Algae cleaning, though, is a must and you CAN'T use a magnet cleaner.

I run mine as a standard rimless. For the reason above as well as several other major issues, I found the water overflow aspect NOT maintenance friendly. That said, the aquariums have impeccable craftsmanship and with the included equipment running it rimless is very easy. BUT, that takes the glamour out of having a ZeroEdge, doesnt it?
 
The prices on these are absolutely ridiculous. They look pretty cool, but I'm thinking that kind of coin can be used more efficiently.
 
It depends. If you don't have money to blow, this is a complete waste of money. If you do, it's worth it.

Remember, the price includes tank, stand, all plumbing and fittings, sump, and Eheim 1262 pump. Not too bad...
 
I really like mine--it's the small hex, which is about 20 gallons. I don't really have an algae problem even though I run a 250 w MH over it because my bioload is pretty reasonable.

I wipe the inside and outside down twice a week with an acrylic cleaning pad and don't have any build-up that needs scrubbing. I'm sure it could get out of control if I didn't stay on it.

The evaporation is high, so you have to use some kind of ATO. I feel like mine is pretty low maint. It takes me about 15 min a week to wipe it down, change the filter and do a 5 gal water change. I don't run a skimmer.

The snails wander in an out, which has never been a problem -- a piece of gutter guard keeps them from getting into the sump via the drain. I haven't had any other inverts crawl out.

I agree the prices are crazy high--I bought mine used

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Any updates

I know this is an old thread, I was however looking at such a tank and wanted to inquire about extended upkeep. Beyond the one guy who's back siphoned any issues besides algae (I be a decent UV filter would help with that) ???
 
I have one being constructed at the moment. 40 g "cubeish" 24x24x18 tank only. 3/4" thick. Which means I get the tank, plumbing and I believe the sump. 1000$ but as for aesthetics it is going to absolutely rock!
Brett at Zeroedge says that water behaves difficultly above certain heights. A 24x24x24 would be 60 gallons which would be 1" thick.
I am hanging one 175 HQI MH @ 24" and a ecoxotic "fixture" at 15". The "fixture" is made of alder that is 18" x 18" out of 2" strips holding my 8 12" stunner strips allowing for the MH beam to go through the center of the "fixture"

Your water will be well oxygenated and CO2 will also escape easily due to the surface area of water air contact.

Once it is all together and up and running I will post my tank and progress(+/-) on this forum.

Douglas
 
rockdoc2010 said:
I have one being constructed at the moment. 40 g "cubeish" 24x24x18 tank only. 3/4" thick. Which means I get the tank, plumbing and I believe the sump. 1000$ but as for aesthetics it is going to absolutely rock!
Brett at Zeroedge says that water behaves difficultly above certain heights. A 24x24x24 would be 60 gallons which would be 1" thick.
I am hanging one 175 HQI MH @ 24" and a ecoxotic "fixture" at 15". The "fixture" is made of alder that is 18" x 18" out of 2" strips holding my 8 12" stunner strips allowing for the MH beam to go through the center of the "fixture"

Your water will be well oxygenated and CO2 will also escape easily due to the surface area of water air contact.

Once it is all together and up and running I will post my tank and progress(+/-) on this forum.

Douglas
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I'd love to see the progress of this tank in the future! :thumbsup:
 
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