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reefwars
03-20-2011, 08:35 PM
stumbled across this the other night and thought it was pretty cool:



http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zeroedgeaquarium.com%2F&rct=j&q=zeroedge&ei=zWKGTdHQM6WG0QGwka3HCA&usg=AFQjCNEBi_DsKRCmSIvQNiMPFSCQbRrjYw





here is some vids i found of it in action.....pretty cool!!!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU-rOsyHAx8



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npPJREqrJJk&feature=related



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBpRqjA_8lI&feature=related

Slick Fork
03-20-2011, 09:01 PM
They're a neat idea, I don't know how I'd like it long term... Would probably be a LOT of work to keep clean!

freezetyle
03-20-2011, 09:02 PM
the look pretty sweet. they just came out with a trimless version that does not have water pouring down the sides. I think there is a retailer (oakville reef gallery) that is the distributor.

reefwars
03-20-2011, 09:33 PM
They're a neat idea, I don't know how I'd like it long term... Would probably be a LOT of work to keep clean!



i hear ya lol and for some reason i see alot of water spillage happening if it were mine lol:):)

still though i like it and its interesting indeed.


i wonder how evaporation is on the 180g lol:):)

MrsBugmaster
03-20-2011, 09:42 PM
I know people that have had them and have seen them in person. (They have since sold them.) They look really cool but...they are a lot of work!! You have to clean the outside as well as the indside of the glass all the time in order to keep the coraline and other aglea off them. Also, no way to keep fish from jumping out. Personally I would not have one. I use to want one but after hearing from and seeing others that have owned them, I have changed my mind.

reefwars
03-20-2011, 09:46 PM
I know people that have had them and have seen them in person. (They have since sold them.) They look really cool but...they are a lot of work!! You have to clean the outside as well as the indside of the glass all the time in order to keep the coraline and other aglea off them. Also, no way to keep fish from jumping out. Personally I would not have one. I use to want one but after hearing from and seeing others that have owned them, I have changed my mind.

cleaning the glass i figured would be hard but as for a top i imagine a handy fellow cold make a suspended lid mounted to the stand perhaps :)


great feedback thanks:)

tidal_waters
03-20-2011, 10:14 PM
Powerheads could be a possible issue as well, if one so choosed to add a little more flow.

reefwars
03-20-2011, 10:34 PM
Powerheads could be a possible issue as well, if one so choosed to add a little more flow.



well apparently with their new 3 sided version one side stays completely dry so one could add a vortech or some other powerheads or even install the tank as a penninsula.

shiver905
03-20-2011, 10:39 PM
Powerheads are a problem beacuse it will push the water you want have even water pouring out of the tank.

In other words its useless in a reef aquaria.

reefwars
03-21-2011, 12:20 AM
wouldnt say useless as most of the things i read on it are to do with reeftanks.....and being of acrylic i imagine one could drill through the bottom for more flow???

intarsiabox
03-21-2011, 12:23 AM
They were advertised a lot a couple years back then disappeared pretty quickly.

shiver905
03-21-2011, 03:27 AM
As soon as you add flow, you dont get an even level of water overflowing the tank.

Cant really explain what i mean, Someone else might be able to explain it better.