Cylinder Tank Questions

[Shep]

So after seeing some really nice cylinder tanks online, I really want to start one of my own. Is there anything special I need to take into account when setting one up and are there any problems that will be unique to this shape of tank? Also if you have one, I'd love to see some pics of it!

Thanks!

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

I had a half cylinder and it was a pain to get the aquascape and flow right. It was pretty deep too which made placing corals and glass cleaning tricky.

 

[tyler1503]

Does the curved glass distort the view? Always wondered that.

 

[mikey_p]

my buddy has a 150g half circle and he says it magnifies everything in the tank

 

[Shep]

my buddy has a 150g half circle and he says it magnifies everything in the tank

That would be kind of cool lol

 

[AQSstudent]

Nothing really difficult about cylindrical tanks; small ones, at least. What size cylinder would this be?

 

[tyler1503]

You wouldn't be able to put magnetic power heads in there.
Flow could be a tricky thing to figure out.

 

[Shep]

For size I was think around 30g and for flow I was thinking the gyre would work pretty well. I should probably price out a tank first before I start planning anything lol

 

[CuzzA]

You wouldn't be able to put magnetic power heads in there.
Flow could be a tricky thing to figure out.

Sure you could. Just attach it to the overflow box.