Maybe a first... anyone heard of this

SahuaritaMike · 07/03/2006, 10:14 PM

I just bought a 72gal bow front tank and was looking at it today and thought I wonder if anyone has ever set one up with the bow in the back so I did a search and nada. Has anyone ever heard of anyone doing this? I thought it would give sort of a cool affect. Any suggestions.

Michael

sir_dudeguy · 07/03/2006, 10:25 PM

lol what? i'd leave it how its spsed to go

SahuaritaMike · 07/03/2006, 10:33 PM

Cmon now have a little vision not everything in life should be the same all of the time.

Reefrus2003 · 07/03/2006, 10:34 PM

So would it be a BOW BACK instead of a Bow front.............

SahuaritaMike · 07/03/2006, 10:40 PM

sad part is if a LFS thought of it they would charge twice as much and call it a Bow Back.

sir_dudeguy · 07/03/2006, 10:49 PM

HAHAHA!!! so true lol. but ya, whatever floats ur boat i guess lol

and now i think of it..it could actually be done pretty cool i spose...just build the rock along the back.

just dont give the lfs's ideas lol.

SahuaritaMike · 07/03/2006, 10:54 PM

Yeah you got the idea building the rock in a half moon, oh well I guess it couldnt hurt to try while the tank cycles. If there is any LFS's looking right now we are on to you so don't even try it.

Reefrus2003 · 07/03/2006, 10:57 PM

Post pic after you do it..........

sir_dudeguy · 07/03/2006, 11:06 PM

lol ya.
post pics if you do...my only problem would be findin some wall to put it on

rppvt · 07/03/2006, 11:20 PM

Maybe it'd be called a BOW OUT. --as in gracefully...

Bambalamb · 07/03/2006, 11:24 PM

I wasn't ever a big fan of the bow front; hey, if you turned it around there would be room for powerheads or a closed loop.

Fmellish · 07/03/2006, 11:29 PM

I think practically speaking, its easier to drill holes and mount bulkheads to a flat surface. A bowed back would present some issues.

Josh

jjmg · 07/03/2006, 11:34 PM

But it would give you extra depth without the visual distortion. Looking thru a bowfront for very long makes me want to heave.

Serioussnaps · 07/04/2006, 11:14 PM

it is likely a first...but also a bad idea IMO

Agu · 07/04/2006, 11:24 PM

Go for it, and post pics...........

cb9tunerguy · 07/04/2006, 11:30 PM

i say you go for it, if you dont like it just change it around. watch you will start a new trend. lets see some pics.

mfp4073 · 07/05/2006, 12:32 AM

I am a newb to salt, BUT I REALLY like the idea. It would give you a "pocket" for your rock and such so that you still have a square front look, but also get the panorama of the bowed rock. Please post pictures if you try it out.

cartouche · 07/05/2006, 01:40 AM

From an aquascaping I can see where your coming from, it would be interesting to see the results. Although once the water is in the 'bow' will not look as 'bowed'.
Also the sides of the tank, assuming your placing against a flat wall, will be sticking out quite a way.

And now the biggest problem!! LOL ... How are you going to get in the cabinet cupboards!!!!!!!

Kabong · 07/05/2006, 12:24 PM

Another issue is $$$ your paying more for a "bow front" and then your going to turn it so its facing the wall.

erm.chan · 07/05/2006, 12:53 PM

I think it'll look really nice!

How are you going to get a cabinet with the doors facing the right side????

ERICN · 07/05/2006, 01:25 PM

would love to see pics

SahuaritaMike · 07/05/2006, 05:29 PM

I own a wrought iron shop and was going to build a cabinet. I was planning on placing it so the bow is facing a corner and building a lighting sytem that would come out from the back and hold the lights above the tank kinda like those lights for the back of couches.

SahuaritaMike · 07/05/2006, 05:31 PM

oh yeah I picked up the 72 gal bow with a stand and Finnex T5 lights for $200 thats the real reason I bought the tank.

D-Rod · 07/05/2006, 05:38 PM

i looked at one that i don't use and the openings in the back are larger than the ones in front, you just need doors. so it will work.

Go for it! it's yours and set it up any way you like!

itz frank · 07/05/2006, 06:05 PM

This would give you a good depth look. Although it would only look good as a corner piece. They already make a similiar set-up. It's a good idea though. It would give you SOo0o0 many posibilities for aquascaping it's not even funny. You'd have so much depth and wouldn't have to worry about rock sitting against the glass. As for the bulkhead problem. You could just drill the holes in the bottom side of the tank.

07/03/2006, 10:14 PM	#1
SahuaritaMike RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 614	Maybe a first... anyone heard of this I just bought a 72gal bow front tank and was looking at it today and thought I wonder if anyone has ever set one up with the bow in the back so I did a search and nada. Has anyone ever heard of anyone doing this? I thought it would give sort of a cool affect. Any suggestions. Michael

07/03/2006, 10:25 PM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	lol what? i'd leave it how its spsed to go __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

07/03/2006, 10:33 PM	#3
SahuaritaMike RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 614	Cmon now have a little vision not everything in life should be the same all of the time. __________________ Current Tank Info: about 3000 gallons :)

07/03/2006, 10:40 PM	#5
SahuaritaMike RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 614	sad part is if a LFS thought of it they would charge twice as much and call it a Bow Back. __________________ Current Tank Info: about 3000 gallons :)

07/03/2006, 10:49 PM	#6
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	HAHAHA!!! so true lol. but ya, whatever floats ur boat i guess lol and now i think of it..it could actually be done pretty cool i spose...just build the rock along the back. just dont give the lfs's ideas lol. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

07/03/2006, 10:34 PM	#4
Reefrus2003 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 260	So would it be a BOW BACK instead of a Bow front.............

07/03/2006, 10:54 PM	#7
SahuaritaMike RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 614	Yeah you got the idea building the rock in a half moon, oh well I guess it couldnt hurt to try while the tank cycles. If there is any LFS's looking right now we are on to you so don't even try it. __________________ Current Tank Info: about 3000 gallons :)

07/03/2006, 10:57 PM	#8
Reefrus2003 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 260	Post pic after you do it..........

07/03/2006, 11:06 PM	#9
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	lol ya. post pics if you do...my only problem would be findin some wall to put it on __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

07/03/2006, 11:20 PM	#10
rppvt rppvt Join Date: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 484	Maybe it'd be called a BOW OUT. --as in gracefully...

07/03/2006, 11:24 PM	#11
Bambalamb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 102	I wasn't ever a big fan of the bow front; hey, if you turned it around there would be room for powerheads or a closed loop.

07/03/2006, 11:29 PM	#12
Fmellish Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,111	I think practically speaking, its easier to drill holes and mount bulkheads to a flat surface. A bowed back would present some issues. Josh

07/03/2006, 11:34 PM	#13
jjmg Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pensacola, Fl Posts: 1,897	But it would give you extra depth without the visual distortion. Looking thru a bowfront for very long makes me want to heave.

07/04/2006, 11:14 PM	#14
Serioussnaps Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,703	it is likely a first...but also a bad idea IMO

07/04/2006, 11:24 PM	#15
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	Go for it, and post pics........... __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

07/04/2006, 11:30 PM	#16
cb9tunerguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: the mistake on the lake Posts: 198	i say you go for it, if you dont like it just change it around. watch you will start a new trend. lets see some pics. __________________ " You are here to enable the divine purpose of the universe to unfold. That is how important you are." -Eckhart Tolle always hunting for some nice frags.....pm me with what you got. Current Tank Info: 30 gallon sumpless, 2 korillia 1 pumps, 45 lbs of LR, 30 lbs crush coral bed.

07/05/2006, 12:32 AM	#17
mfp4073 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Winter Park, FL Posts: 1,506	I am a newb to salt, BUT I REALLY like the idea. It would give you a "pocket" for your rock and such so that you still have a square front look, but also get the panorama of the bowed rock. Please post pictures if you try it out. __________________ Bristle worms are evil and need to be eradicated, at night they creep out of the tank and charge internet porn to your credit cards....ask me how I know. Anyone else notice that anthelia smells like fresh cut water chestnuts? ....they call me chad Current Tank Info: 1 crashed 75 gal..it was really beautiful while it lasted.

07/05/2006, 01:40 AM	#18
cartouche Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: camberley uk Posts: 209	From an aquascaping I can see where your coming from, it would be interesting to see the results. Although once the water is in the 'bow' will not look as 'bowed'. Also the sides of the tank, assuming your placing against a flat wall, will be sticking out quite a way. And now the biggest problem!! LOL ... How are you going to get in the cabinet cupboards!!!!!!!

07/05/2006, 12:24 PM	#19
Kabong Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brentwood Bay B.C. Posts: 454	Another issue is $$$ your paying more for a "bow front" and then your going to turn it so its facing the wall.

07/05/2006, 12:53 PM	#20
erm.chan Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 38	I think it'll look really nice! How are you going to get a cabinet with the doors facing the right side????

07/05/2006, 01:25 PM	#21
ERICN Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MISSOURI Posts: 310	would love to see pics

07/05/2006, 05:29 PM	#22
SahuaritaMike RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 614	I own a wrought iron shop and was going to build a cabinet. I was planning on placing it so the bow is facing a corner and building a lighting sytem that would come out from the back and hold the lights above the tank kinda like those lights for the back of couches. __________________ Current Tank Info: about 3000 gallons :)

07/05/2006, 05:31 PM	#23
SahuaritaMike RC Sponsor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tucson Posts: 614	oh yeah I picked up the 72 gal bow with a stand and Finnex T5 lights for $200 thats the real reason I bought the tank. __________________ Current Tank Info: about 3000 gallons :)

07/05/2006, 05:38 PM	#24
D-Rod Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paso Robles, Ca Posts: 1,020	i looked at one that i don't use and the openings in the back are larger than the ones in front, you just need doors. so it will work. Go for it! it's yours and set it up any way you like! __________________ The Vino Man - I Trade With Wine...Just Ask! Current Tank Info: Small Tank, Lights, Fish; Tangs a whole bunch, 4 False Perculas, 6 rose anemones Mixed Reef.

07/05/2006, 06:05 PM	#25
itz frank Gives Bad Advice. Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft Lauderdale, FL Posts: 2,168	This would give you a good depth look. Although it would only look good as a corner piece. They already make a similiar set-up. It's a good idea though. It would give you SOo0o0 many posibilities for aquascaping it's not even funny. You'd have so much depth and wouldn't have to worry about rock sitting against the glass. As for the bulkhead problem. You could just drill the holes in the bottom side of the tank.