Glass Bow Front. Good or Bad?

[jesse!]

At my LFS they have this really nice 54g bow corner tank w/ stand, and glass top for really cheap.
The problem is I have heard glass bowfronts are likely to break because of the degree of the curve.
Dose any one have any information on this or even better experience?
Your insight in much appreciated.
http://www.aquaticvision.com/gallery...serialNumber=2
-Jesse

 

[gmann1139]

1. Take a look through a curved tank. Its not the same as a flat plate of glass, and some people (myself included), don't like it.
2. The distance to the back corner in those tanks is relatively far, and since they usually get put into a corner, make sure you can reach the back, bottom corner comfortably, or have tools that can.
3. Structurally, you should be fine.

 

[kingsmith]

I have heard the same thing but seeing as I am n0 engineer I w0uld say c0nsult s0me wh0 kn0ws ab0ut simple engineering principles I am sure if u are in the kn0w a simple f0rmula c0uld answer the questi0n but seeing as their are many b0w fr0nts 0ut their it cant be t00 bad can it?

 

[jesse!]

Originally Posted by KingSmith
http:///forum/post/2969325
I have heard the same thing but seeing as I am n0 engineer I w0uld say c0nsult s0me wh0 kn0ws ab0ut simple engineering principles I am sure if u are in the kn0w a simple f0rmula c0uld answer the questi0n but seeing as their are many b0w fr0nts 0ut their it cant be t00 bad can it?

Ya company's wouldn't sell tanks that they knew would break. Makes sense.
Thanks all your posts.
-Jesse

 

[scoobydue4]

Originally Posted by KingSmith
http:///forum/post/2969325
I have heard the same thing but seeing as I am n0 engineer I w0uld say c0nsult s0me wh0 kn0ws ab0ut simple engineering principles I am sure if u are in the kn0w a simple f0rmula c0uld answer the questi0n but seeing as their are many b0w fr0nts 0ut their it cant be t00 bad can it?

I s your o key broke?

 

[kingsmith]

Originally Posted by JESSE!
http:///forum/post/2969337
Thanks all your posts.
-Jesse
any time
King

 

[jpgnmt]

I have had one for 8 years or so. 6 as a freshwater and the last 15 months as a salt. Mine is in the wall so lighting is a bit of a trick. That one looks great with a nice canopy. I have a thread on mine:
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=350819
It is tougher to take photos through the curved glass, anything not close to the glass doesn't photograph well, just can't get the sharpness you can with flat glass.
j

 

[jesse!]

Originally Posted by jpgnmt
http:///forum/post/2969344
I have had one for 8 years or so. 6 as a freshwater and the last 15 months as a salt. Mine is in the wall so lighting is a bit of a trick. That one looks great with a nice canopy. I have a thread on mine:
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=350819
It is tougher to take photos through the curved glass, anything not close to the glass doesn't photograph well, just can't get the sharpness you can with flat glass.
j
True, but the bow looks amazing.

 

[gmann1139]

Originally Posted by KingSmith
http:///forum/post/2969325
I have heard the same thing but seeing as I am n0 engineer I w0uld say c0nsult s0me wh0 kn0ws ab0ut simple engineering principles I am sure if u are in the kn0w a simple f0rmula c0uld answer the questi0n but seeing as their are many b0w fr0nts 0ut their it cant be t00 bad can it?

I am.
The longer answer than "you're fine" is that glass is more likely to crack due to uneven loading (stand not level, creating pressure points) than due to the consistent pressure from the water.
There are a ton of variables involved in that each unique to the individual tank and situation, but overall, as long as you use a stand that properly distributes the weight, the tank should be fine.

 

[kingsmith]

Originally Posted by gmann1139
http:///forum/post/2969443
I am.
The longer answer than "you're fine" is that glass is more likely to crack due to uneven loading (stand not level, creating pressure points) than due to the consistent pressure from the water.
There are a ton of variables involved in that each unique to the individual tank and situation, but overall, as long as you use a stand that properly distributes the weight, the tank should be fine.
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f0r engineers

 

[jesse!]

Originally Posted by gmann1139
http:///forum/post/2969443
I am.
The longer answer than "you're fine" is that glass is more likely to crack due to uneven loading (stand not level, creating pressure points) than due to the consistent pressure from the water.
There are a ton of variables involved in that each unique to the individual tank and situation, but overall, as long as you use a stand that properly distributes the weight, the tank should be fine.
Luckily the stand for the tank comes with i

. But that is was happen to my friends 100g Chiclid tank, it was on a pretty bad slant and he didn't think anything of it until his basement was flooded.

Thanks,
-Jesse

 

[sepulatian]

I have a 46 bow. The tank did spring a leak two years after I bought it. It was several inches down on the left front seam. I drained the tank down and resealed it. It has been fine since. I like the look of the bow personally.