Quarter Cylinder Reef

Bj’s Reef · Jan 7, 2019

My wife says I need a new tank. Yeah, she says my current setup is out dated and a eye sore. Her only request is that it needs to be a corner tank. So I was thinking about a Quarter Cylinder tank. So my question is do any of you have a Quarter Cylinder tank? If so would you be willing to post a picture or two of your tanks and setups. Finally May I ask where you got your tank from. Thanks in advance for your input.

i_declare_bankruptcy · Jan 7, 2019

Here's a great build thread on a half cylinder tank! (pretty close)

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/hds-144-build-check-this-one-out.384638/

Perhaps @hdsoftail1065 can chime in?

I just set up a bowfront which is similar. I like the look overall but the distortion can be kind of funky if you're used to looking at a rectangular tank haha.

My only concern is cleaning algae off the curve, which I would assume might be even harder with a cylindrical tank. Maybe nano-sized magnets would be helpful there.

hdsoftail1065 · Jan 7, 2019

It isn't really that bad, I'm using the flipper max on mine and it does a good job. I use a credit card down along the sand line. Only challenge with mine is the depth of the tank. Some distortion, but I love my curved glass!