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Old 03-18-2007, 06:07 AM   #11
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hahaha i was thinking i could race a fish swimming aound the tank

Funny that I do call this type of round tanks with center overflow as racetracks. I found that fish living in racetrack type tanks(does not have to be round/ could be rounded square with center overflow) seems to swim much more freely than a tank that forces them to turn back from one side to the other.
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Old 03-18-2007, 07:12 AM   #12
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if its true that fishes have 10 sec memeory, it very well may think it is swimming freely.
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Old 03-18-2007, 08:45 AM   #13
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what a sweet tank!
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Old 03-18-2007, 09:25 AM   #14
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Funny that I do call this type of round tanks with center overflow as racetracks. I found that fish living in racetrack type tanks(does not have to be round/ could be square with center overflow) seems to swim much more freely than a tank that forces them to turn back from one side to the other.
If you built a rock column all the way to the surface, you could create the same effect :-)
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Old 03-18-2007, 09:38 AM   #15
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That is a sweet setup!
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Old 03-18-2007, 09:59 AM   #16
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If you built a rock column all the way to the surface, you could create the same effect :-)

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Old 03-18-2007, 10:09 AM   #17
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I didn't mean as cool as that tank, I just meant you could give your fish a race track :-)
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beautiful

Defeinitely interested, can all the parts fit through a standard doorway? I'll have you come over after i get back from vacation 4/12 (get a chance to convince my wife).
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Old 03-18-2007, 10:22 AM   #19
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how does the auto glass cleaning work? is it just a fixed pad that the glass rotates past?
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