Hi,
I have just purchased a tank for my girlfriends christmas present, she wanted a corner tank (I don't know why, nor do I know where she thought it would go) however, I was struggling to find one within a distance/price range that I would be able to afford, so anyway, I put a speculative bid on a wall mounted tank, I believe it is a 'FM1 Mega Rectangle Wall Aquarium' http
/www.clearseal.com/aquariums_wall_straight.htm - I wasn't expecting to win it, but I did.
Anyway, I did a quick search on here, and I couldn't find anything about wall mounted tanks, are there loads of horror aspects to owning one as apposed to a normal one? I am assuming the only real difference is that they are 5" depth as opposed to a normal, wider tank.
My girlfriend is knowledgeable about fishtanks, but I think this will surprise her as these retail for WAY out of my xmas present budget, but I also worry it might be a big step up from her current 1.5ft cube tank that she's been running. It comes with all the filtration and heating and lighting built in, and I am perhaps foolishly, assuming that these will be adequate for the tank.
Anyway, just though I would ask if there is any major headaches I can look forward too or if this should be relatively painless (also, do none of you guys have these kind of tanks or am I just searching using the wrong terminology?)
Thanks, and I am sure I might be back asking more stuff as we get things moving forward with this tank.
cheers peeps
chaz
I have just purchased a tank for my girlfriends christmas present, she wanted a corner tank (I don't know why, nor do I know where she thought it would go) however, I was struggling to find one within a distance/price range that I would be able to afford, so anyway, I put a speculative bid on a wall mounted tank, I believe it is a 'FM1 Mega Rectangle Wall Aquarium' http

Anyway, I did a quick search on here, and I couldn't find anything about wall mounted tanks, are there loads of horror aspects to owning one as apposed to a normal one? I am assuming the only real difference is that they are 5" depth as opposed to a normal, wider tank.
My girlfriend is knowledgeable about fishtanks, but I think this will surprise her as these retail for WAY out of my xmas present budget, but I also worry it might be a big step up from her current 1.5ft cube tank that she's been running. It comes with all the filtration and heating and lighting built in, and I am perhaps foolishly, assuming that these will be adequate for the tank.
Anyway, just though I would ask if there is any major headaches I can look forward too or if this should be relatively painless (also, do none of you guys have these kind of tanks or am I just searching using the wrong terminology?)
Thanks, and I am sure I might be back asking more stuff as we get things moving forward with this tank.
cheers peeps
chaz