Indeed, I'm renting an older house ... circa 1960's, I suspect. The
insullation doesn't seem to be particularly well done, or perhaps its
effectiveness has diminished over the years, as walls get cooler to the
touch in the winter time. But as Sue pointed out, I could easily put some
insulation between the tank and the walls if I wanted to ...

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"Ireney Berezniak" wrote in message
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Are these tanks rare? I usually see a couple of them waiting for a
happy
owner in my local pet store ... not a big pet store at that. I'm in
Calgary, Canada. And I didn't notice distortion, either ... if
anything,
these tanks allow a great view of your set up. I have been eyeing them
for
quite some time 8)

My only concern with these tanks would be the close proximity to the
walls
on either of the angled sides ... I suspect this would affect the water
temperature, especially in cold days ... and cold days in Canada are
quite
frequent 8P



These tanks are also very common where I live, and whenever I see them I
always notice how the fish appear to be behind a magnifying glass -
smaller
when on the side, getting bigger when in front, then getting smaller as
they
swim over to the other side again. How very strange to realize that it
doesn't look like that to everyone... Goes to show that we all percieve
things differently

I would think that if the walls get cold when it's cold outside it might
affect the water temperature, but the heater should be able to compensate
for that? I live in an enviroment that's far from what I whish for - down
to
20 below C, but I never noticed the walls getting cold on the inside. I
assume that would differ from house to house though