Are large bow front tanks bad?

[-=dieseldave=-]

I have a 175 gallon bow front and have no issues cleaning the front glass with a Mag float or a metal scraper from Kent(it flexes just enough).

 

[shallowreef]

Luck you. I had a buddy with one and he scratched the hell out of his tank with those scrapers.

 

[cordodor]

you've gotta be really careful not to have sand caught between the magnets... that'll scratch it up very easily. I have a 46g bowfront and cleaning is a big annoying, but if you buy the long skinny magfloat, that does an okay job.

I think the 175 bow is an awesome tank.

 

[-=dieseldave=-]

Just bend the corners of the scraper away from the glass