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10/05/2014, 04:31 PM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 64
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Center "brace" removal
Can I remove this stupid center brace? I don't think it is really bracing. When I bought the aquarium 25 years ago it had glass tops that fit in the ridges and lights that sat on top. Now it just is in the way.
 Tank is made of half inch glass. Dimensions: 65" x 18" x 20" That brace/shelf is 16" wide. Thanks! |
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10/05/2014, 04:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Palm Harbor, FL
Posts: 2,997
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Nope. I wouldn't. Glass could eventually bow then fail. You could replace it with something not as wide. Perhaps a stainless steel brace.
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10/05/2014, 06:19 PM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 64
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That is what I figured. Limits lighting options.
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10/05/2014, 07:36 PM
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Grizzled & Cynical
 Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Stamford, CT
Posts: 17,319
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Brace almost certainly plays a structural role and the tank would self-destruct if you removed it.
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