center brace for 30" tanks

FUA · 01/09/2008, 05:46 AM

can anyone tell me why a 29g or other 30" tanks don't have a center brace. my 29g is bowing at least a 1/4" on the front pain of glass. I know that tanks do this sometimes but it seems so extreme and I guess I was wondering if most 29g do this or is my tank doomed for failure and a wet floor?

swamprat · 01/09/2008, 06:20 AM

If it was my 29g bowing .25" I would not feel right trusting it. Not that your tank won't hold but my 29g would not flex that much if at all. Could be the difference in manufacturers.

FUA · 01/09/2008, 04:17 PM

yeah it actually looks pretty incredible when you put a straightedge up against it.

01/09/2008, 05:46 AM	#1
FUA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 863	center brace for 30" tanks can anyone tell me why a 29g or other 30" tanks don't have a center brace. my 29g is bowing at least a 1/4" on the front pain of glass. I know that tanks do this sometimes but it seems so extreme and I guess I was wondering if most 29g do this or is my tank doomed for failure and a wet floor?

01/09/2008, 06:20 AM	#2
swamprat Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 63	If it was my 29g bowing .25" I would not feel right trusting it. Not that your tank won't hold but my 29g would not flex that much if at all. Could be the difference in manufacturers.

01/09/2008, 04:17 PM	#3
FUA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 863	yeah it actually looks pretty incredible when you put a straightedge up against it.