55g bracing

mikey_p

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 29, 2014
Messages
160
Reaction score
17
Location
key west florida
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
someone gave me a 55g but the top frame was destroyed so i removed it completely my question is can i just add a piece of glass from front to back in the middle for a brace or should i euro brace it and if euro brace it what size glass should i use
 

Reefing Madness

Carbon Doser
View Badges
Joined
Oct 27, 2012
Messages
19,708
Reaction score
6,842
Location
Peoria, AZ.
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Yup, sure can do it that way. Use 2" wide 12mm (1/2") thick
 
Last edited:
OP
OP
mikey_p

mikey_p

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 29, 2014
Messages
160
Reaction score
17
Location
key west florida
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
reefing madness wich way are u saying the front to back also have another question im now turning the 55 into a sump do i styll need to brace the top?
 

Reefing Madness

Carbon Doser
View Badges
Joined
Oct 27, 2012
Messages
19,708
Reaction score
6,842
Location
Peoria, AZ.
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
You can silicone it on the top edges of the tank, front to back.
 

Form or function: Do you consider your rock work to be art or the platform for your coral?

  • Primarily art focused.

    Votes: 18 7.8%
  • Primarily a platform for coral.

    Votes: 40 17.4%
  • A bit of each - both art and a platform.

    Votes: 155 67.4%
  • Neither.

    Votes: 11 4.8%
  • Other.

    Votes: 6 2.6%
Back
Top