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Agreed. Not sure why anyone thought this was a good idea.for that span there should be center braces or euro braced, or it will bow.
glassGlass or acrylic? I don’t think glass tank should bow and very dangerous.
looks like a new set up, i would drain it half way and either euro or center brace it. i personally would not be comfortable like that. who made the tank?
They say worry is like a rocking chair in some situations and I’m rocking.
Draining is not much of an option anymore. I do not know if it matters much but the tank settled slightly more in the back . There are 2 panes of 3/4inch in the back but they are separated for the overflow and ATO,
so does this add strength to the back?
Here is a pic of the full tank. I just added 20 corals so ye…
Thanks for the reply’s.
My 2.1m tank, 0.75m tall, is 15mm.Is 19mm glass even appropriate for a span of almost 1.9 meters? Even my 1.5 meter tank has 20mm glass.
This a a really good solution. Laminated double brace. I'd drain 3/4 of the water, maybe store it in Brute trash cans.That’s what’s I’m saying too. It’s a new tank. No need to drain fully, but take at least half the water out. Clean up the glass with scraper and degreaser, fit euro bracing. I’d be tempted to go double braced, one on the inside edge of the glass and one on the top edge, with them stuck together.
Give it a few days and refill 3/4, a few more days and fill up.
The tank is bowing near 7/16ths of an inch in the middle. The main thing that concerns me though is in this picture I can physically feel and see the top back left silicone has shifted with the glass. Look close at the picture and you can see it’s pretty significant.This a a really good solution. Laminated double brace. I'd drain 3/4 of the water, maybe store it in Brute trash cans.
All silicones are not created equal. The GE type 1 I get from Home Depot is useful for a lot of things but it isn't nearly as strong as other types of silicone. I can't remember the name but I think it's available at Granger.
If there is even a trace of cured silicone on the glass, new silicone won't stick. All surfaces need to be super clean.
I can't tell from your picture, how much is it bowing? You can pull a string to measure that.
Thanks, and yes twisting is the main thing I’m afraid of. I’m not the smartest guy though so I don’t know of a real efficient way to tell. I will get with my father and try to find out.I am no expert-maybe @Joe Glass Cages can give an expert opinion.
However I think any unbraced 6 foot span is going to bow.
Also if the stand is uneven at all, you need to fix that now. If the tank is uneven you may put twisting forces on the seams, concentrating most of the force on a small area of silicone.
You should also reach out to Algae Barn especially if you bought directly from them, they have a reputation as very responsive.