Dec 10, 2024 #1 J jstoj New Member View Badges Joined Dec 10, 2024 Messages 3 Reaction score 0 Location Benalla Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Does this tank need that top righr hand corner filled with a brace or can I keep it as is? Not a cheep glass tank front panel is starfire sides are grey glass all 10mm: tank size is 122x60x70hcm
Does this tank need that top righr hand corner filled with a brace or can I keep it as is? Not a cheep glass tank front panel is starfire sides are grey glass all 10mm: tank size is 122x60x70hcm
Dec 10, 2024 #2 Llyod276 Valuable Member View Badges Midwest Reefer My Tank Thread Joined Nov 4, 2020 Messages 1,119 Reaction score 768 Location Illinois Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yes. Think about what happens if you remove a tire, sure the vehicle will move but is it safe?
Dec 10, 2024 #3 R RocketEngineer Valuable Member View Badges My Tank Thread My Aquarium Showcase Joined Sep 3, 2019 Messages 1,355 Reaction score 1,519 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 jstoj said: Does this tank need that top righr hand corner filled with a brace or can I keep it as is? Not a cheep glass tank front panel is starfire sides are grey glass all 10mm: tank size is 122x60x70hcm Click to expand... If that was my tank, I would redo the braces to go all the way around the perimeter. But that’s just me.
jstoj said: Does this tank need that top righr hand corner filled with a brace or can I keep it as is? Not a cheep glass tank front panel is starfire sides are grey glass all 10mm: tank size is 122x60x70hcm Click to expand... If that was my tank, I would redo the braces to go all the way around the perimeter. But that’s just me.
Dec 10, 2024 #4 Jamie814 Well-Known Member View Badges Joined Mar 15, 2021 Messages 982 Reaction score 794 Location IOWA Rating - 100% 6 0 0 I would definitely replace it, looks like an internal overflow was removed which would have braced that corner.
I would definitely replace it, looks like an internal overflow was removed which would have braced that corner.
Dec 10, 2024 #5 P PotatoPig Valuable Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Jan 7, 2023 Messages 1,440 Reaction score 1,456 Location USA Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Yes. The braces stop the sides from bowing out and hold the tops of the sides together. There’s no way I’d put water in that thing.
Yes. The braces stop the sides from bowing out and hold the tops of the sides together. There’s no way I’d put water in that thing.