Floating Glass Aquarium base?

[Bladezz]

Who else is using a tank with a "floating glass" bottom? This is where the bottom glass sits inside the outside panels vs the outside panels sitting on top of a panel of glass.

I'm about to fill my tank and want to see/hear how others have dealt with this.

>>> I'm only asking because I have the exact concern mentioned in this post (stolen from another site).

??? What is holding the outside panels up if they are only supported by foam and not supported by structure - should I trust the silicone to keep the panels up or will the floating bottom be forced up by the mat under it.

Opinions, examples and pictures would be greatly appreciated.

 

[blaxsun]

All Red Sea tanks have a floating feature. Mine does have a levelling mat on the stand.

 

[Bladezz]

All Red Sea tanks have a floating feature. Mine does have a levelling mat on the stand.

Are the these tanks by Red Sea frameless? I have euro bracing on the top but no frame around the tank like a traditional tank.

 

[exnisstech]

Are the these tanks by Red Sea frameless? I have euro bracing on the top but no frame around the tank like a traditional tank.

They are frameless, at least the two I have are but mine are not large, a reefer 170 and a 300g2.

 

[nereefpat]

Who else is using a tank with a "floating glass" bottom? This is where the bottom glass sits inside the outside panels vs the outside panels sitting on top of a panel of glass.

To me, floating would mean a rimmed tank where the bottom panel doesn't touch the stand, but instead, rest on the frame.

What is holding the outside panels up if they are only supported by foam and not supported by structure - should I trust the silicone to keep the panels up or will the floating bottom be forced up by the mat under it.

In your case. It sounds like the bottom panel rests on the stand, and the vertical panels also rest on the stand. Where usually, on a rimless tank, the bottom rests on the stand and the vertical panels rest on the bottom glass.

Either way, the panels are all supported by the stand.

Foam would be used on rimless/frameless tanks to account for any small imperfections in the stand that could be a pressure point on the bottom panel.

I would probably use foam in this case, but never on a rimmed tank. What kind of tank is it? Do you know if the manufacturer recommends foam?

 

[blaxsun]

Are the these tanks by Red Sea frameless? I have euro bracing on the top but no frame around the tank like a traditional tank.

Rimless, yes.