Modifying to euro brace

[Kazig84]

Hi all

I bought an aquarium recently and only just thought about the overflow placement and realised i have a problem. As per the pictures there is an enormous brace in the centre of my tank. The tank is 4'x2'x2' and the glass is 10mm. Two part question can i convert to a euro brace? If I do go to euro brace will i need to extend the current brace or can i overlap them with glass going width of the tank?

 

[Mandelstam]

With 10mm glass you only need to brace the longer panels really. And I'd say a middle brace isn't necessary. Only reason to do all four sides is to have a splash/jump guard all the way around.

I would just cut away the existing braces and get new ones that fit a little better. If you're only doing two braces (front and back), extend them all the way to the corners so they have support on three sides.

 

[don_chuwish]

That is one sturdy built tank! Would love to see it all cleaned up and revised.