Opinion: cutting a glass center brace into 2

[Legomaniac]

I'm looking for opinions or experiences with cutting a single glass center brace into 2 separate braces.

I just picked up a used 125 freshwater tank that I am going to convert to salt. The problem is the huge glass center brace. The brace is 13" wide and is going to make things a little awkward for what I was planning to do with the tank.

I was thinking I could remove the brace and cut it into 2, 6" wide braces and Install them back in spread 16" apart. Any thoughts? Good idea, bad idea.

 

[DCR]

Theoretically that will work. You might want to purchase two new smaller braces rather than cutting it. I would think 3-4" would be wide enough. Cutting a narrow piece from a heavy brace can be difficult with a hand cutter. I have also found it difficult to remove those large center braces on older tanks.