Cutting the brace on a 75 gal

[noapollono]

I have a 75 gallon tank with a single 400watt MH light system. The center brace casts a huge shadow in my tank. Is cutting the flimsy center brace going to hurt my tank? Is this a horrible idea? What are euro brace's?

Thanks
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[bertoni]

The tank might break apart if you remove the brace. If you want to replace it, that might be possible. What kind of tank is it? Glass? Acrylic?

I think euro-bracing is the style of reinforcement that just forms a ring around the top of the tank, if that's clear enough.

 

[bjonesjr1]

where do you find this euro-bracing was wondering about the same thing on my 55 gallon tank to cut out the center brace because of the shadows... from it

 

[bertoni]

Some tanks are made with Euro-bracing. I wouldn't assume that it can always be retrofitted.

 

[CrOsSwIrE]

I cut the center brace on one of my tanks... bad idea. It didnt break but it put way more stress on the bow of the tank. i notice that when i do water changes and put new water in the front glass pushes out more and more.

 

[bjonesjr1]

wow well I guess I won't be cutting that middle brace, I guess its their for a reason... lol

 

[1SickReefer]

Don't cut it,!!! I had the same problem on my old 45g. I cut the brace out with it full of water. the thing bowed out an inch at least, scared the poo out of me. I ran to the closest fish store and bought another 45g that night and did the swap.

 

[1SickReefer]

than 2 weeks later upgraded to a 120, my wife could have killed me ROFL