Glass center brace replacement

[balz3352]

Hello. I am trying to find ideas and opinions on how to replace current glass center brace because it is huge!!

Currently have a 210 gallon tank. 72x24 footprint. Center brace is 24x24 and 1/2 in thick. Im planning on running 3 mh and am concerned 1. No light will get through the center brace 2. Center brace willnget too hot and crack.

My plan was to have a brace welded out of angle iron and have it powder coated. And have the brace instead of one in the middle 2 splitting tank in thirds. I would silicone the metal frame to the glass.


Anyone have experience with doing this? Or opinion thanks in advance.

 

[Martock]

i just got a 180 that had a metal frame and over time they rust.even being powder coated it will rot from the inside. im building the new trim out of acrylic and doing smaller center braces between the lights