How to make a tank rimless

[4fishman]

I have a 90 g glass tank standard dimensions. It was made by All Glass. I want to take the top trim off to make it rimless. I plan on adding a glass brace at the top. Any thoughts?

 

[SaltyReefDog]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2436718

 

[uncleof6]

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2436718

invalid link......

 

[Pife]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1707511

 

[uncleof6]

I have a 90 g glass tank standard dimensions. It was made by All Glass. I want to take the top trim off to make it rimless. I plan on adding a glass brace at the top. Any thoughts?

First, you should not be messing with the engineered design of the tank. They are engineered with a particular glass thickness, tailored to the particular type of bracing, or lack thereof, used. Rimless tanks require thicker glass than eurobraced tanks, and generally, euro-braced tanks require thicker glass than rimmed tanks. Also, this is not a task that should be done by someone that has to ask if it is ok to do this.

That said, generally, the top edge of a rimmed tank is not finished. It is rough and jagged and not suitable for euro-bracing. It would not be possible to finish the glass edges to the point they would be suitable for euro-bracing by hand. It would take machinery to do it right, and to use machinery, the tank needs to be disassembled.

As was stated earlier, in an identical thread that disappeared, it would be better to purchase a tank that is already configured the way it is wanted.

 

[Beachpeach12]

Seems dangerous

 

[4fishman]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to leave my tank as-is.

 

[thegrun]

A 2" eurobrace on all four sides would likely be fine, but without knowing the glass thicknesses it is hard to give good advice.