Rimless vs Traditional braced aquariums
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jimmyj7090
aka John K
Rimless look great, but require a significantly heavier build to be equally safe. (thicker glass or acrylic, = a good bit more $).
I paid the extra for rimless because I really like the look and my display isn't all that big. I could have the same tank rimmed or eurobraced for a lot less $.
Personal perference and depth of pockets in the end...
I paid the extra for rimless because I really like the look and my display isn't all that big. I could have the same tank rimmed or eurobraced for a lot less $.
Personal perference and depth of pockets in the end...
Mudbeaver
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Is it 1/2" thick? Heavier I guess. cube or 48"X18" X 24"
Overgrown
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I prefer the look of Euros over rimless as long as the brace is flush. Since I'm already shelling out for Starphire I just pay the extra for Starphire Euros as well. Here's my 225, and I just ordered a 16" tall 180 braced as well, simply because they look killer and you're not limited to flow capabilites like you are in a rimless. Not to mention, if you have any potential jumping livestock, you'll of course require a lid which ultimately defeats the purpose of a rimless IMO
Center braces are a deal breaker for me unless they're hidden under a canopy however.
Center braces are a deal breaker for me unless they're hidden under a canopy however.
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Mudbeaver
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Yes mine will be a 72"x24"x19"high . One other complaint I hear is that you can't do anything in your tank without splashing the front and sides with a rimless. It may look good but practicality is a good thing too. That's why I want to hear it all. I love the look really it so clean, but pictures can be deceiving .I would really enjoy a rimless look.
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SaltieG
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Rimless looks very natural but it can be messy as well. I had one rimless tank and you could always see the dried salt from the water line around the inside edges of the top unless you kept wiping it off very frequently. If you made even the slightest splash or did anything in the tank the water made its way on the front glass so that always had to be cleaned. Heck, if one of the fish got a little to excited and made a splash it was all down the front and sides. It was also very difficult to cover the top without it looking tacky. I kept mine uncovered for a long time and you quickly find out that ANY fish is capable of jumping, just had to pray if one jumped you would find it soon enough. I finally ended up putting some screen on top though it never looked quite right. Eventually I sold the tank and replaced it with a traditional rimmed tank and I have to say im happier, but then again for a little extra work rimless does look the most natural as I said. Like anything else both has its pros and cons.
Sure in just about all the rimless pictures you see the tanks look amazing, but that is not always the case.
Sure in just about all the rimless pictures you see the tanks look amazing, but that is not always the case.
Dapg8gt
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I've never really had an opinion until recently.. I always liked the look of rimless but live in earthquake country and even though they say it's safe I just can't bring myself to think that way..
I just got a euro braced and absolutely love the look.. Wish it was flush like the one pictured above but it's not but I like the open top and added strength for peace of mind.. Mine has a polished black border that will hide my water line that I feel is gonna add to the always clean look.. It's not wet yet but just from the hours of staring at it and drilling it out I'm sold
.. Wish I would have went external but I'm a weiner and think it's gonna leak or fall off ha ha.
I just got a euro braced and absolutely love the look.. Wish it was flush like the one pictured above but it's not but I like the open top and added strength for peace of mind.. Mine has a polished black border that will hide my water line that I feel is gonna add to the always clean look.. It's not wet yet but just from the hours of staring at it and drilling it out I'm sold
.. Wish I would have went external but I'm a weiner and think it's gonna leak or fall off ha ha.
Having lived with both rimless and eurobraced tanks for a number of years, I'm convinced the incidence of jumping is potentially much lower in eurobraced tanks. Some fish - like most wrasses - will always carpet surf. But others - like clowns - appear to be much less likely to end up on the floor with eurobraced tanks.
My personal hypothesis is that while many fish just plain jump, others aren't really inclined to do so. But if spooked will dart horizontally until encountering the tank wall, where they turn upward, which ends up poorly in a rimless tank, but saved in a eurobraced tank.
But IMO rimless look much much better. Though the choice of non-jumping fish is much, much lower.
My personal hypothesis is that while many fish just plain jump, others aren't really inclined to do so. But if spooked will dart horizontally until encountering the tank wall, where they turn upward, which ends up poorly in a rimless tank, but saved in a eurobraced tank.
But IMO rimless look much much better. Though the choice of non-jumping fish is much, much lower.
shrimphead
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if you are going to have a canopy on the tank then there's no point in going rimless.
Mudbeaver
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That's what I was saying earlier the pictures are great but deceiving, practicality can be just as good. eurobrace could be middle ground here. thanks.
Mudbeaver
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No i'm going topless.
I'm also going to have a Tunze wavemaker box in my 140, and that is a concern eurobrace might be wise here, but the refraction of the LED on the brace concerns me. I may go rimless for the 75G ; the fuge will have only seahorses and macro-algae collection and that should be great to see .
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cakemanPA
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I love my rimless cube. That being said... On a larger tank I would be going rimless. As far as jumpers go. Without a top, you will have jumpers eventually. With my rimless, I made my screen top sit inside the rim. It is almost invisible. My rimless is slightly more likely to get water splashed over the top, but it does not require me to clean the underside of the brace either.
True that, except those little tiny ones.
SNAKEMANVET
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I have rimless now and I won't never get another one.I hate cleaning the glass,everytime the magnet gets to the top it splashes water over the glass making a mess on the outside.No matter how slow I go.I am setting up a new tank now that is a standard rim.
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