Reply With QuoteWhat about euro-bracing?
ADA tanks are 36 X 18 X 18" and are 8mm glass correct. None of them have centre braces or other braces for that matter. Why can they and I can't?
I went to three shops. One stated that a standard 3 foot tank has braces but is 5mm~6mm glass. If you make the glass 8mm then there should be no problem at all having no braces.
Your opinion seems to disagree with that.
Could it be done with only side braces and the centre part of the tank no braces? I would rather have the open design if possible as it will make it more eye pleasing with the raised lights
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What about euro-bracing?
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I think it has to do with the type of glass, silicon as well as skills (plus engineering calculation and precision).Originally Posted by tcampbell
ADA has a 6x2x2 tank that is braceless and uses only 15mm glass. From the look of it, there is no excessive silicon like how Singapore tank maker make their tank. Tank makers here were insisting that 15mm tank is the way forward for top braceless 4x2x2 tank and even that they insist on bottom euro-brace if the tank were to come with any form of warranty.
On the other hand we also read about local tank with euro-bracing but silicon slowly inches-out by the day. So it does not mean that you use the thickest glass and your tank will be ok.
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