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Guys. The L.brace is set up. not professional work but I hope it'll hold. I hold it with tape for the night. My only concern is that I pushed it too tight into the front side so there is a very thin layer of silicone between the Lbrace and the side. BlueandKim, what were you doing in Haifa?

well..everything is relative the saltwater tanks are increasingly more popular here. there is pretty good selection to my opinion of fish and corals I personally into fresh water (for now..) . there are some agriculture office restrictions about importing fish (some big chiclids, for instance) that doesn't make sense.

I have a "built-in" back sump, the rear 200mm out of the 600mm total width of the tank are used for a sump. It is full of bio-media and just finished a cycle, I didn't want the bacteria to die when I emptied the tank So I kept the sump running (pouring water to itself). I'm a little afraid that taking out the braces is not safe since the braces supports the sump as well... the question is whether it'll hold when taking out the braces. sump size is about 20cm*40cm(not 50 since it's not full) = ~80 Liters. [i can't empty half of the water in it, it wont run. It's either empty or full. ]

one more, Can I keep the back sump working (full of water) when undoing the braces? thanks.

Sorry.. posted twice

ok guys, I decided to go for a longitude top brace and I'm keeping my old cross braces. I'll just cut it of the tank and glue it again. Here is a bunch of questions: what is the best way to take out the braces? should the L. brace be with the same thickness of the rest of the tank (6mm) ? Is [800mm Length, 60mm wide] good enough for the L brace? How high can I place it on the front side? Do I need bottom brace? Many Thanks. You have great forums here.. I'm from Israel.. but I'm not such a bad guy..

Well.. it's true, the reason I don't want any longitude braces is the appearence of the tank. I think it's ugly Let's see if I got it straight, If I want to avoid the longitude braces I have to replace current cross braces which are 50mm and 70mm to bigger ones (100mm on each side) and add another 140mm cross brace on the middle? And my other option is to leave the 70mm and 50mm cross braces (re-glue them tightly because it's weary). and to add a 800mm long, 50mm wide longitude brace on the front which will be glued to the cross braces? Did I mixed it all up? :roll: thanks

Thank you Alans. First of all, I have to double check if it bowed all the way down or only on the top (I'm away from my tank for the weekend). Anyway I don’t think I can strip the whole tank and redo it, just don't have the time. If it is very risky I might just get a new one. how risky it is? The rear is a sump which has 4 "chambers" so I think it is some kind of support for the back side. Its the front I'm worrying about. I understand from your suggestions that I should get a 5cm wide strip that will run along the length of the tank (100cm). when the 5cm are parallel to the "water surface". and that it should be glues to the front side rather then being glues on top of it. Is this correct? I am tring in any way to avoid braces to the length of the tank! is it possible to have a center top brace going from the back to the front instead (without any "length" braces) ? Many thanks.

Hi all, I'm new here and not a native English speaker so excuse my English. I have a new tank, dimensions: (100cmL, 60cmW, 50cmH) . It has a back sump (is that how you write it?).in the rear 20cm. the whole aquarium is made out of 6mm glass. I found recently that the aquarium's front side is concave. I guess it's not a good sign.. I can I brace it so it will hold? I already have side top braces (one 5cm and other 7cm) but they are a little bit loose. Since the tank is second hand I guess it was ok then and now the braces are loose and this is why I have the concave front side. The top also has a brace to the length of the tank. 88cm long, 2 cm wide but it is chipped and cracked. Its 88cm because it supposed to hold togater with the side braces (100 - 7 - 5 = 88 ) . should I repair/replace the braces? Should I add a center brace to the width of the aquarium (60 cm) ? Do I need any brace to the length of the aquarium? Thanks.