I recently picked up a used 30g high tank setup (i.e. filter, heater, powerhead etc.). The tank is pretty scratched up/beat up so not really a display tank but I was thinking of getting it cycled and using it for a hospital/quarantine tank.
When I got it home I filled it up for the leak test, it didn't leak but when it was full I took a look at it and it seemed a bit distorted.
Upon closer inspection it seems that someone cut out/broke out the center brace on the top and bottom of this tank. Sure enough I suddenly had a 30g bowfront tank when it was full.
I have some 1/4" plexiglas laying around that I was going to cut to size and screw into what remains of the center brace on either side with aluminum nuts/bolts.
Does this sound like it will work or does anyone have any other slick tricks to replace center braces?
It just never occurred to me that a tank as small as a 30g would require center bracing. Or maybe only the crappy ones do?
When I got it home I filled it up for the leak test, it didn't leak but when it was full I took a look at it and it seemed a bit distorted.
Upon closer inspection it seems that someone cut out/broke out the center brace on the top and bottom of this tank. Sure enough I suddenly had a 30g bowfront tank when it was full.
I have some 1/4" plexiglas laying around that I was going to cut to size and screw into what remains of the center brace on either side with aluminum nuts/bolts.
Does this sound like it will work or does anyone have any other slick tricks to replace center braces?
It just never occurred to me that a tank as small as a 30g would require center bracing. Or maybe only the crappy ones do?
