no frame pros and cons
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Nothing to hold a cover or lights but you can go topless & hang lights or use legs. I decided I was too much of a klutz to use just legs over an open top. I put a couple glass strips to hold a cover but it's hard to decide how full to keep it without the frame as a stopping point, I almost overflowed it last time. Still I like the look.
There are a lot of pressure (stress) put on the 5 sides of the tank. The higher the tank, the more pressure. Have you ever look at a large acrylic tank from the side? The longer the tank, the more likely it will bow unless it's using insanely thick acrylic.
It's definitely something to consider with rimless but tank such as the Oceanic Illuminata, you can get the top. That's about the biggest rimless that is not euro-brace that I would be willing to go. The bigger you go, the more crazy mad money you will have to spend.
Mine was a homemade tank, not quite a standard size with thick glass.
OP-- don't think you can just remove the frame from anything much more than a 10g, center braces are there for support
OP-- don't think you can just remove the frame from anything much more than a 10g, center braces are there for support
im building the tank 72 x 12w x 18h. it will have 2inch braces every 22inches. bowing shouldnt be to bad of an issue.