rimless tanks? (without the top brace?)

[bill109]

hello
so i was thinking of maybe having a glass cutter making me a tank..
i have a old 20 L i would use but the black braces on the top and bottom ar huge and take up a big portion of the tank..
so is it possible to have a tank made tht dosent have the top brace? or maybe the bottom brace?
it ust makes the tank look so much clearer.
i was thikning like a 20 L
-thanks-
-bill109

 

[fedukeford]

you could euro brace it, its like a think piece of acrylic or glass running along the perimeter of the top of the tank

 

[dawman]

The braces are there to keep the glass from bowing .

 

[rbaldino]

There are rimless tanks, but from what I've seen they are very expensive.

 

[bill109]

Originally Posted by Dawman
The braces are there to keep the glass from bowing .
i no but i wasnt sure if it needed it to for a 20L
maybe ill have to go and buy a newer 20L at the lfs.

 

[watertight]

Have a look at this site. This is how just about all Australian tanks are built. Not a bad read, either. I'd like to have a crack at building one myself...if only the glass wasn't so expensive!
http://www.austinglass.com.au/The%20secret.htm

 

[psusocr1]

they sell alot of rimless tanks out there,, as said they are expensive. also if you tryt o build one yourself you have to get the physics perfect as in perfect cut sizes, thickness placement etc. I build tanks, sumps etc. etc. and one thing i wont try to mess with is a rimless tank, ALOT of math has to go into it..