Jamie, yeah, I posted a link to the specs on one of those in the previous page. It looks good.

Seth, you could send Hagen an Email and see what they have to say. It would be interesting to get an official response.

Hey Sam, :smile: Geuss thats what I get for skimming over the thread.

Of course their not going to suggest/approve of taking off the plastic trim :rolleyes:

Well, when the tank is empty, the center brace sags, and when you fill the tank the centre brace is tight. Would that not be serving some, albeit small, strengthening? :confused:

Given my flood reputation, I'd NEVER take it off with some other modification. :mrgreen:

Em ,absolutely. As I said, if it also contains the centre brace, taking it off isn't a good idea. The frame aloe though provides no structural support

There are NO center brace for my tank.

I think I'll just keep it on just for safety.