ok I need ideas on how to do this

[StirCrazy]

LOL, I never siad it was ofencive and I am not doign this cuz I am board. (that is reserved for building eatra gagets for the system not for redesigning hehe ). ok let me try explain the pic here

my tank is 3 foot long and 2 feet wide, the brace is 1/2" glass and is ~9" wide.. I am thinking of putting a radium inbetween my 250 watt AB's and I was thinking I would get better results if I didn't have the center brace..
I know it will still work with it but if I can re brace it with out any problems I could kill the shadow effect of the glass (not much but noticable) and also get it out of the way for when I am working on the tank, what I have now is abouyt 1" of space on each side for manuvering things around.. not impossable but a pain..

Yes I should have not cheeped out when I orderec the tank and I should have spent the extra 120.00 to have it made out of 1/2" but the fact remains I didn't

as for a getting a new tank and moving them.. hmm if I could get a guarenteed sale of this one I befor I order the new one I would probably think about it, but other wise it isn't a option either...

as for another tank.. I don't have permission to do that untill I either build a addition to the house or buy a bigger house.. then I have free reign for a big tank built in the wall

rossb, I don't like euro bracing on the inside of a tank... it makes it harder to clean and gets in the way for power heads and such.. but if it would work being on the outside that might be a option also..

Lee, no I haven't do you have a link to them? I was thinking of making some clips and using aircraft wire to tension them.. we fixed a buddies tank like this when it broke...


Steve