Importanceof center bracing...

[fortheloveofcrabs]

Hey,

Perhaps this is stupid... but... I'm gonna ask anyways... I have a Hagen 55gal tank that has a center brace. Well, I'm cheap and I wanna buy that 1 X MH 36" Coralife light strip. Well, it only has one MH bulb in it, and with a center brace it will look silly. What will happen if I cut off that center brace? SPLASH!! Or will I be okay? Is there a way I can some how replace that with a glass one without draining my tank?

Thanks!!