trim on the aquarium

[Aquattro]

The one piece molded trim is used for bracing as well (it has the cross section brace) however I have not seen this type of trim on tanks usually larger than 33g. 100+ gallon tanks don't have this trim, AFAIK.

[Shipwreck]

Perfecto tanks of at least 120g use the one piece moled structural trim, I know for a fact, that's what I have.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Shipwreck

Perfecto tanks of at least 120g use the one piece moled structural trim, I know for a fact, that's what I have.

Hmm, never seen big tanks out here with them (although in Victoria, most of our stuff is seastar and I don't think they use it at all). I know though that I wouldn't trust the tank to just a plastic strip across the top Betting you could remove the strip and be fine.

[Doug]

My standard 90g AGA has the full wrap trim with center brace. I would never remove it from my tank, and as a matter of fact, purchased it because I thought the black trimmed tanks looked better from my situation.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Doug

My standard 90g AGA has the full wrap trim with center brace. I would never remove it from my tank, and as a matter of fact, purchased it because I thought the black trimmed tanks looked better from my situation.

Ya, my AGA 65g has the centre brace too. I'm going to cut the brace out and replace with euro-bracing. I also like tanks with trim...I think the trimless look unfinished. But maybe that's because I'm a carpenter. LOL!

[Brent F]

I like trim too because it hides the water line. The exception is tanks meant to be viewed from above
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[Kayleb]

I customized my 75gal All Glass by removing both trims, (they are the molded single piece style) and cutting out the center brace on a table saw to get a clean cut. Then I installed 3"x1\2" strips of glass around all edges 2 @ 48", 2 @ 11 1\8" (this is called euro bracing). I like this because it adds strength, (there is zero deflection in the glass, you can measure this simply with a staight edge and tape measure or ruler) and makes it much more difficult for water to spill over, and more importantly fish have a tougher time jumping out. I put my trims back on because, one being single piece it makes sense that they hold the corners together and secondly if I ever drop a piece of rock or worse yet a porcelain light socket on the top edge of the glass, well you don't even want to think about that, a plastic trim would go a long ways in that situation. Oh getting the trims off can be a little tricky but if your interested I'll let you know what worked for me.

[asherah]

heh I think I will just leave them on =p