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I'm gonna have to look at your thread again... its eurobraced AND trimmed?? Never seen that before EDIT: After looking at your thread, yes you should be able to remove the trim without worry... The eurobrace should be plenty to keep it from bowing.. As for the sharp edges, you could bevel/polish them down.
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![]() Awesome, thanks!
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![]() what about some nice painted wood trim around the tank/opening in the wall? then you can leave the tank as is and hide it at the same time.
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![]() Scrap the trim. Check out my tank build. I was on the fence about the same issue you have and my 5' tank had glass bracing all around as well, but I ended up tearing all of the black trim off and I am absolutely loving it. My tank is a 5 x 2 x 2. The reason I took it off is because I wanted everything flush without having to build the stand bigger by the 1/8 - 1/4" that the trim adds to the tank. I don't think you'll have to worry about sharp edges. No tank manufacturer leaves freshly cut edges on the tank. It would have been at least rough sanded before construction. Hope this helps.
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![]() You don't need it but good luck getting it off
![]() It will also take a lot of work cleaning up the silicone afterwards, be sure to think this out ![]() |
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![]() It took me about 20 mins total to get the trim off. Just started with a razor blade, and the rest comes off pretty easily when you yank on it. Cleaning up the silicone was pretty easy with just a razor blade as well.
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I had originally planned on actually making the viewing pane smaller so that I wouldn't see various powerheads and the wavebox but eventually scrapped that as it would just make the viewing pane smaller than I'd like. One day if I do a custom tank I'll plan it better for that sort of thing. For now I need to experience the entire 6x2 feet ![]()
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