moving........ -_-

Nano · #1 08-02-2012, 05:01 AM

so I am moving the tank this weekend, i have the temporary tank ready to go, filter heater and a large frag rack to hold all corals so i can play with the rocks in the main tank with out worry. now, since the tank will be dry (so to speak) for a bit, I am thinking of popping off the black bracing and going rimless.. now the tank is 24x24x15 with 3/8" glass, so in theory it should be fine. however its just an idea at this point, and I had thought of it originally when setting up the tank, but decided against it. SOOO, i am asking for opinions & experiences with it and if I do go this route, I may even consider cutting some glass bracing for a less obtrusive appearance. opinions welcomed

thanks

daplatapus · #2 08-02-2012, 05:38 AM

I have a 18" X 18" X 18" rimless cube and love the clean look of it. I do have one issue with it. For some reason my snails love to go cruising on the outside of the tank

I've seen some pretty sweet glass rims with beveled edges that are only 1 1/2" wide that could easily siliconed on the top like a eurobrace. I think that might discourage the snails a bit...

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #3 08-02-2012, 07:02 AM

If there is a Princess Auto or you already have one, you can cut your plumbing with a proper pipe cutter and then its nice and neat. You can then use a coupler to rejoin everything. Nice and easy.

sphelps · #4 08-02-2012, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

If there is a Princess Auto or you already have one, you can cut your plumbing with a proper pipe cutter and then its nice and neat. You can then use a coupler to rejoin everything. Nice and easy.

+1 except use unions so things can be dismantled again if need be.

If you can store the rock the properly during the move there is no need to keep old water but new water should probably be mixed ahead of time and aerated if possible.

In terms of the rimless option, I wouldn't do it as the glass underneath the trim won't be polished and removing the silicone will be a PITA. It'll look better with the black trim.

Nano · #5 08-02-2012, 04:02 PM

I talked to few aquarium builders and they said it'd be fine without it, so now I just have to decide if I'm up to it or not

Nano · #6 08-04-2012, 11:48 PM

Well everything has gone well thus far, the tank mates and corals are in the 29g temporarily, thought we lost the 6 line but turns out he just swam into the return pipe and came out after disconnecting it lol. Now were are working on replumbing the tank, and what not hopefully transfer it all back in in a day or two. Left the rim on the tank cause I just didn't feel like running into a problem. Though the next tank won't have that ugly black trim. I'll update my build thread once I get sorted.

Nano · #7 08-05-2012, 04:23 PM

Well the rebuild went well! I've mixed up 45g of new water and kept 40g of old the tank is salty, and I am just letting the temperature stabilize and then will transfer the live stock in tomorrow, once I can get a good match in salinity and temp to the existing tank water. Then drip everything in a bucket or 2 and thats that! Thanks all for the help and suggestions, and thanks to Harvey and Josh at Marine aquaria for lending me all the buckets I needed lol made life Soooo much easier.