Replacing Center Brace w/ Acrylic

Ekudl · 10-07-2003, 10:09 PM

Hi All, I just went and upgraded my 20 Gl Nano tank to a 36 Gl Bow tank, looks great problem is of course I didn't think about the MH and Center brace shadowing problem I have now. After searching around here I saw one thread from a "Goby" on how to replace the center brace with a Strip of Acrylic. Sounds good and easy but I also saw one thread suggesting to use Lexan Plastic.

Question is which one is better to use ? My 150 MH light is about 8" from the brace. Since the current brace is plastic I don't see why I couldn't use plastic to replace it. I would use Nylon Screws / Wingnuts with some type of adhesive to bond them together for more support.

Any comments or has someone done this already ?

Thanks in advance.

Stang69 · 10-07-2003, 10:45 PM

Scares me! I wouldnt do it. Can you invest in another fixture? so as to have one on each side of the brace?

Jeff

Ekudl · 10-07-2003, 11:13 PM

Hi Stang69,

No I don't want to invest in another fixture. The fixture i got is the one i want to use. Maybe the shadowing won'tbe so bad, I wait and see, otherwise I think I may venture into replacing it as mentioned with clear plexiglass perhaps.

Geoff · 10-07-2003, 11:16 PM

it also scares me. do you have the link for the brace? i remember seeing that a while ago but lost it. i wanted to see how he over came the flex in the acrylic at the joints.

G~

Ekudl · 10-09-2003, 08:21 PM

Here is Goby's link

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...hreadid=243365

I will do this but only glue or Epoxy the plastic brace and Lexan or Polycard together as well with Nylons Screws and nuts before I remove the plastic strip. I don't see why that won't work.

BTW, I have a 36 Gl Glass Tank not acrylic.