smeagol108 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I recently had a rimless tank built and i have not begun using it yet. I am slightly concerned over the construction of the tank and maybe needlessly so, but i thought i would check with the experts here. My biggest question is on the construction of the tank. In my case the tank was built with the sides, front and back pieces of glass sitting on top of the bottom pane. is this a problem???? in pictures i have seen of rimless tanks online and rimless tanks i have seen in stores the sides, back, and front, all butt up against the bottom pane rather than sitting on it. thoughts? Should i be concerned? or am i being overly paranoid? please help! tank dimensions are 24x14x11 and made with 1/4 inch standard glass. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 I recently had a rimless tank built and i have not begun using it yet. I am slightly concerned over the construction of the tank and maybe needlessly so, but i thought i would check with the experts here. My biggest question is on the construction of the tank. In my case the tank was built with the sides, front and back pieces of glass sitting on top of the bottom pane. is this a problem???? in pictures i have seen of rimless tanks online and rimless tanks i have seen in stores the sides, back, and front, all butt up against the bottom pane rather than sitting on it. thoughts? Should i be concerned? or am i being overly paranoid? please help! tank dimensions are 24x14x11 and made with 1/4 inch standard glass. That is odd, never seen that before. I would water test it. Link to comment
FishI Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Is it just the front and back? What about the sides? Regardless I am pretty sure it doesn't matter in a tank that size. I think this youtube video explains it. If not one of his videos goes into to detail about when to put the plates on the base and when not to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKIT2OLOYQ Link to comment
hey Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 A long water test for sure if you do use it. You're basically not getting the benefit of the bottom pane acting as bracing built that way and relying solely on the adhesive silicone. Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 A long water test for sure if you do use it. You're basically not getting the benefit of the bottom pane acting as bracing built that way and relying solely on the adhesive silicone. I spoke to the builder of the tank about it, and he said its really preference of the builder and it is not until the tank is a certain length that it is required to have the front and sides butting up to the bottom rather than sitting on top. He said he has never had a single tank that he has built leak, and gurantees them for a year. it has been water tested with mp10s in it and it was fine, so I think I am gonna move forward with using it. Link to comment
smeagol108 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Is it just the front and back? What about the sides? Regardless I am pretty sure it doesn't matter in a tank that size. I think this youtube video explains it. If not one of his videos goes into to detail about when to put the plates on the base and when not to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKIT2OLOYQ Interesting, just watched some of these, he says its easier to square things up when the sides all butt up against the bottom piece, but its easier to build if they sit on top as the size of the bottom piece doesn't have to be 100% perfect. He said there is absolutely no structural difference in either of the two building methods. I might have to try to build my own at some point. looks fun! Link to comment
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