I bought a 150 a week or two ago and never even noticed the top molding is cracked all the way around in the front. It was no center brace and is about 3/4" thick glass. What I was thinking is several options.
First - take off the bottom molding and switch them. THe only problem is how do I get it off? It's siliconed in place. Razor blades would work for the outer edge, but what about the inside where the bottom of the tank prohibits me from getting at it?
Second - buy a piece of glass roughly six inches wide and silicone it inside at the top to keep it together. This immediately sounded good to me because then it would be easy to buy 36" light strip and have them on a center brace. The only problem is I do not know if that is enough reinforcement.
Third - build a canopy that is snug to the top and won't allow any bowing. There is no overflow so I am probably going to use a combo of canisters and HOBs, so this option isn't as appealing.
Last - I've done it before and can do it again - go to the local metal smithing place and have a brace/bracket made that fits over top of the tank in the middle. They work excellently, but do not look professional.
I bought it from a lady whose husband had recently passed away. She told me he bought it for a reef tank and when they got it they saw it full of water. Since they only moved it into storage then he died, I assume it had the crack in it when they saw it full. I can stand in the tank and push as hard as possible and cannot make it bow. What do you guys think, you're the experts, that's why I'm here.
First - take off the bottom molding and switch them. THe only problem is how do I get it off? It's siliconed in place. Razor blades would work for the outer edge, but what about the inside where the bottom of the tank prohibits me from getting at it?
Second - buy a piece of glass roughly six inches wide and silicone it inside at the top to keep it together. This immediately sounded good to me because then it would be easy to buy 36" light strip and have them on a center brace. The only problem is I do not know if that is enough reinforcement.
Third - build a canopy that is snug to the top and won't allow any bowing. There is no overflow so I am probably going to use a combo of canisters and HOBs, so this option isn't as appealing.
Last - I've done it before and can do it again - go to the local metal smithing place and have a brace/bracket made that fits over top of the tank in the middle. They work excellently, but do not look professional.
I bought it from a lady whose husband had recently passed away. She told me he bought it for a reef tank and when they got it they saw it full of water. Since they only moved it into storage then he died, I assume it had the crack in it when they saw it full. I can stand in the tank and push as hard as possible and cannot make it bow. What do you guys think, you're the experts, that's why I'm here.