My 75 gal

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  1. ascitone

    ascitone Plankton

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    well I upgraded from my 20L. to my old 75gal. fresh water tank, I modified a little, removed trim, installed euro bracing, drilled rear of tank and installed beananimal style overflow, 29gal sump, reef octo. XP1000sss skimmer, T-5 lighting, 2X MP10es-w,

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  2. rc_mcwaters3

    rc_mcwaters3 Clown Trigger

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    sweet ;D
     
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  3. vankirk

    vankirk Sea Dragon

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    Nice upgrade. And welcome to 3reef ;)
     
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  4. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I really hate to sound dumb... but it's an honest question. In removing the trim, do you lose any stability or is the structure or seal compromised in any way? Is the trim purely cosmetic, i guess is what i mean. I really like this look but I'd always been worried about messing something up.
     
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  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    Looks like a good job to me ascitone

    a top down shot showing what Euro bracing is would help anb above understand, what you did in order to compensate for removing frame

    Steve
     
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  6. 2in10

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    Very nice work
     
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  7. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yes yes, please help me understand lol.
     
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  8. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    +1 to this question. I've always thought they use thicker glass on rimless tanks to compensate for not having a trim. Euro-bracing does the same job as, but looks cleaner than, the plastic trim.

    A top-down photo of this would be great.
     
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  9. AquariumFanatic

    AquariumFanatic Astrea Snail

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    Nice tank, and I'm curious about the question asked above as well.
     
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  10. anb

    anb Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Yay! I was worried it was just me. lol. Whew.:)
     
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