Apologies if this is in the wrong place in the forum as I'm not a newbie but I have purchased a new tank and it's a bit unusual and would like some advice.
You can hopefully see that there are extra glass strips bonded (silicone I think) to the front and rear glass near the top.
I purchased this tank because my existing one is quite old and has leaked unexpectedly (sealed for now but I think it's no longer trustworthy). The one I have just purchased is the only one I could find that was 1 foot/30cm deep and approximately a metre wide, which is similar to my existing tank. This is on a shelf in an alcove and is the maximum depth supportable.
I'm not very keen on these extra bits of glass as they will get in the way of the fixings/pipework for my spraybar and the pump inlet downpipe. I also have a twin-fan cooler for the summer that will be partially obscured by the glass strip.
I'm guessing these strips are for strengthening. Oddly, the front and rear panes of glass are thinner than the sides (opposite to my existing tank).
I'm seriously thinking about removing at least one of them (at the back where it causes the most problems for my setup.
I'd be interested to know what people here think?
You can hopefully see that there are extra glass strips bonded (silicone I think) to the front and rear glass near the top.
I purchased this tank because my existing one is quite old and has leaked unexpectedly (sealed for now but I think it's no longer trustworthy). The one I have just purchased is the only one I could find that was 1 foot/30cm deep and approximately a metre wide, which is similar to my existing tank. This is on a shelf in an alcove and is the maximum depth supportable.
I'm not very keen on these extra bits of glass as they will get in the way of the fixings/pipework for my spraybar and the pump inlet downpipe. I also have a twin-fan cooler for the summer that will be partially obscured by the glass strip.
I'm guessing these strips are for strengthening. Oddly, the front and rear panes of glass are thinner than the sides (opposite to my existing tank).
I'm seriously thinking about removing at least one of them (at the back where it causes the most problems for my setup.
I'd be interested to know what people here think?